Increasing efficiency and quality in shipbuilding and shiprepair by developing mobile laser equipment for dock-area (DOCKLASER)

Objective

Dock Laser aims to increase productivity, flexibility, quality and working conditions by developing laser processing techniques and equipment for the final assembly area in ship new building and repair. These areas are characterised by low productive welding techniques with high heat input, which leads to weld distortions and destruction of already applied paints and outfitted components. The project defines cases, requirements and goals for laser processing in dock area to develop welding/cutting processes and equipment. Work safety and approval is focus of one work package. Close to reality tests and prototype production at end-user sites help to estimate benefits and to achieve applicability under practical conditions. The 3 main application areas are: welding of long linear fillet welds with tractor system, tack welding with mechanical system and manually guided welding/cutting for outfitting.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Jos. L. Meyer GmbH

Address

Industriegebiet Sued
26855 Papenburg
Germany

Participants (11)

BALANCE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING GMBH

Germany

Address

Contrescarpe 33
Bremen

CENTER OF MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES EV

Germany

Address

Bramfelder Strasse 164
Hamburg

DET NORSKE VERITAS A/S

Norway

Address

Veritasveien 1
1322 Hovik

FORCE INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

345,Park Alle 345
2605 Brondby

FRONIUS SCHWEISSMASCHINEN PRODUKTIONS GMBH & CO. KG

Austria

Address

Guenter Fronius Strasse 1
4600 Wels

IZAR CONSTRUCCIONES NAVALES S.A.

Spain

Address

Paseo De La Castellana 55
28046 Madrid

MOBIL LASER TEC GMBH

Germany

Address

Heinenkamp 24
38444 Wolfsburg

OMCB APS

Denmark

Address

Heravej 1
9210 Aalborg

SCHWEISSTECHNISCHE LEHR- UND VERSUCHSANSTALT HALLE GMBH

Germany

Address

Koethener Strasse 33 A
06118 Halle (Saale)

SCHWEISSTECHNISCHE LEHR- UND VERSUCHSANSTALT MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN GGMBH

Germany

Address

Alter Hafen Sued, 4
18069 Rostock

WELDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE - INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE SR

Slovakia

Address

Racianska 71
832 59 Bratislava