SSI ShipConstructor

Navigating Shipbuilding Challenges in the Digital Era

Modern industrial shipbuilding enterprises face significant challenges in achieving quick returns on investments (ROI), utilizing complex data across various design and building processes and managing the implementation of digital technologies while avoiding disruption. Unlike other sectors where ROI is often long-term, shipbuilders aim for immediate ROI, necessitating efficient tools with minimal delays. Data plays a crucial role in shipyard processes, making it essential for systems to seamlessly exchange information across platforms while leveraging existing infrastructure. Effectively managing the shift to digital operations is a key challenge, requiring coordination among multiple stakeholders and systems to ensure smooth execution and understanding of impacts.

To help shipbuilders overcome these challenges, transition their operations to the digital landscape and reap the benefits of transformation, Engineering Industries eXcellence has added SSI ShipConstructor to our end-to-end portfolio of innovative software solutions.

About SSI ShipConstructor

SSI ShipConstructor is a comprehensive platform tailored for shipbuilding needs, covering design, engineering, construction and maintenance of vessels. With a focus on speed and accuracy, ShipConstructor supports everything from initial design to production and repairs. Its advanced modeling capabilities and intelligent ship models enable adaptive changes and efficient management of engineering alterations. The platform facilitates automated processes, including generating class approval drawings, managing engineering changes and connecting with production machinery for seamless manufacturing.

As part of SSI's developer network, Engineering Industries eXcellence brings end-to-end integration services focused on Digital Engineering, Digital Manufacturing and Digital Supply Chain. Our implementation experts deliver tailored digital transformation to shipyards, addressing unique industry challenges and empowering enterprises with comprehensive and advanced shipbuilding capabilities. We ensure that ShipConstructor aligns with each shipyard's unique operations, enhancing efficiency, reducing waste and enabling quick returns on investment through streamlined processes and integrated data management.

Target Manufacturing Sectors

Naval Shipbuilding
Commercial Shipbuilding
Offshore Shipbuilding
Workboat Shipbuilding
Yacht Shipbuilding

Features of SSI ShipConstructor

Import any design from naval architecture software vendors to create 3D structural models
Place equipment, define compartments and detail 3D structural models
Generate class approval drawings directly from the model or submit the model for 3D class approval
Execute and manage engineering changes with purpose-built tools and workflows
Seamlessly transfer engineering changes to sister ships
Connect and automatically send numerical control (NC) codes and manufacturing information to production machinery
Connect and automatically send bills of materials (BOMs) and purchase lists to purchasing and production
Connect and automatically send engineering changes to the shop floor
Reduce waste through intelligent remnant management
Nest setup and send plate parts and profiles to production
Capture and reuse the model geometry and data to perform specialist analysis, such as finite element analysis (FEA) for structural design or planning, lifting and turning operations
Support maintenance, repair and overhaul activities by storing information in future-proof open formats
Natively support laser scans
Connect with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and create a single source of data truth for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems and the entire shipyard

Benefits of SSI ShipConstructor

Leverage a platform that acts as the single source of truth for design and manufacturing information and the hub of other technologies in the shipyard
Effectively manage complex deliverables
Automate your building strategy
Eliminate reliance on manual data entry and transfer
Capture information from any source
Support legacy data
Enable quick returns on investment
Enhance efficiency

Engineering's Expertise

Most shipbuilders do not have the internal knowledge, technical expertise or resources necessary to navigate and understand all the complexities of digital transformation alone. They must consider a strategic partnership with an expert who can help them assess their current systems and processes, identify gaps and priorities, source and implement the right solutions, and support the digitalization process from start to finish.

Engineering Industries eXcellence brings over 20 years of experience as a global software maker and system integrator providing technology solutions and services within the shipbuilding industry. The groundbreaking partnership between Engineering Industries eXcellence and SSI promises substantial benefits for shipbuilding customers, harnessing the synergies between SSI's purpose-built industry solutions and Engineering Industries eXcellence's profound industry insights. Choose Engineering Industries eXcellence and SSI ShipConstructor and take full control of your shipyard's potential.