Integrated control of whole block production
One data system, NESTIX SHIP, is covering the needs of the part fabrication and block assembly. The production is balanced and synchronized in all the workshops and work phases. The amount
of data systems in the hull production has been reduced by 80 %, which is a great benefit in many ways. NESTIX is successfully integrated with AVEVA MARS ERP and project management systems
which have their duties out of the part and block production.
Ship design integrated into production
Design interface according to the rules between the ship design and NESTIX has been taken into use thus making it possible for the designer to detect errors in the design information and
correct them before transferring into the production. This means improved control in the ship design content reducing the amount of work in the work preparation by 70 %. NESTIX includes
the change management features to control the design changes in all the workshops and work phases, which in return reduces work and costly mistakes considerably.
Advanced material management
Advanced material forecasting, reservation, and purchase management in NESTIX have reduced the size of material stock, but the most important factor is that the material is now really in
control. Materials are managed both in individual (raw material and remnants) and article levels. Detailed control of the information (orders, geometries, materials, remnants, and production
machinery) and integrated nesting of parts have also improved the material utilization.
Improved planning and logistics features
NESTIX estimates the production workload accurately because real geometric information is used to estimate the processing time. Planning and scheduling the machine work queues and applying
LEAN pull-based production to get material, parts, and assemblies into the workshop to start the work is now in use. The logistics inside both the shipyard and with subcontractors has
improved clearly when the material, parts, and assemblies guided with “home calls” in NESTIX are always available in the next work phase. Only a few parts are lost in production nowadays.
Production follow up in real-time
As a result of the project, the “real-time” production status has been achieved by following up all the important part production and assembly work phases in one system – NESTIX. It has improved
the control and traceability of the whole production process considerably. The production history is now traced in every working place, every part can be traced into material individual
(charge number) and the location of parts and assemblies on pallets are known in the shipyard area.
Efficient production
NESTIX is controlling all the dependences in the part fabrication and block assembly and is supporting the principles of LEAN production. The efficiency of many workshops has increased. It
means a better utilization ratio of machines, improved throughput, and even 40 % more blocks.