Russia's Severnoye Extends Use of FORAN for Ship Design
 BILBAO,
Spain, May 20, 2008 - After more than 10 years of successfully and intensive
use of FORAN, Severnoye Design Bureau has reached an agreement with SENER
for the extension and reconfiguration of the number of permanent licenses in
order to fit their new project demands.
The Severnoye Design Bureau, a leading company designing naval and
commercial ships in Russia, was founded on April 22, 1946. Throughout the
Bureau's more than 62-year life a group of highly qualified naval architects
has been capable to solve the most complicated tasks in the area of
designing ships and vessels.
The Bureau has designed more than a hundreds ships of different type
ranging from 500-ton patrol boat to 26,000-ton heavy nuclear-powered
cruiser, and from bulker to whaling boat. In general, more than 550 ships
and vessels with a total displacement of about 1.5 million tons have been
built under the Bureau's designs. All of them are notable for their
seaworthiness, reliability and operation economy. Some of the vessels were
for the international market.
Within the last years the Severnoye Design Bureau has developed designs
of freezer vessels, trawlers, passenger vessels (SWATH vessel inclusive),
environmental vessels with systems of water and atmosphere ecological
monitoring, vessels for collection and integrated processing of waste oily
water and solid wastes and a hospital vessel. The Severnoye Design Bureau
takes part in the Russian Navy Revival program. More than 20 pilot projects
have been carried out.
The ships and vessels designing process in the Bureau are most up-to-date
and distinguished by using FORAN System.
Some examples are:
- Multipurpose frigate of Project 22350 for the Russian Navy was laid
on February 1, 2007 at the Severnaya Verf shipyard based in Saint
Petersburg. The ship is designed for combat operations in blue or brown
water area, and in the ocean. Ship’s displacement is 4,500 tons, overall
length is greater than 130 m, and cruising range is greater than 4,000
nautical miles.
- Development of detailed design documentation is carried out for the
modernized Project 11356 follow-on frigates (the Indian Navy) that are
under construction at the Yantar shipyard based at Kaliningrad.
- In 2003 three frigates of Project 11356 built to the Bureau’s design
were delivered to India. These ships were equipped with advanced weapon
systems. The frigates received a good rating from the customer; this
fact became a justification for the new contract for the construction of
the follow-on ships.
- Border guard ship of Project 22460 designed in the Bureau is under
construction at Almaz shipyard. The ship is designed for the defense of
state border, natural resources of internal waters, exclusive economic
zone and continental shelf, as well as for fighting terrorist groups,
smuggling and piracy, for rescue operations, for environmental
monitoring and cure of natural disaster effects.
- The Bureau’s specialists are participating in the technical
assistance for the construction of Project 17 lead ship of frigate class
that is about to be completed. The ships are being constructed in Mumbai
(India) at the Mazagon Dock Limited Shipyard. The trials are going to be
held in April this year.
About SENER
SENER engineering Systems S.A. is a private engineering and consultancy
company set up in 1956. It employs some 1,800 people and is a multi-branch
engineering concern covering a broad range of technologies including
aerospace, civil engineering, communications, control & actuation,
environment, power, transportation and marine engineering. SENER activity is
characterized by the adoption of state-of-the-art technology to provide
customers with innovative solutions.
In the marine field, SENER has provided professional services to
shipbuilders, designers, owners, operators and regulatory bodies for 50
years. The company has never abandoned its original marine vocation, and it
is in this area that it has made its most internationally acclaimed
contribution: the FORAN System.
For more information visit at
http://www.SENER.es.
About FORAN
FORAN is a totally integrated computer system specifically developed for
design and construction of ships. It comprises several main packages (hull
form definition, naval architecture, hull structure, outfitting, electrical,
accommodation), a number of common modules (build strategy, drafting,
walk-through design review, collaborative engineering), links with
production equipment (cutting machines, bending machines, robotic systems,
etc.), interfaces to management systems and its own integrated development
environment.
Running on Windows workstations connected through LAN or WAN, FORAN
permits a fully interactive and concurrent definition of the ship 3D product
model. The most recent design information is available in Oracle database
for designers of a wide range of complementary disciplines. When designing
each ship part or each sub-assembly, their production processes are defined
too, thus enabling the generation of custom-made, accurate and
well-organized information for workshops (drawings, material lists and
direct input to production systems), with the highest level of automation.
The current user base of the FORAN System consists of over 130 shipyards
and design offices located in 27 countries.
For more information, visit at www.foran.es.
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