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Navy Moak, Chairman of Gibbs & Cox. "ARL is proud that ShipConstructor is being applied to the LCS project by Gibbs & Cox Inc., Marinette Marine Corp. and Bollinger Shipyards Inc. We are confident that the Lockheed Martin team will benefit from the new features added to ShipConstructor2005 under the NSRP Second-Tier Design Enhancement Program (STDEP). Future ShipConstructor functions will see a link between product lifecycle manage- ment (PLM) data and the ShipConstructor 3D product model in a virtual reality environment, thus lower- ing the total costs of ownership," said Rolf G. Oetter, President of Albacore Research Ltd. (ARL). "The simplicity of our LCS design is evident both in its performance as well as its producibili- ty," said Dennis McCloskey, president of Manitowoc's Marine Group and Marinette Marine Corp. "Producibility was built into the design from day one. And between both the Marinette and Bollinger shipyards, the team has the capacity and personnel in place today to build six ships per year in support of the Navy's long-term pro- duction requirements." The propulsion system consists of from two diesel powerplants and two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines driving acoustically optimized waterjets. The Lockheed Martin ship is designed For more information on the companies par- ticipating in this project, circle the appropri- ate number on the Reader Service Card in this edition. General Dynamics - BIW Team General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works 6 Austal Ships 7 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems 8 CAE 9 BAE Systems 10 Maritime Applied Physics Corporation 11 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. 12 GD Armament and Technical Products 13 GD Electric Boat 14 General Dynamics Canada 15 Lockheed Martin Corporation - Maritime Systems & Sensors Team Lockheed Martin Corporation - Maritime Systems & Sensors 16 Bollinger Shipyards — Rolls-Royce 18 Albacore Research 19 Gibbs & Cox 20 Marinette Marine 1 Donald L. Blount & Assoc 22 Fincantieri 23 Blohm + Voss 4 Angle Inc. 25 ABS 6 BBN Technologies 27 Charters Technical Services 28 DRS Technologies 29 July 2004 to launch, handle, and recover manned and unmanned systems, such as small boats and robotic watercraft. The design uses an overhead tracked crane system for loading and handling mission pack- ages, significantly accelerating ship reconfiguration both pierside and at sea with a small crew and higher levels of safety. "To give the Navy the ability to alter the mission of the ship in less than 24 hours is a transformational option that isn't available today," said Mike Ellis. COO of Bollinger Shipyards. "The same handling system is used for off- board vehicle launch and recovery. It allows a wide-variety of manned and autonomous mission vehicles to be launched or recovered simultaneously. The ship's low profile enhances its stealth qualities, and supports excellent water access through stern and side doors, making it a superior platform for special operations forces." RENK Marine gear unit Port side gear box for the X-Craft demonstrator vessel of the US Navy It is the technology you must be able to rely on. For whoever wants to success- fully lay the groundwork for customer loy- alty must first and foremost think of the quality of his products and services. We at RENK have made quality our most important maxim. We call that competency with tradition and future. Drive and Motion RENK RENK AG • Gogginger StraBe 73 • D-86159 Augsburg Phone: ++49-821-5700-391 • Fax: ++49-821-5700-559 E-Mail: marine.augsburg@renk.biz RENK AG • Rheine plant • Rodder Damm 170 • 48432 Rheine Phone: ++49-5971-790 317 • Fax: ++49-5971-790 51317 E-Mail: info.rheine@renk.biz Internet: www.renk.biz RENK - a member of the MAN Group Smart Electronic Level Switch with No Moving Parts The Sea Switch Two was designed and patented for all tank applications. The Sea Switch Two offers a reliable solution for liquid level detection and control for cargo, ballast, and storage tanks, without any moving parts. The Sea Switch Two uses a fully static system that is based on the propagation of an acoustic wave into a metallic rod. A piezo-electric sensing element produces a wave along the rod. As the liquid reaches the sensing element the oscilla- tion stops and the alarm is activated. The Sea Switch Two sensor detects high, high- high, or low level in any liquid with an alarm output given by a dry contact or current loop change 6-18 mA. * Easy installation • Self-test built-in • Fully static system - no moving parts E ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS, INC. 800 Femdate Place Rahway. NJ 07065 Call today for more information! 732.382.4344 732.388.S11t fax emsmarcon@aol.com e-mail http://www.emsmarcon.com Circle 245 on Reader Service Card Circle 219 on Reader Service Card 23
