SENER releases new version of FORAN
Spanish engineering and technology specialist SENER has launched ths launched the new V80R4.0 version of its ship design system FORAN, which is currently licensed at more than 150 shipyards and design offices
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Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding implements FORAN
JULY 14, 2016 — Madrid, Spain, headquartered SENER reports that its FORAN CAD/CAM system is now in use at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI. SENER last year signed a contract licensing
SENER to add Virtual Reality solution to FORAN
MAY 5, 2016 — SENER is partnering with Paris-headquartered ESI Group to develop its IC.IDO Virtual Reality solution and to integrate it with enhance the FORAN shipbuilding CAD/CAM system, resulting in an
Glosten, Vigor use Cadmatic for Alaska Class Ferry design
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has awarded the Alaska Class Ferry project to Vigor Alaska shipyard in Ketchikan, AK, where construction is currently underway.
The two day boat ferries will be 280-feet long, seat up to 300 passengers and carry 53 standard vehicles. Each ferry will feature bow and stern doors for quicker loading and unloading, fully enclosed car decks and controllable pitch propellers to maximize maneuverability and efficiency.
Seattle, WA, based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten is providing production design for the ferry.
Vigor Alaska and Glosten are two of Cadmatic’s newest U.S. customers and Cadmatic says the production design of the Alaska Class Ferry is the premiere application of Cadmatic software in the northern U.S.
Glosten will deliver its design in the imperial unit versions of both Cadmatic Hull and Outfitting.
“Our team is excited to work not only with Vigor Alaska and Cadmatic – but also with exceptional, leading edge modeling tools,” says Ken Lane, Director of Production Services at Glosten. “It’s a terrific opportunity for all of our designers.”
Alan Coffin, Senior Project Manager at Vigor, says Cadmatic “has offered a unique opportunity to evaluate a world-class software platform. By opening the doors to new technologies, we anticipate improved efficiencies and advancement of our shipbuilding capabilities.”
The first U.S. customer to use the full design and production package of Cadmatic software was Edison Chouest Offshore’s North American Shipbuilding in 2013. Since then, other North American companies to joined the Cadmatic include Glosten, Vigor Fab, Genoa Design International, and VT Halter Marine.
SENER develops Multipurpose Subsea Support Vessel
MAY 4, 2015 — Spanish ship design firm SENER is developing a new Multipurpose Subsea Support Vessel specially designed for subsea ROV (Remoted Operated Vehicle) light construction duties, for world-wide service. The
SSI releases ShipConstructor 2014 R2.1
MAY 29, 2014 — ShipConstructor Software Inc.(SSI), Victoria, BC, Canada, has released ShipConstructor 2014 R2.1. This latest version of SSI’s AutoCAD based CAD/CAM software suite has been designed to rapidly respond to
SSI adds enhancements to ShipConstructor
MARCH 26, 2014 — Victoria, British Columbia, headquartered ShipConstructor Software Inc. (SSI) says that there are over 425 user driven enhancements included in the latest release of its flagship CAD/CAM software. ShipConstructor
Eastern Shipbuilding signs FORAN agreement with SENER
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 — Panama City, FL, based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has entered into a license agreement with Spain’s SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. to use SENER’s FORAN CAD/CAM System and
Sietas uses Nupas-Cadmatic for offshore wind jack-ups
MARCH 20, 2013 — German shipbuilder J.J. Sietas has used Nupas-Cadmatic CAD/CAM software to help minimize the design and engineering time needed to develop a new series of jack-up vessels for the