The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IIB-1: Panel Line Developments
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IIB-1: Panel Line Developments

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This paper presents the joint efforts of a research and development project between an American shipyard and an independent engineering company that would resolve issues impacting panel production. The project objectives follow: Develop an efficient means to fit full penetration joints from one side with plates of unequal thickness having the stiffener side up. Develop an efficient one-side welding method for full penetration joints with plates of unequal thickness having the stiffener side up. Develop a flow of material for locating and fitting longitudinal stiffening that would be balanced with the rest of the line. Develop a multi-torch, multi-process longitudinal stiffener welding machine that one person can operate effectively. Develop a method in which transverse stiffening could be fit and welded efficiently with minimal manpower using semi-automatic equipment.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVA-1. A Future Role of Quality in Shipbuilding - Reducing the Odds
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVA-1. A Future Role of Quality in Shipbuilding - Reducing the Odds

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Shipbuilding suffers from many of the problems unique to the so-called made to order industries. These problems are usually caused by the need to use existing resources to produce products to different design requirements and specifications. The major problems usually result in the inability to predict both the capability of design and production methods to meet the new product requirements. The lack of sufficiently long production runs to justify the development of a prototype to analyze these potential problems, has long been used as a defense for poor performance and high levels of re-work. Other industries are now using quality techniques, familiar to shipbuilders, to reduce the cost and numbers of prototypes. Toyota in particular is set to reduce new model development by half over the next decade. This paper sets out a methodology for the assessment of design and production capability as an approach to quality improvement in the shipbuilding industry and addresses the all important cultural factor that is key to the success of any performance improvement program.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program. 1991 Ship Producton Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IXB-1, The Eight-Hour Workday: An Unattainable Goal
The National Shipbuilding Research Program. 1991 Ship Producton Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IXB-1, The Eight-Hour Workday: An Unattainable Goal

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Published: 1991

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No industrial operator can be fully productive for an entire shift. Interference with the productive process occurs during the work day that is beyond the operator's control. Once the industrial engineering analyst has produced a normal time for an operation, the standard is still not complete. The analyst must account for personal, fatigue, and delay (PF & D) time and factor the appropriate allowances into the normal time to produce a true standard time. Allowing for personal needs is usually not enough. Operators experience fatigue due to the stress factors that are abundant in ship repair processes. Delays are incurred when multiple trades must combine their skills to complete one work cycle. These personal, fatigue, and delay factors are steadily increasing, as technological, safety, and environmental needs are discovered, making many processes more complicated. Some other factors that affect the work day are: mustering of personnel for shift changes: preparing turn-over reports for ensuing shifts; attending to administrative requirements; and general work area cleaning.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IIA-2: Breaking the Chains of Tradition and Fantasy - A Revolutionary Approach to the Constraints on Productivity
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IIA-2: Breaking the Chains of Tradition and Fantasy - A Revolutionary Approach to the Constraints on Productivity

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Productivity improvement is becoming an ever more crucial agenda item for the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry. Initiatives to improve productivity in U.S. shipyards have traditionally taken the form of piecemeal efforts to increase capability and capacity through technological upgrades of production methods, facilities, tooling, and machinery. In spite of the fact that those initiatives have been successful in eliminating many of the physical constraints of productivity, a broadening productivity with foreign competitors places U.S. shipbuilding in a noncompetitive position in the international commercial market. The continuing failure of technological initiatives to narrow the productivity gap does more than suggest that additional measures need to be taken. It strongly indicates the presence of productivity constraints which exist beyond the realm of technology. In fact, one of the most valuable opportunities currently available to U.S. shipbuilders may exist in the realization that many of the constraints limiting productivity in shipbuilding are actually self-imposed, arising from traditional management and organizational policies which run counter to the new and changing realities of modern industry.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVB-1: Using Fiber Optics for Laser Cladding
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVB-1: Using Fiber Optics for Laser Cladding

