Harmony of the Seas The Harmony of the Seas is Royal Caribbean’s 3th Oasis -class luxury cruise vessel and at the moment it is the world’s largest cruise vessel. Her sea trials began on the 10th of March, 2016 and her maiden voyage was on the 15th of May, 2016. Case Harmony of the Seas Expertise Engineering Luxury Cruise Vessel Oasis -class Client: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Miami/Turku Shipyard: STX France - Saint-Nazaire Technical information of the vessel: Length: 362.1 m Breadth: 66 m Draught: 9.14 m Gross tonnage: 227 000 Passengers: 5400 Crew: 2400 Speed: 23 knots Etteplan was commissioned to assist the shipyard to secure the strength of the structures and vibration behavior in the new project. The new improvements and modifications brought challenges that needed to be solved. The know-how and experience from the previous vessels helped in the design process. Etteplan has also helped the RCCL design teams with strength and vibration of the steel hull. The commission included the hull classification documentation and FE analysis approval.
Developing a range extender device for Pexraytech Pexraytech is a Otaniemi, Finland based high-tech company that develops and manufactures cutting-edge portable X-Ray imaging systems. Pexraytech makes use of the extensive X-Ray engineering expertise that Finland has, providing innovative and intuitive solutions for two focus areas: Security market and Industrial NDT (Non Destructive Testing). They also offer advanced customized systems to users who need special X-Ray solutions for other applications
Machine risk assessment tools taken to a new level at Metsä Board Metsä Board specializes in eco-friendly fresh fiber paperboards, and its products are mainly used in food and consumer product packaging. The company has long been focusing on circular economy solutions to meet customers’ future packaging requirements, such as the traceability of renewable raw materials and the recyclability of packaging. Part of Metsä Group, Metsä Board has altogether eight mills, seven of which are located in Finland.
Hybrid manufacturing case: Rosendahl Nextrom While Etteplan’s AMO team is working hard to show our customers how to benefit most from additive manufacturing, we are always searching for the best manufacturing method for each design. This customer case is a good example of how “hybrid manufacturing”, a combination of additive and traditional subtractive manufacturing techniques, can be utilized to efficiently produce a very demanding product. 3d printing additive manufacturing
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Creating a digital era dental robot Rayo 3DToothfill aims to improve the lives of billions of people with affordable, high-quality dental health. Their solution provides the best results with comparable costs for the dentist and for the patients. To ensure their solution is usable in different surroundings, it is simple and easy-to use.
Additive Manufacturing Design Case for John Deere’s Hydraulic Block John Deere Forestry Oy asked Etteplan to redesign a hydraulic block for a tree harvester boom in order to best utilize the geometric freedoms offered by additive manufacturing, i.e. 3D printing. The goals from the redesign were to decrease pressure drop, make assembly easier, reduce weight, and minimize production costs. additive manufacturing
