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Shipbuilding Industry Solutions

Shipbuilding (which encompasses the shipyards, marine equipment manufacturers and a large number of service and knowledge providers) is an important and strategic industry in a number of countries around the world.

Also called naval architecture, modern shipbuilding makes considerable use today of prefabricated sections; entire multi-deck segments of the hull or superstructure will be built elsewhere in the yard, then lifted into place.

Manufactures have to deal with global competition and pressure to keep costs down and quality up. Whether you design parts or complete ships, MSC.Software can help you predict how your product will perform, how it will hold up, and will it meet safety requirements.

Title		Customer

	Draping Simulation Saves Yachtbuilders Time and Money Matrix Applied Computing successfully used Patran Laminate Modeler to generate flat patterns for strips of material quickly and effectively from a CAD model of a racing yacht hull.	Matrix Applied Computing

	Germanischer Lloyd Uses Customized FEM Technology to Optimise Ship Structures Germanischer Lloyd uses customised FEM technology based on Patran to optimise ship designs.	Germanischer Lloyd

	Simulating Underwater Explosions 3D Analysis Required to simulate Pulsating Bubble, which Creates the Jet Stream that Causes Extreme Damage to Submerged Structures.

	Simulation Keeps U.S. Navy Ship-Shape Engineers at NSWC use Adams simulations to conceptualise and validate their designs for ships' hull and deck machinery.	Naval Surface Warfare Center

	Virtual Ocean Supports Sea Base Design Engineers are using a 'virtual ocean' model in Adams to test the design of the largest floating structure ever envisioned: a self-propelled military base bigger than ten aircraft carriers.	US Navy

	Simulations Predict Mine Countermeasure Performance US Navy engineers designing mine neutralisation systems apply Adams simulations to address launch deployment logistics, harsh operating conditions, and safety issues.	Naval Surface Warfare Center

	Deep Sea Hydraulic Actuator A major supplier of deep sea oil drilling equipment used Easy5 to model the dynamics of an undersea hydraulic control actuator.

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