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SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

Integrated software to control


part fabrication and block assembly
NESTIX SHIP is an integrated software solution
to control part fabrication and block assembly

NESTIX SHIP system supports the whole block


Ship design system
production process starting from ship design
results and continuing through part production
until completed block assembly.

This production oriented data system controls all part


ERP material

fabrication and welding assembly work phases. The sys- Design Interface
tem contains also all the work preparation and part nes-
ting functions in an integrated software package, thus Assembly structure
differing from traditional ERP systems. Work preparation
Steel inventory
management
NESTIX SHIP system has a unique bottom-up production- Nesting of the parts
oriented approach to control the prefabrication shop. Our
Material supplier

strength lies in a profound understanding of production


processes. The software is developed with major ship- Intermediate stock Production traceabilit

yards and it includes production philosophies imported


from the mechanical engineering industry. NESTIX has 20 Stock interface Pro
years of experience in delivering software solutions for
shipbuilding.

Material stock Part fabrication Sub assembly


NESTIX software is a part of the market-leader ship de-
sign and manufacturing system NUPAS-CADMATIC.

Shipyard data systems and production process


ERP system

Ship design system


Production engineering

Block production control system


Contract design

Detailed design

Work Part Part


Basic design

Scheduling Assembly
Tendering

preparation nesting fabrication


Picture courtesy of UlsteinVerft AS Norway
Customer benefits
Control block production
NESTIX SHIP is your production-oriented and detailed
data system to control all aspects of steel part/block pro-
duction in the shipyard in one integrated package.
design system

Shorten throughput time, more blocks


NESTIX SHIP integrates with ship design, ERP, project
management and process machines on the shop floor to
speed up part/block production and to prevent mistakes.
Integrated work preparation and detailed modeling of
ERP project scheduling

ign Interface the part/block production process optimizes throughput


of the production. Managing all work queues and internal
mbly structure logistics feeds the production just on time.
k preparation
Block
scheduling Save material
ng of the parts Detailed control of all part/block information (e.g. ge-
ometries, assemblies, reservations, stocks, machines) and
integrated efficient plate and profile part nesting increa-
tion traceability Logistics ses plate/remnant material utilization considerably.

Production interface
Reduce man-hours
Design interface and the semi-automatic work prepara-
tion process reduce the amount of work in work prepa-
ration considerably. Better planning of work in work
b assembly Block assembly Sub contractors
preparation reduces man-hours in the total production
process.

Utilize machines efficiently


Planning machine work queues and controlling internal
logistics improves the machine utilization ratio. Effective
NC programming enables the customer to use machine
resources more efficiently.

Improve quality
The quality of the production process and end products
is improved by integrated work preparation, NC program-
Project management

ming and detailed quality follow-up in the production.


Economy functions

Assembly
Block Secure selection
Outfitting

assembly
NESTIX has 30 years of experience in making prefabrica-
Erection

tion software. The payback time for NESTIX SHIP is usu-


ally less than 1 year.
NESTIX is a reliable partner for the prefabrication business
NESTIX was founded in 1982 and has developed soft- Solutions through experience
ware applications for part and assembly production in Our customers include major steel service centers, ship-
prefabrication shops from the very beginning being the yards, mechanical engineering companies and the steel
first supplier in the market. NESTIX is a leading supplier construction industry. We have customers in nearly 40
of prefabrication shop data systems in Europe. NESTIX countries, and tens of millions of parts are made using
has obtained an AAA rating from Dun&Bradstreet for 14 NESTIX software every year.
years showing the stable and profitable growth of the
company. Continuous development
NESTIX has always developed its solutions in cooperation
with its partner clients. This ensures that the decisions
made during the software development process are in
line with the reality in the prefabrication. We are always
ready to learn more from our customers to be able to de-
velop the software further. The continuous development
of the NESTIX software ensures customer software which
corresponds with the fast changes in our modern world.

NESTIX Oy
Teknologiantie 16
90590 Oulu
Finland
T. +358 40 3100 551
sales@nestix.com
www.nestix.com

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