Application of Welding to Infrastructure Industry (Shipbuilding)

Abstract

Ships have been used since times immemorial for trading purpose across the high seas, carrying cargo from one port to another port. The building of ships has seen sea change in the construction methods adopted. The shipbuilding industry has undergone a drastic change, over recent decades; from being a “heavy industry, it has turned into a high-technology information-dominated industry. The age old time consuming methods have given way to modern shipbuilding techniques such as unit-by-unit construction, plasma arc and CNC cutting machines, latest welding processes. Such integrated approach has contributed substantially to completion of project and early delivery of a ship, thus bringing economic benefits to every one.