HICASS-HITACHI ZOSEN'S COMPUTER FOR SHIPBUILDING

The use of a computer in the operation of a shipyard, from the design stage to the automatic cutting of plates, is described. Other capabilities of the computer system include the generation of a wide variety of drawings, the issuance of various production instructions, and providing office calculation programs for ship design. Descriptions of the general ship hull information system and the piping installation system for tanker construction are also included in the article.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/7260964
• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 90-92
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 659
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Computer aided design; Computers; Information processing; Planning; Production; Production control; Shipbuilding; Shipyards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computer systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipyard automation
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125986
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM