COLD BENDING CUTS COSTS OF FORMING SHIPS FRAMES

Sun Ship, in construction of a 126,000-dwt tanker, is using a unique cold forming technique developed and carried out by H.M. Nelson Company in fabricating frames for the ship. The method maintains "fair and true" contours, all within a fraction of the time and expense that might have occured with more conventional processes.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 77N5
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Cold working; Frames; Shipbuilding; Ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Frame bending; Ship structures
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034909
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1973 12:00AM