Fully automated laser guided inspection robot for weld defect detection on ship hulls

Projektinformationen

ShipTest

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 730645

DOI 10.3030/730645

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 21 Oktober 2016

Startdatum 1 November 2016

Enddatum 31 Oktober 2019

Finanziert unter

• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Gesamtkosten € 2 997 911,68

EU-Beitrag € 2 389 545,51

Koordiniert durch

I DIMOULIS & CO EE
Greece

Ziel

The European ship fleet counts 23,000 vessels, accounting for the 40% of the global gross tonnage. Marine industry is a major prosperity engine of the EU contributing a total of €147bn to the GDP and supporting more than 1.7m jobs.
However, the vessels’ structural integrity verification is a major issue for the shipping industry. Regulations dictate that Non Destructive Testing (NDT) inspections should be performed every 5 years for the first decade of a vessel’s life and every 2.5 years thereafter.
Ship hull weld inspection is a challenging process as safety-critical welds length exceeds 120km in large vessels and involves human inspectors on site using scaffolding or cherry-pickers. These procedures require long periods of dry-docking incurring loss of revenue and costs amounting to more than €150k per inspection. Moreover conventional ultrasonic techniques cannot be applied on metal plates of thickness <10mm, which are commonly used nowadays to reduce ship weight. This necessitates the use of dangerous radiographic techniques posing health and safety issues.
These challenges give rise to a unique business opportunity which Spectrum Labs and Tecnitest (leading NDT equipment and service providers) along with Innora (dynamic high-tech company specializing in robotics) and TWI (global leader in NDT technology) aspire to seize with the help of Lloyds’ Register, the most reputable shipping service provider with 230 years of experience.
We aim to redefine ship NDT inspection by commercializing ShipTest, a laser-guided robotic crawler able to automatically track the weld and inspect the hull while the ship is at sea. Through a combination of bleeding-edge ultrasonic and electromagnetic techniques ShipTest can accurately inspect metal plates of <10mm thickness eliminating the need for radiography.
By commercialising ShipTest we will grow our businesses by €47.7m cumulatively over 5 years, generating €19.04m in profits and creating 398 direct jobs and 1185 indirect jobs

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software development
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › wind power
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › robotics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › naval engineering

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EC - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Main Programme
• H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
• H2020-EU.2. - PRIORITY 'Industrial leadership'

Thema/Themen

• FTIPilot-01-2016 - Fast Track to Innovation Pilot

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-FTIPilot-2016

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Unterauftrag

H2020-FTIPilot-2016-1

Finanzierungsplan

IA - Innovation action

Koordinator

I DIMOULIS & CO EE

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 297 999,63
• Adresse: EYPLIAS STREET 49 ; 185 37 Piraeus ; Griechenland
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Αττική › Aττική › Πειραιάς
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Πειραιάς
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 425 713,75

Beteiligte (4)

TECNITEST INGENIEROS SL

Spanien

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 506 824,50
• Adresse: Calle Ciudad de Frias 1-Nave 4 ; 28021 MADRID
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 724 035,00

LLOYD'S REGISTER EMEA IPS

Vereinigtes Königreich

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 62 308,60
• Adresse: FENCHURCH STREET 71 ; EC3M 4BS London
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Camden and City of London
• Aktivitätstyp: Other
• Gesamtkosten: € 89 012,28

TWI LIMITED

Vereinigtes Königreich

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 970 024,40
• Adresse: GRANTA PARK GREAT ABINGTON ; CB21 6AL Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 970 024,40

IKNOWHOW SA

Griechenland

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 552 388,38
• Adresse: LEOFOROS KIFISIAS 340 ; 154 51 ATHINA
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Αττική › Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 789 126,25