Shipbuilding

Post-weld grinding remains an often-overlooked challenge in shipbuilding. While significant efforts are made to improve welding efficiency, the costly and time-consuming process of grinding after manual welding continues to be a hidden burden. Excess weld material and defects such as undercut require extensive grinding, adding unnecessary labor costs, increasing production time, deteriorating the shop primer,

The Inrotech-Classic is a mobile welding robot primarily designed for the shipbuilding industry, specializing in welding webs, girders, and bulkheads on flat panels within open block assemblies. Utilizing Inrotech’s advanced SensLogic technology, the robot autonomously identifies structures and performs welds without the need for manual programming or CAD drawing transfers. Operating the rail-guided Inrotech-Classic is

Inrotech’s robotic welding solutions have been widely embraced in industries like shipbuilding, heavy manufacturing, and offshore sectors across Europe, the United States, and China. With a growing global presence, Inrotech is now in partnership with Lincoln Electric, showcasing its versatile systems aimed at improving welding efficiency and quality for heavy steel structures worldwide. Inrotech’s automation

The Inrotech-MicroTwin is purpose-built for the automated welding of micro/mini panels, sub-assemblies, T-beams, and small parts. It eliminates the need for programming or CAD file transfers, as well as the selection of macros or intermediate programming based on scans or photos. As a result, back-end engineers can focus on other tasks. The Inrotech-MicroTwin is delivered

The need to remain competitive in the shipbuilding market has led to the development of new fabrication techniques, processes, and working practices. Carl Erik Skjølstrup, Naval Architect and Regional Sales Manager at Inrotech, explores the positive role that mobile welding robots play in improving production efficiency in the shipbuilding industry. “Over recent years, shipbuilding has

The Basque shipbuilding sector maintains its productive activity despite the market still feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The three private Basque shipyards in operation, Murueta, Zamakona and Balenciaga, have achieved great success – thanks to their specialization in market niches with deep-sea fishing vessels, special vessels to support marine platforms, and oceanographic vessels. 

Severnav S.A Shipyard, a modern and proficient shipbuilding company from Rumania invested in the first INROTECH solution three years ago.Severnav is building new seagoing and inland ships of various kinds, while also offering standard repair programs for ships, damaged ship repairs, retrofitting and ship conversions. In order to respond and successfully meet the needs of

Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese shipbuilding company. The company was founded on February 7, 1973, and began operations in June 1974. It is a joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and the Daizo Corporation. The company specializes in building bulk carriers. It has a number of standard designs, featuring bulkers with capacities from 33,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) to 82,000 DWT in the handysize, handymax, and panamax size classes. The