BULBOUS BOW PLATE EXPANSION

Shipbuilder
Miura Shipyard Co., Ltd., Japan

Lofter
Yakushiji Industry Ltd., Japan

Project
Bulbous Bow Plate Expansion for 7600 DWT Oil Tanker

ShipConstructor Modules
ShipCAM/Hull

Project Highlights
Time & Cost Savings - Yakushiji reported lower costs for digital data production during the project. The company attributes ShipCAM’s features LoftSpace and PlateExpand for providing expert technique and knowledge that would otherwise only be available through many years experience and hard work.

Easier Plate Expansion - Plate expansion of the bow and stern portions of a hull form traditionally require long hours of re-work and error-fixing, even by a skilled loft worker. ShipCAM provided the accurate digital data for NC-cutting, saving time and money while meeting the highest standards of quality.

High Accuracy - With the expansion of a bulbous bow plate of the 104.5m, 7600 DWT oil tanker, ShipCAM provided a highly accurate plate shape where it was most difficult to be lofted and thus exceeded the expectations of the medium size shipyard leading that project. Miura Shipyard reported that ShipCAM allowed them to adapt the exact shape of the expanded plate with no fit-up problems.

Easy-To-Learn - Yakushiji Industry reported that novice operators were able to use the software effectively with limited training.

Yakushiji Industry Ltd. is SSI’s ShipConstructor representative in Japan.