NUMERICAL CONTROL IN SHIPBUILDING

This article deals with the numerically controlled drafting process and cutting of steel plates by automatic flame burners for shipyard production. The computer processed production of control tapes for numerically controlled drawing machines and flame burners is now becoming highly valuable. The process of manufacturing the various parts of the hull, which may be bounded by the ship's side, e.g., double bottom floors, brackets, bulkheads, web frames, stringer plating, etc., can be fully automated and controlled by means of computer generated information. In this article the underlying principles of the methods used are briefly discussed and their overall economics reviewed.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/6660842
• Corporate Authors:

  Benn Brothers Marine Publications Limited

  Lyon Tower, 125 High Street, Colliers Wood
  London SW19 2JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • Nielson, E
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipping World & Shipbuilder
  • Volume: 166
  • Issue Number: 3887
  • Publisher: Seven Kings Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0037-3931
  • Serial URL: http://www.shippingworld.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Computer graphics; Computers; Information processing; Numerical control; Shipbuilding; Shipyards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computer systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Numerical control systems
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Design; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054163
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM