Over the years, shipbuilding has been gradually transformed from labour intensive into a technology driven industry. Shorter delivery times generate the need for pre-outfitting of ship segments and pushes for 3D designs. The 3D sub assemblies are difficult to automate. The nature of these operations, which are one-of-a-kind and often performed in inaccessible places, makes efficient, cost-effective automation difficult.
Panel welding gantry
To overcome these problems and increase production efficiency, KRANENDONK has developed robotic welding systems with our unique work preparation software RinasWeld to obtain the highest possible up-time. With a direct interface between the CAD-system and the production automation system the arc time can be up to 90% of the work time.
Automatic work preparation RinasWeld
The panel welding gantry is available with the intelligent RinasWeld software, for automatic operation. With this RinasWeld software, it is possible to derive all production data from the 3D CAD model. RinasWeld automatically generates collision free robot programs including predefined weld data. This drastically reduces the time required for work preparation.
Multiple robots
The gantry supports one, two or four robots, which simultaneously weld without any chance of collision due to the RinasWeld software. Besides collision avoidance, RinasWeld also balances the workload of the system to optimize efficiency and minimize deformation due to heat input.
Rigid gantry design
Automatic welding of superstructures demands the highest quality
from both hardware and software. 
The extreme stability and motion performance of the gantry ensures high welding quality. All gantry - and robot axes are integrated into one coordinated system and results in full control over all weld positions. A standard robot carrier facilitates robotic welding of extreme product sizes (for example: 35*16.5 metres). Customized solutions can be supplied for other dimensions.
Easy to operate
At the shop floor, the ARAC software is used for on-line cell control, in such a way that you handle production tasks, not robot programs. The welding equipment automatically detects the start position; keeps track of the weld during welding. The system has the possibility to graphical check what was programmed, modify the weld sequence, adapt weld parameters or skip welds directly at the controller cabinet by touch screen.
