Shipconstructor Chosen as Standard
Albacore Research's (ARL) ShipConstructor software was named design software-of-choice under the Second-Tier Shipyard Design Enhancement Program, which was granted funding under the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise initiative.
The NSRP Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise is a collaborative program aimed at boosting productivity among U.S. first- and second-tier shipbuilding and repair yards. At a quarterly meeting held in Victoria. BC in January 2004. the project was deemed "on schedule." Recent project awards included $1.25 million for the development of standard shared CAD software for commonality of designs of critical components such as HVAC and piping systems and creation of common parts catalogue. The NSRP project funding will provide for an intensive six-month development program for ARL to upgrade, modify and enhance selected portions of the ShipConstructor software package to fully meet the design requirements of the U.S. second-tier shipyard industry.
Pat Cahill, Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc., said. "ShipConstructor was independently selected for this program, based on its core functionality as an affordable 3-D product modeling software, which integrates seamlessly with AutoCAD, the de facto international CAD software standard.
The second-tier shipyard design improvement program, headed by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co.. Inc., includes seven shipyards and four naval architect firms. "This initiative will enable smaller shipyards, which often are faced with short-lead-time one-off design situations and a high level reliance on design subcontractors for overflow work, to become world-class competitors through the use of an affordable AutoCAD compatible standard design package," said Rolf Oetter.
president of ARL.
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Content
- Bollinger Delivers Tidewater Supply Boat Jonathan Rozier page: 8
- World's Largest Dry Transport Vessel Delivered page: 10
- Port security: A Historical Perspective page: 12
- Delayed Enforcement of Change to "Shipper" Element page: 16
- MTSA: Another Key Layer of Port Security page: 17
- When Security is Made Simple page: 20
- Business Milestone for Vietnam page: 24
- "Made in Germany1 — a New High page: 24
- Miracle on Ice page: 26
- New President & CEO at Kvaerner Masa-Yards page: 28
- He's No Regular Joe page: 30
- Cruise Passenger Travel Grows 8 Percent; New York and Galveston Post Big Gains page: 32
- HAL's Vista Sails with ROCHEM Technology page: 33
- Royal Caribbean Takes Mariner of the Seas page: 34
- NorseMerchant Ferries Plans Service Upgrade page: 37
- Grimaldi Continues Fast Track Expansion page: 38
- Costa Places $450m Order With Fincantieri page: 40
- Losing ontact... Not an Option page: 44
- Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS) page: 50
- GALILEO Lifts Off page: 52
- Icebreaker Uses Satellite to Break Through Communications Barriers page: 55
- Cellular Fixed Wireless Helps Deliver Mercy page: 57
- Homing in on Ships' Electrics page: 58
- Shipconstructor Chosen as Standard page: 61
- Contract for New Product Tanker Design page: 62
- BollFilter: 50 Years of Success and Counting page: 65
- The Corrosion Control Challenge page: 66
- Nippon Paint Restructures page: 69
- Metal Fusion Helps Stop Corrosion page: 69
- Maritime Security Professional Training page: 72
- Training the Trainer to Keep Knowledge Afloat page: 74
