Product information
FORAN is a solution used in ship and marine engineering, developed by SENER with 50 years of experience, has been licensed in more than 150 shipyards and has offices in more than 40 countries. It is the only product of this category on the market, covering all design issues, fully integrated and at all stages of ship design and manufacture.
1. Main features
- Suitable from concept design to production.
- An integrated, robust and multi-disciplinary system.
- Easy to install, learn and use.
- Allows for fast, advanced modeling.
- High performance, scalability and data integrity.
- Is an open solution for other systems and applications.
- Focus on automation.
2. Sectors and applications
FORAN has been successfully used to design and manufacture ro-ros, passenger ships, bulk carriers, chemical tankers, container ships, cement tankers, oil tankers, etc.
FORAN is the system that meets the most precise requirements of military naval construction and is used by some of the world's largest military shipyards.
FORAN has been successfully used to design and manufacture tugboats and boats, hotel ships, fishing boats, fish transport ships, oceanographic vessels, etc. Thanks to its high flexibility, it can adapt to the needs of any ship, regardless of its complexity.
FORAN brings to the marine industry:
- Incorporation of industry standards for construction and possible incorporation of special materials.
- Combination of special rules.
- Management of design data, complex and creative structures.
- Compatible with many other CAD formats.
FORAN System modularization and integration can be used effectively by design offices and shipyards of any kind, including ship repair facilities. From small design bureaus engaged in smaller-scale projects or collaborating on larger projects through large complex shipbuilding corporations with many subcontractors for all sectors.
The ability to visualize 3D models, virtual reality, interface with product models and lifecycle management systems as well as the interface with FEM tools, all make FORAN an extremely useful tool. to other actors in the shipbuilding industry such as ship owners, operators, governments, equipment suppliers and classification societies.
3. FORAN technology
FORAN's capabilities are based on advanced information technology related to data management, interactive 3D visualization, surface and solids modeling, as well as on specific shipbuilding technology.
The system architecture combines visual kernel and internal modeling refined to meet the needs of the shipping industry with high-performance software providing different modules for integrated development. fit and easy.
Data management system built on Oracle®, gives it scalability, reliability and effective management. Allows the integration of 2D sketches with 3D models and is fully compatible with current industry standards.
FORAN is the first marine CAD system on the Microsoft Windows® platform, and it continues to provide feature enhancements so that ship designers can take advantage of the increasing processing capabilities of modern computers.
FORAN supports the widest range of collaborative engineering environments, such as wide area network (WAN), through terminal servers and database replication.
As an integral part of corporate IT infrastructure, FORAN makes technical information sharing with PLM, ERP and MRP systems, FEM tools and other CAE-specific applications possible. to shared. FORAN can exchange data in many formats, such as DWG, DXF, IGES, STEP, VDA, VRML and XML.
FORAN incorporates many advanced CIM features to optimize production and they can be customized for any production equipment. These include marking and plate cutting; bending sheet by coil or heating line; profile marking, cutting and bending; welding robot; panel line; staples or plates for curved panels; grinding; painting; Size control and pipe cutting and bending.
