Augsburg, 17 September 2004. At the trade fair SMM 2004, the MAN B&W Diesel Group will present a new software tool to support reliable engine room planning: The “3D Engine Viewer“ provides CAD models of four-stroke engines – in individual configuration.
The engine rooms of ships are getting more compact every year, making every inch matter. At the same time, ship owners asking for proposals for new ships expect detailed drafts and accurate calculations to be included - which, after all, also provides the ship builder with the necessary planning reliability. CAD engine models authorized by the manufacturer are the ideal basis for a precise planning of the engine room. In its extranet, MAN B&W Diesel makes engineering data for its medium-speed engines available in 2D and 3D.
Here, shipyards and engineering companies find an easy to use interface for choosing and configurating a suitable engine. The required power range leads to the virtual engine models. They are shown in various views: isometric view, installation view, dismantling areas and pipe connections. With this information the user already gets an impression if he has chosen the right engine. With additional drop-down lists, the engine can be further configurated according to specific needs; isometric views and data adjust automatically. In the end, the user gets realistic models that can be downloaded in the most common file formats: two-dimensional as pdf and dxf, in 3D as dgn, sat and igs. Further information, a demo version and an application form are available on the company website: www.manbw.com/engineviewer.
The first presentation of the Engine Viewer will be a demonstration at the stand of MAN B&W Diesel at the trade fair SMM 2004 in Hamburg. Under the new uniting logo of the MAN Group, the leader in the world market of large-bore engines for oceangoing vessels will show in hall 6 from 28 September to 2 October recent developments, including the electronically controlled ME engine, the common rail system for medium-speed heavy fuel oil engines, a GenSet 16/24, the radial turbocharger TCR, the software CoCoS for maintenance planning, stock handling ordering, and spare parts visualisation, the model of a car ferry propelled by four VP185 engines, as well as the pressure transducer PMI for the determination of the conditions inside combustion chambers.
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