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In many Navy structures, there are many large components that are coated for wear protection (valve seats) and/or for corrosion protection (hatch seals) that require periodic refurbishment. This refurbishment is normally accomplished using conventional arc welding processes which in many cases require that the part be removed from the structure to properly control the pre-, interpass and post- weld temperatures as required by the materials used. The removal of such large components, the thermal requirements, and the resulting distortion can greatly increase the cost for refurbishment.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVB-3. Recent MIT Research on Residual Stresses and Distortion in Welded Structures
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVB-3. Recent MIT Research on Residual Stresses and Distortion in Welded Structures

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This paper presents a summary of recent efforts by the Welding Research Group at the Department of Ocean Engineering, M.I.T. The major thrust of the efforts has been to develop technologies of reducing residual stresses and distortion through in-process control. Part I discusses (a) reduction of longitudinal bending distortion of built-up beams, (b) reduction of radial distortion and residual stresses in girthwelded pipes, (c) reduction of forces acting on tack welds during butt welding, and (d) reduction of residual stresses and distortion in high-strength steel weldments. Part II presents a brief summary of other studies including (e) forming of steel plates by line heating with a high-power laser beam, (f) an intelligent system for flame straightening of panel structures, and (g) a knowledge-based system for minimizing out-of-plane distortion of welded panel structures.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVA-2: Management of Technological Change and Quality in Ship Production
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1991 Ship Production Symposium Proceedings: Paper No. IVA-2: Management of Technological Change and Quality in Ship Production

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Published: 1991

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Ship production, as other manufacturing and assembly activities, must keep up with technology to assure achievement of required productivity, quality, and technological advance expected by an increasingly demanding market place. The ship market has not only become technologically sophisticated, but customers now no longer buy on price alone. They want quality in design, detailing, operability, maintainability, reliability, usability, all in addition to a fair price, reliable delivery schedule and effective follow on service. In other words, the shipbuilding industry is finally emerging as a market conscious, responsive industry stare of user needs. To perform this newly rediscovered function, shipbuilding has to assure better management of technological change in both product and process technology and assure continuous total quality management from design and production to delivery and follow. Many shipbuilders are new at this because many assumed a seller's market place. In this paper, the management of technological change and quality in ship production is presented as a formal step by step procedure which should be undertaken at regular (quarterly or at least yearly) intervals to assure that the yard maintains its quality and performance in process and product teams.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium Paper No. 1: Practical Shipbuilding Research and Development
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium Paper No. 1: Practical Shipbuilding Research and Development

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Published: 1976

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The Ship Production Committee is made up of representatives from approximately twenty-four shipbuilders plus the American Bureau of Shipping, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy Research and Development and, of course, the Maritime Administration whose budget is the backbone of this vital project. We poll the industries to see who would use the results of a research project. The more yards that would use, the higher the priority; the higher the potential saving, the higher the priority. We then list the projects in priority sequence, see how far the budget reaches for the year, and submit those to the Maritime Administration for approval. When approved and a shipyard agrees to act as sponsor, a suggested contract is worked out between the sponsor shipyard and the Maritime Administration. The most valuable result of this program is that the shipyards are talking to each other at the working level for the betterment of our industry.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium Paper No. 1: Ship Production Committee Panel Overviews
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium Paper No. 1: Ship Production Committee Panel Overviews

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Published: 1980

Total Pages: 71

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The Research and Engineering for Automation and Productivity in Shipbuilding (REAPS) program aims at increasing U.S. shipyard productivity. The organization, activities and current and planned development projects of the program are reviewed. The 1980 symposium focuses on developing a consensus on a format for long range facility plans, with an emphasis on cost effectiveness and environmental impacts.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the IREAPS Technical Symposium Paper Number 1: Ship Production Committee Panel Overviews
The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the IREAPS Technical Symposium Paper Number 1: Ship Production Committee Panel Overviews

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 89

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The Institute for Research and Engineering for Automation and Productivity in Shipbuilding (IREAPS) is an organization which conducts an industry/government cooperative program for enhancing U.S. shipbuilding capabilities through development and implementation of improved systems and manufacturing technology. The primary thrust of the IREAPS program is the conduct of research and development projects for a variety of design and production processes in the shipyard. Such projects are initiated and pursued only upon consensus of the participating organizations and are not considered complete or successful until they have been implemented under actual shipyard production conditions.