Enhanced efficiency and flexibility in building of small ships by application of concurrent engineering in CAD/CAM systems

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: BRST970607

Project closed

Start date 1 October 1997

End date 1 April 1998

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Linssen Yachts B.V.
Netherlands

Objective

Shipyards specialised in the building of small ships (5m < length <75m) are continuously under pressure, and strive to reduce delivery time, lower costs and improve quality. The opportunity to be taken advantage of is to join forces with experts on naval computer aided design, engineering and manufacturing (CAD/CAE/CAM) , in order to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of the shipbuilding process. The specific goals of the RTD project are to develop a set of specific CONCURRENT ENGINEERING CAD/CAE/CAM tools , in order to achieve : 1) a reduction of the delivery by at least 25%. 2) a reduction of the shipbuilding costs by at least 20%. 3) an improvement of the quality of the ship and the shipbuilding process. The validation of the capability and reliability of the developed CE CAD/CAE/CAM tools is done by the building of (elements of) a new ship. The anticipated vertically structured consortium consist of naval architects, naval engineers, shipbuilders, software developer and management of change engineers.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › naval engineering › sea vessels

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

Linssen Yachts B.V.

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6,Kokstraat ; 6050 AD Maasbracht ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

Skipasmidastodin hf

Iceland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6,Sudurtangi ; 400 400 Isafjordur
• Total cost: No data

Yachting Consult Software B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 17,Nieuwe Emmasingel ; 5611 AM Eindhoven
• Total cost: No data