MADRID, Spain, Apr 5, 2016 – The SENER engineering and technology Group has signed a contract with the company Hin Lee Shipyard Co., Ltd. in Zhuhai, China, for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM System FORAN, developed by SENER. After the evaluation of different ship design CAD/CAM systems, the shipyard has finally selected FORAN because its excellent functionalities, which cover all design stages from conceptual design to production design.
Image: Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard Co., Ltd. where FORAN has been installed
The scope of the contract includes the installation of the FORAN System, including the hull forms, general arrangement & naval architecture, hull structure, automatic nesting, machinery & outfitting, electrical design, build strategy and drafting. Hin Lee’s managing board, Simon Lo, expects that the implementation of FORAN can benefit the shipyard by reducing the costs and by improving the product quality.
Hin Lee is one of the most modern and versatile shipyard in Southern China, strategically located on the Pearl River at Guangdong Province. It is one of the only yards in the world which has the ability to produce high quality vessels made of a combination of materials such as steel, fiberglass or aluminum. Hin Lee´s greatest strength lays in the shipyard outstanding capabilities in engineering, focusing on the essential ensures a long and trouble free existence.
For its part, SENER’s FORAN System, a CAD/CAM/CAE software for design and production of all kind of ships and offshore structures, has celebrated its 50 years in 2015, half a century of continuous reinvention that makes it the longest available in the market. Today, FORAN is in the state-of-the-art
of technology, installed in 40 countries and used in world-renowned programs.
About SENER
SENER is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956. It seeks to offer its clients the most advanced technological solutions and enjoys international recognition thanks to its independence and its commitment to innovation and quality. SENER has a workforce of near 6,000 professionals distributed across its offices in Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, Chile, China, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, the United States, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. The group’s turnover exceeds 1.305 billion Euros (2014 data).
SENER engages in the specific activities of engineering and construction. It also has industrial holdings in companies involved in aeronautics, as well as in the field of energy and environment. In the area of engineering and construction, SENER has become a world leader in aerospace, infrastructures and transport, power, oil & gas, and marine.
In 2016, SENER will be celebrating its 60th anniversary with a long track record of projects, international experience and a team comprised of thousands of professionals who are the co-creators of the innovations
that have marked its past and will shape its future.