Almacam for shipbuilding

Alma offers its Almacam range configured for shipyards and offshore platforms, citing 40 years of experience in CAM for this sector. The solution addresses shipyard projects with very large numbers of different parts, specific machine control and tight schedules, with a focus on raw material management and production optimization.

Key features

• Programming of plasma cutting machines with management of beveled cutting, marking and sanding processes and marking of alphanumeric texts
• High-performance automatic true-shape nesting, tool path computation and pre-nesting to optimize material orders
• Management of profile cutting and robotized welding processes
• Complete management of off-cuts and pre-cut sheets
• Integration with shipbuilding CAD systems (Aveva, 3D Experience Catia, Intergraph Smart Marine, Cadmatic, NX Siemens) and with ERP/MES systems
• Customisation for block-by-block work, identical vessels and CNC file naming
• Secure data management and end-to-end traceability of parts in nestings

Applications

Shipyards and offshore construction yards; customer stories cited include PT PAL Indonesia, Seaspan Shipyards, L&T Shipbuilding, Goa Shipyard Limited, Keppel Nantong Shipyard and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.