Manufacturing Development of Lightweight Composite Cabins

英国创新公司之前的一个项目证明，生产一种重量只有现有设计一半的船舱是可行的，它满足了IMO/SOLAS的规定规定。这一里程碑是通过使用创新材料和工匠生产方法实现的。使用复合材料代替钢可以减轻重量，这是一个关键问题，尤其是与船舶稳定性有关的问题。它减少了燃料的使用，从而降低了排放。它还减少了碳足迹。该项目将这一概念和技术演示转化为商业上可行的产品。重点放在价值和生产工程上，并建立在早期项目中学到的东西上。这将特别涉及选择能够更快生产的材料，以及开发创新的制造工艺，从而缩短生产时间，这是目前使用这种材料所不能做到的。该项目将降低船舱生产成本，并开发一个能够满足船舶改装市场需求的中试生产工厂。该项目还将设计一个完整的生产工厂，以满足更大的新建市场。

A previous Innovate UK project proved it is feasible to produce a marine cabin half the weight of present designs which satisfies IMO/SOLAS prescriptive regulations. This milestone was achieved by the use of innovative materials and using artisan production methods. The use of composite materials in place of steel reduces weight which is a critical issue especially in relation to vessel stability. It reduces fuel usage leading to lower emissions. It also reduces the carbon footprint. This project turns that concept and technology demonstrator into a commercially viable product. The focus is on value and production engineering and building on what was learned during the earlier project. This will especially involve selecting materials that will allow more rapid production and developing innovative manufacturing processes which will allow shorter production times not presently possible with such materials. The project will reduce the cabin production cost and develop a pilot production plant that could meet the demand of the marine retrofit market. The project will also design a full production plant to satisfy the larger new build market.