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dt I QITft© c and production tools are headed towards a higher level of interoperability, which will lead to greater flexibility in upgrading and working with other shipyards, subcontractor, and suppli- ers.

Naval Architecture • Marine Engineering currently has an ONR funded research project to determine the feasibility of an open connec- tor architecture that decouples CAD and CAM software applications. The goal of this is to provide greater flexibility in selecting best of breed CAD and CAM system and simplify the information infrastructure typically required to support CAD and CAM connections.

Atlantec-es is working with Electric Boat,

Quonset Point, RI in the HVAC fabrication area and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel Ger- many in the plate production and pipe bending areas.

While there have been major improvements in the tools available on the market today, these projects all offer a glimpse of the future for the shipbuilding industry. Computer aided design

The preceding article was written by Bryan

Miller and Paul Rakow. Atlantec would like to thank all of the shipyard personnel that con- tributed to this article.

Atlantec Enterprise Solutions is a software and consulting company based in Annapolis. Md. and Hamburg Germany. Founded in 1999,

Atlantec-es develops and markets its Topgal- lant shipbuilding software system to the marine industry.

The core competencies of Atlantec-es are data management, production engineering and ship- building. Customers include Electric Boat,

NASSCO, ONR, NSWC, ABS, and

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. Atlantec-es is owned by management. The company's two senior managers are Bryan J. Miller; President and Dr. Thomas Koch, Managing Director.

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