Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

Programme 2007 - 2013 Atlantic Area

Date of latest update: 2025-04-26

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Description (EN):

SHIPWELD project will focus on a metal welding process applied to the ship building industry. The objective is to design a monitoring technique aiming to perform a good quality welding joint on a typical application in the ship building industry with a fully automatic welding system unit. Up to now the different section plates of ships are welded manually which causes inaccuracies due to the poor repeatability of the process. As a consequence of the working environment where the welding process takes place the welding staff risks their lives. The R&D activities focus the attention on monitoring the welding process of hulls. The project will yield new knowledge and understanding about different welding processes and the research activities to be performed will allow the online control and adjustment of the parameters and the welding path to ensure a good welded seam.

Expected Results (EN):

The project aims at obtaining the following goals: - To take on the challenges of monitoring the welding process. - To develop a suitable system which adjusts the process parameters and the trajectory while welding. `- To determine measurable characteristics being incorporated into a fully automatic system used in the ship building industry. - An exemplary warranty of flow of information beyond the project period to stimulate new activities and identify further challenges. - To participate in the development of the ship building industry in the Atlantic Area and locating region spanning synergies. - To contribute, with the results of the networking experiences, to the programmes and policies at regional, national and European level. The expected results of SHIPWELD project are the following: - To guarantee the needs and the abilities of the different regions in the Atlantic Area to succeed in a significant increase in quality and tangible progress targeting an efficient automatic process applied in welding hulls. - A correlation between welding characteristics and signals captured while processing. - An intelligent control system. - A fluent brainstorming among bodies of the shipbuilding sector beyond the project period.

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Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Fundación Fatronik

Address: Paseo Mikeletegi 7. Parque Tecnológico, 20009 San Sebastián, Spain

Legal status: n/a

ISQ – Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade

Name: ISQ – Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade

Address: Av. Prof. Cavaco Silva, 33 TagusPark, 2740-120 Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal

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Ecole Centrale Nantes

Name: Ecole Centrale Nantes

Address: 1, Rue de la Noë, BP92101 – 44321 Nantes cedex 3, France

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UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO

Name: UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO

Address: ETS Ingenieros Industriales - LG CAMPUS LAGOAS-MARCOSENDE, 36310 Vigo, Spain

Legal status: n/a

STX France Cruise SA

Name: STX France Cruise SA

Address: Avenue Bourdelle, 44617 Saint-Nazaire, France

Legal status: n/a

Cardiff University

Name: Cardiff University

Address: Manufacturing Engineering centre, Queens Building, The Parade, Newport Road, CF24 3AA Cardiff, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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ISQ – Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade

Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

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Ecole Centrale Nantes

Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

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UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO

Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

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STX France Cruise SA

Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

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Fundación Fatronik

Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

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Cardiff University

Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

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Summary

Project name (EN): Automatic Welding Process for the Shipbuilding Industry

Project acronym: SHIPWELD

Project start date: 2010-03-01

Project end date: 2011-11-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 604 288.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 042 779.00

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2007 - 2013 Atlantic Area

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2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

655 / 655 (100%)

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