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Shipbuilding and the the Brain-drain Conundrum
How do you balance the fact that your skilled workforce will get older and retire and leave you with a group of younger individuals that will not have the "experience" that your more tenured employees have? Back in the day individuals would not pass down knowledge to younger workers in fear of being replaced. The days of reckoning are upon us. An older workforce is leaving with years of knowledge bottled up in their heads with no way to capture the information. What is the solution?
Similar But Not Identical: How Digital Twins Can Serve Class And Designers
Demand for data that can inform strategies for asset management and performance monitoring is driving the wider adoption of digital tools in shipbuilding. Vessel designers are increasingly able to employ a software-driven approach that creates efficiencies and satisfies compliance.Shipowners want visibility on assets over their lifecycle, and as the era of planned maintenance routines gives way to predictive interventions…
Incat Using SSI Software for Buquebus Ferry Build
SSI said it will supply its ShipConstructor design and modelling solution to Tasmania’s Incat shipyard to support structural modelling for two hull modules of Hull 096, a 130-meter battery-electric Ro-Pax catamaran under construction for Buquebus of Uruguay.Incat and its partner Revolution Design chose SSI’s ShipConstructor system, the SSI design and engineering solution, to deliver specific benefits for this complex project…
SSI Adjusts Leadership Structure
Victoria, B.C. based shipbuilding software provider SSI announced on Tuesday that its co-owners and co-CEOs Darren Larkins and Denis Morais have made changes to the company's leadership structure.Morais will continue as CEO while Larkins will become president and CIO, the company said, noting that the title changes have been made "to better align with their roles, responsibilities and passions."Longtime…
Victaulic & SSI: Designing a Marriage Made in Heaven
Victaulic’s collaboration with SSI’s Autodesk ShipConstructor promises a streamlined design process, easier access to Victaulic piping specifications and proof positive…
SSI Urges IMO to Tackle GHG Emissions from Shipping
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has called on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to show its true intent to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions…
BAE Systems Australia Invests in SSI Software
Australian defense contractor BAE Systems Australia has recently made an investment in a broad range of SSI software and services. BAE has purchased new ShipConstructor…
SSI Development for Computer Aided Robotics Welding
CAD/CAM software maker SSI said it is developing solutions for Computer Aided Robotics Welding (CAR-W) consistent with its recent innovations in the area of 3D weld management. This research project is under the aegis of the U.S. Navy's National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). On December 10-11, 2015, SSI representatives met with representatives from Wolf Robotics and Edison Welding Institute to further advance this development.
SSI to Unveil ShipConstructor 2016 R2 at WorkBoat
SSI's latest release, ShipConstructor 2016 R2 will be unveiled for the first time in public at the International WorkBoat Show, December 1-3, in New Orleans.
SSI Hires Holder for US Sales
SSI has hired CAD/CAM specialist Robert Holder as part of its sales force in the U.S. market. According to SSI, the hiring is intended to meet the expanding demand…
SSI Urges IMO for Action on Reducing CO2 Emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (“SSI”), a pioneering coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry, today released - ahead of discussions at COP21…
SSI CEO to Present at KORMARINE
SSI CEO Darren Larkins continues to consult with shipbuilders around the globe on how to leverage 3D Product Data Models using Autodesk technology. His next presentation…
SSI to Present Welding & 3D Model Papers at ICCAS
"Intuitive Weld Management" and "Innovative methods for leveraging a 3D model" are two of the white papers that representatives from CAD/CAM developer SSI will present…
SSI to Showcase Marine Information Model
SSI's CAD/CAM ShipConstructor software utilizes a Marine Information Model (MIM) to store a wealth of data that can be leveraged for maintenance, repair and lifecycle support.
SSI Hosting Two ShipConstructor Webinars
SSI, a developer of software products for shipbuilding engineering and construction, reports its ShipConstructor Structure Webinar, previously scheduled for June 3…
SSI to Showcase New Software at Nor-Shipping
SSI informs it will showcase the latest versions of its CAD/CAM software, ShipConstructor and EnterprisePlatform, at Nor-Shipping 2015, June 2-5. SSI CEO Darren…
SSI Launches ShipConstructor 2016
SSI's newly released version of its Autodesk based ShipConstructor CAD/CAM software, ShipConstructor 2016, provides 27 new features and 104 enhancements including important new functionality to easily and intuitively reuse work. This includes intelligent copy and paste features, multiple document interface capability, the ability to copy BOMs and many other modernization and productivity enhancements.
SSI Webinar: ShipConstructor P&ID DesignValidation
SSI will host a free webinar covering its ShipConstructor P&ID DesignValidation on February 25, from 8-9:30 a.m. PDT. The technical sales webinar, which aims to introduce end-users to the product…
SSI Launches ShipConstructor 2015 R2.1
SSI has today released ShipConstructor 2015 R2.1 software. The software release comes in response to emerging ship design, engineering and building trends as identified by SSI’s Client Council of industry leaders. The advisors on this software launch were representatives from U.S. and Canadian companies: Genoa Design, Glosten & Associates, Gunderson Marine and Trinity Marine Products. This group has similar production methods and/or design approaches.
SSI Webinar: ShipConstructor PipeLink
SSI will host a free technical webinar intended to introduce end-users to its new product, ShipConstructor PipeLink, on Wednesday, January 21, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. PipeLink allows the piping systems within a ShipConstructor project to be used within other business processes and applications such as ISOGEN integration for Isometrics and pipe bending machine automation. The webinar session will be comprised of a short introduction and live demonstration.
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