ShipConstructor2004 To Include HVAC

ShipConstructor Newsletter 2Q2005

ShipConstructor for Japan Shipbuilders

ShipConstructor and EasyStruct collaborate to create the perfect solution for Japanese shipbuilders

Albacore Research Ltd. (ARL) and Universal Marine Systems (UMS) announced on April 27, 2005 a new integrated workflow for Japanese customers using EasyStruct for structural design and ShipConstructor for piping and penetrations

ShipConstructor, developed by ARL, is the AutoCAD-based 3D product modeling system for the design and fabrication of ships and offshore structures. ShipConstructor users have the benefit of a single integrated solution for the engineering of shell plate, structure, piping, HVAC, and equipment.

EasyStruct, developed by UMS, is an AutoCAD-based 2D design and 3D structural modeling system widely used by shipbuilders and other manufacturers in Japan. EasyStruct users have long been in need of a way to augment their current structural design process with an effective solution for piping and penetrations. With the new ShipConstructor/EasyStruct integrated workflow, they now have this solution.

Engineers can now easily convert their structural design created within EasyStruct to a ShipConstructor 3D model. ShipConstructor is then used to place outfit items and run pipe through the EasyStruct structural model. The database transfer mechanism even deals with changes to existing penetrations or deletions, resulting in significant time-savings and improved accuracy that facilitate early outfitting and generate the potential for automation. More details at http://www.shipconstructor.com/documents/PR/P2005-04-27_UMS_ARL.pdf

ShipConstructor & Maxsurf at Asia Trade Shows

Asian Shipping & WorkBoat (www.baird.com.au) March 1-3, 2005 at the Suntec City, Singapore Maxsurf and ShipConstructor had a joint booth attracting many visitors who are interested in both ship design and production. ARL Asia conducted a seminar with buffet lunch for guests at 12noon to 1pm. An informal talk was made by Dr. Oskar Lee on ”Maxsurf and ShipConstructor Projects in Asia”

Joint booth at Asian Shipping & WorkBoat Show attracting visitors from various marine industries

International Boat Show China 2005 (http://www.cmpsinoexpo.com) April 8-11, Shanghai, China. 第十届中国国际船艇及技术设备展览会 Maxsurf and ShipConstructor had a joint booth hosted by our South China reseller Flash Marine of Shanghai. Dr. Oskar Lee conducted a seminar in Chinese for guests on ” Quality Shipbuilding via efficient CAD/CAM/PLM system” (“高效质造船系统”；座谈领导：李国林博士). The talk was supported by the China Boat Industry & Trade Association (CBITA) and the Shanghai Association of Shipbuilding Industry (SASI) so attendance was very good. 中国船舶工业行业协会船艇分会; 上海船舶工业行业协会. Dr. Oskar Lee was also supported by colleagues from the Shanghai Design Associates (SDA) 上海思迪安船舶设计公司 during the questions and answer session when many marine industrial managers took interests in how the local Chinese company with four shipyards are applying our modern design and production systems.


Flash Marine hosted the ShipConstructor and Maxsurf booth at the China Boat Show

A successful seminar at a nice venue, thanks to support by the local associations of marine industries

Come to meet ShipConstructor & Maxsurf team at Trade Shows

During 2005, ShipConstructor and Maxsurf teams will take part in the following Trade shows in Asia:

IMDEX Asia 2005 (http://www.imdexasiacom)

May 17–20 Booth 422, Hall 2, Canadian Pavilion, Singapore Expo, Singapore

Please come to meet Rolf Oetter, ShipConstructor founder and CEO and also Dr. Oskar Lee at the show. Due to usual tight security for defence and naval events, we suggest that you register in advance at the above show website so that admission will be easy and smooth when you arrive at the show on any day.

ICCAS 2005 Korea (http://www.iccas-conferences.com/)

August 23-26, 2005. BEXCO, Busan, Korea

ARL Asia will have a technical paper at the International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding (ICCAS). Dr. Oskar’s paper is ”Benefits of Open Database in CAD/CAM/CIM/PLM”.

Kormarine2005 (http://www.kormarine.net/eng/index.asp)

November 05-08, 2005. BEXCO, Busan, Korea

ARL will team up with Korean reseller eHYS Inc. and Autodesk Korea & APAC for this show, details later.

Marintec2005 (http://www.marintecchina.com)

December 6-9, 2005. Pudong New Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China

Maxsurf and ShipConstructor booths will be hosted by ARL Asia and local reseller FMT, details later.

About Albacore Research Ltd. and ShipConstructor (www.shipconstructor.com)

ARL has grown steadily since it pioneered PC-based shipbuilding software development in 1990. ShipConstructor is the most popular and innovative software suite created by ARL to assist builders to create a detailed product model at a fraction of conventional cost. Over 100 shipyards and naval architects worldwide use ShipConstructor to produce vessel from 20m tugs to 200m rig weighing 12,900 tons. ShipConstructor runs in MS-Windows with AutoCAD and is supported by MS-SQL.

About ARL Asia Pte Ltd (www.shipconstructor.com.sg)

ARL Asia has been set up to provide better CAD/CAM system integrator in Asia Pacific region for all ShipConstructor clients and also co-ordinate sales and technical support with Autodesk APAC. ARL Asia is also reseller for all FDS product including Maxsurf, Hydromax, Hullspeed, Multiframe, Workshop.

About Flash Marine Trading Pte Ltd (www.flashmarine.com)

FMT has been a marine system distributor in China for many years and specializes in high added value systems for high speed marine vessels, including software systems to design these crafts.

About eHYS Inc (www.ehys.co.kr)

eHYS has been a very successful AutoCAD and software distributor in Korea and is actively involved in the supply and integration of CAD/CAM systems in major shipyards and other industries in Korea.

About Aries Marine & Engg Services (www.ariesmarine.co.ae)

ARIES is our new ShipConstructor business partner with extensive marine industries design, survey and consultancy services experience and will provide ShipConstructor sales and support services covering a wide geographical region of Africa, India, and the Middle East.

*About* *Shanghai* *Design Associates (SDA**) (www.sinopacific.com.cn)* Shanghai Design Associates (SDA) has started offering design and consultancy services to the international market for both shipbuilding and offshore engineering. ShipConstructor systems have been used for designs of tugs, Platform Supply Vessel(PSV), Aframax tankers and 4250 TEU container vessels at SDA. SDA, with a design centre of some 100 staff in Shanghai, initially train users in their own shipyards and thence widen their services to train ShipConstructor users in other parts of China and the region after gaining sufficient design and production experience with ShipConstructor systems. SDA is part of the SinoPacific group of companies with four shipyards in China: ZheJiang ShipBuilding Co Ltd, Dadong ShipBuilding Co Ltd, DaYang City ShipBuilding Co Ltd and DaYang River ShipBuilding Co Ltd. We are very proud of the achievements by the designers and engineers at the authorized China ShipConstructor Training Centre and we wish them all the best in winning new business and commissioning new ships into operation. All our future clients in China may choose to be trained by local China trainers or by overseas trainers. Apart from avoiding any possible communication barrier, there should be significant cost savings in terms of time and expenses.


User-friendly ShipConstructor interface expedites the design of large tankers at SDA