This report contains information from more than sixty shipyards from around the world, and gives a unique inventory of the different aspects of welding mechanization and automation used in building large, middle and small-sized ships. Shipbuilders, marine engineers and trade organisations will welcome and value this unique collection of data, assembled for the first time in such a comprehensive format, and interpreted by the author into trends for the future operation of the industry.

Front Cover; Welding Mechanization and Automation in Shipbuilding Worldwide; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword by Paul Drews; Introduction by Tadao Saitoh; Chapter 1. Introduction to the project; SHIPYARDS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT; CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPYARDS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROJECT; SHIPYARD PROFILE; FACILITIES WITHIN THE SHIPYARDS; Chapter 2. Building methods, ship structures and welding methods; STEEL FABRICATION AND PANEL LINE CONCEPT; MECHANIZED AND AUTOMATIC WELDING ON PANEL LINES; SMALL PANEL PRODUCTION LINE FOR BULKHEADS, WEBS, ETC

ASSEMBLY METHODS FOR DOUBLE-HULL BLOCKS [2a] USED BY SHI OPPAMA SHIPYARDPRINCIPLES OF BLOCK ASSEMBLY PROCESSES IN JAPAN; LNG CARRIERS AND ADVANCED NEW CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR LNG CARGO TANKS [2]; Chapter 3. Welding systems and processes used in the fabrication, assembling and building dock; WELDING SYSTEM USED IN THE ERECTION STAGE OF SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN [3]; SELECTION OF WELDING PROCESSES IN THE ERECTION STAGE [4]; Chapter 4. The use of semi-automatic and automatic GMAW and FCAW in shipbuilding; SEMI-AUTOMATIC AND AUTOMATIC WELDING IN JAPANESE SHIPYARDS [5]

SEMI-AUTOMATIC AND AUTOMATIC WELDING IN EUROPEAN SHIPYARDSSELF-SHIELDED WIRE WELDING USED FOR SHIPBUILDING; SIMPLE MECHANIZATION OF WELDING WITH THE GMAW AND FCAW PROCESSES [9]; ARC WELDING TRACTOR GUIDED BY SENSORS FOR SHIP LATTICE STRUCTURES [10]; THE USE OF SHIELDING GAS FOR FCAW IN SHIPBUILDING; Chapter 5. The influence of shop primers on weld quality for mechanized or automated welding; Chapter 6. The introduction and use of welding robots; MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION IN WELDING; FLEXIBLE AUTOMATED WELDING; THE USE OF ROBOTIC WELDING IN SHIPYARDS [12]

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE JAPANESE SHIPYARDS IN WELDING MECHANIZATION, AUTOMATION AND ROBOTIZATION [14]MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENTS IN SHIPBUILDING [16]; ROBOTIZATION IN ONE-OFF (NON-REPETITIVE) PRODUCTION BY ODENSE STEEL SHIPYARD, DENMARK [15]; Chapter 7. Use of plate and profile cutting systems; PRODUCTION LINES FOR MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION ON THE LARGEST SHIPYARDS; CUTTING SYSTEMS; DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF PLASMA CUTTING BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN; Chapter 8. Future objectives, trends and developments in welding engineering and technology; CATEGORY 1 AND 2 SHIPYARDS

CATEGORY 3 AND 4 SHIPYARDSSUMMARY OF REPORTED FUTURE OBJECTIVES, TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN WELDINGENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (1993); Chapter 9. Estimated productivity improvement by welding mechanization and automation; GENERAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY IN SHIPBUILDING; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT BY MECHANIZATIONOR AUTOMATION OF WELDING; CALCULATED WELDING OUTPUT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED SHIPYARDS; WELDING OUTPUT CALCULATIONS FOR SMALL ANDMEDIUM SIZED EUROPEAN SHIPYARDS; THE DEGREE OF WELDING MECHANIZATION ANDAUTOMATION

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