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Marine and Workboats
Flexible Cells for Changing Vessel Builds
Support barges, tugs, push boats, ferries and small commercial vessels with shop-floor robotic fabrication.
THE PROBLEM
The Marine and Workboats Problem
Workboat yards build high-mix, low-volume: barges, tugs and ferries rarely repeat exactly. Conventional robot programming can take too much engineering time when hulls change frequently, leaving recurring frames, brackets and deck units as practical candidates for a flexible cell.
TYPICAL PARTS
Parts We Target
Barge Sections
Tug Structures
Hull Modules
Deck Structures
Frames
Brackets
Barge Sections
Tug Structures
Hull Modules
Deck Structures
Frames
Brackets
RECOMMENDED SYSTEMS
The Right System per Part Family
A starting recommendation. The final configuration comes from a process study on your drawings.
Frames, Brackets and Deck Units
One flexible cell for recurring joint families across vessel types.
Explore ARC-R ARC-R DualHull Modules and Larger Subassemblies
Two robots split longer seams and multi-face welds.
Explore ARC-R Dual ARC-XFull Hull Panels
For yards building panels at gantry scale.
Explore ARC-XPILOT
From Process Study to Pilot
A pilot starts with one weld family and ends with records you can inspect.
- 01
Weld-Family Study
Share drawings, WPS and fit-up tolerances for one recurring joint family.
- 02
Simulation
We program the parts in Studio and check reach, access and collision.
- 03
Evaluation Plan
Agree the scope, fixturing, acceptance checks and who reviews each weld.
- 04
Pilot Run
Weld the agreed parts under your procedures and record every joint in Proof.
- 05
Review
Inspect the results together and decide whether to expand the scope.
CATFISH OS
Software for This Work
DESIGN PARTNERS
Talk Through a Workboat Build
Bring a recurring assembly and its fixture method to identify a suitable shop cell. Design partners help shape the first production cells.