... 2021 27 09 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Communications Shipbuilding Industry 4.0 Industrial automation Human–machine interface Online programming robots Industrial robotics did not appear until the third...

...Hongjie Wang; Guoqing Ding; Yao Shun; Pingping Jiang; Guozheng Yan Flexible automation robotic systems and off‐line programming methods have recently received much attention. Studies the problem of robot auto‐marking and auto‐cutting of shipbuilding panels, using an integrated computer aided design...

...Marcelo H. Ang, Jr; Wei Lin; Ser‐Yong Lim Automating the welding process for the shipbuilding industry is very challenging and important, as this industry relies heavily on quality welds. Conventional robotic welding systems are seldom used because the welding tasks in shipyards are characterised...

...Brian Rooks Examines the challenges facing the shipbuilding industry today and details the solution offered by a consortium of three German companies. It is based on the prefabrication of sub‐assemblies on production lines in which automation is critical to the economics. Describes welding robots...

..., and gantry) of PAWS welding systems currently exist. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Robots Shipbuilding Welding As part of the support for the planning operations, the OLPS includes a graphical user interface which allows the user to guide, review, and if necessary modify the results...

...Peter Sorenti Describes how virtual reality simulation technology is being used and developed to support the design, and programming, of large‐scale robot arc‐welding cells in two of the world’s largest and most modern shipyards. GRASP‐VRI is a shipbuilding‐specific software simulation and offline...