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Italian Guardia di Finanza Selects Raymarine Nine new vessels designed by race boat driver and designer Fabio Buzzi and fully equipped with Raymarine electronics, have been delivered to the Guardia di Finanza, the militarized customs and border patrol service responsible for preventing financial crime and smuggling in Italy. The nine boats comprise four FB38 (38 ft) models with extended cockpit, four FB38 with smaller cockpit and enlarged forward deck area and one FB43 (43 ft). Each boat has been fit- ted with an integrated suite of Raymarine electronics, with a large color multi-function display showing radar, GPS, digital sonar and chart data. Viking Pump Historical Museum Celebrates 100 Years In honor of their 100-year anniver- sary, Viking Pump has created a his- torical museum highlighting the unique innovations on which the company was founded. The museum starts with the Granddad pump, the original created 100 years ago, and flows through to current applications, literature and pumping innovations. Complete with artifacts through the years and interactive displays, this museum is designed to engage all vis- itors with a mixture of history and current technology. www.marinelink.com MN 51 PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Courtesy FB DesignCarlo Borlenghi 2 NSRP Awards $14.6m New R&D Projects The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has awarded funding for six new research and devel- opment projects to continue the program’s mission to reduce the costs associated with U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair. First Time Quality, Non-Destructive Examination & Fitness for Service Technology for Friction Stir Welding & Manufacturing Aluminum Panels for Ships Project Lead: Bollinger Shipyards Team Members: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Marinette Marine, Austal USA, Alcoa, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, Gatekey Engineering, American Bureau of Shipping, V. Dlugokecki, Hepinstall Consulting, Friction Stir Link, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Edison Welding Institute, Manufacturing Technology Inc., Tabor Industries Objective: To develop best practices to achieve first time quality using Friction Stir Welding for different combinations of alloys, joint designs and thicknesses. New non destructive examina- tion processes will also be developed and tested for weld evaluations. Program Funding: $3.3M Industry Cost Share: $2.2M Swaged Bulkhead Analysis Verification - Project Lead: GD NASSCO Team Members: Marinette Marine, University of California at San Diego Objective: Develop, validate by test and refine for efficiency analytical FEA methodologies that will support structural engineering/design of swage bulkheads in ships. Paint adherence will also be tested and compared to stiffened bulkheads. Program Funding: $935K Industry Cost Share: $777K This program is managed and operated by: Advanced Technology International Elimination of Over Welding to Reduce Distortion in Naval Shipbuilding Applications Project Lead: Ingalls Shipbuilding Team Members: Applied Thermal Sciences, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, University of New Orleans, University of Maine, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Objective: Develop an optimization process on weld size control and production process improvement, intended to significantly reduce the cost of lightweight steelwork production. Program Funding: $1.7M Cost Share: $1.4M Reduction of Total Ownership Costs Through Application of Design For Maintenance & Repair Methodologies - Project Lead: Bollinger Shipyards Team Members: BAE Systems SE Shipyards, Todd Pacific, GD Electric Boat, Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, Matt Tedesco, Hepinstall Consulting Group, V. Dlugokecki Objective: To develop a comprehensive Design for Maintenance (DFM) product (methodologies, repair standards and design templates) that focuses on reducing life cycle maintenance costs by enabling more efficient installation and replacement. Program Funding: $1M Industry Cost Share: $840K Naval Vessel Ice Capability Optimization Effort - Project Lead: GD NASSCO Team Members: GD Bath Iron Works, American Bureau of Shipping Objective: To develop analytical methods and templates to meet a range of Ice Capability requirements for a variety of generic ship types/classes. Results will be independently reviewed and validated by ABS. Program Funding: $912K Industry Cost Share: $912K 21st Century Smart Weld Inspection to Improve Ship Performance Project Lead: Servo Robot Corp. Team Members: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding, Marinette Marine Objective: Develop a portable weld inspection tool optimized for shipyard weld joints and applicable weld quality standards. The project will improve the existing Servo Robot WikiScan portable weld inspection tool and the Portable Weld Inspection Management System (PWIMS). Program Funding: $456K Industry Cost Share: $364K
