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FORAN – CAD / CAM / CAE Design, Engineering and Production System for Shipbuilding

FORAN is developed and maintained by SENER Ingeniera y Sistemas SA, the largest private and independent engineering company in Spain, with more than 45 years of experience in ship design, which ensures that the final product is truly an effective tool with a single objective: to design and build ships faster, better and cheaper.

 

Website
www.foran.es
Email Address
foran@sener.es
Address
Marine Department,
Severo Ochoa 4 - PTM,
Madrid,
28760 Tres Cantos,
Other,
Spain
Phone
+34 918 077 185
Fax Number
+34 918 077 203
More links
www.sener.es
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FORAN has been devised and developed for the design, engineering and production of all types of ships and other floating units and comprises the disciplines of forms definition, naval architecture, steel structure, machinery and outfitting, electrical, accommodation, from conceptual design to detail engineering.

FORAN is developed and maintained by SENER Ingeniera y Sistemas SA, the largest private and independent engineering company in Spain, with more than 45 years of experience in ship design, which ensures that the final product is truly an effective tool with a single objective: to design and build ships faster, better and cheaper.

FORAN – SHIP DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION SOFTWARE

FORAN is a fundamental tool to reduce costs and to improve the productivity in the design and construction of vessels. The system is applicable to all types of ship, regardless of their size, and can be fully customised to the particular requirements of each user.

OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED BY FORAN

With better information and controls, production benefits significantly from less rework, reduction of scrap and margins, fewer instances of material shortages and added costs of delays and disruptions. The production quality improves significantly, while the construction hours and the material costs decrease.

Navantia is building five Nansen Class anti-submarine warfare frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy (Courtesy of Navantia - formerly Izar).
Ship design for Norwegian Coast Guard (Courtesy of Langsten Aker Yards).
FORAN was used in the design of the Scorpene Class Submarine (Courtesy of Navantia formerly Izar).
Hull form example of a SWATH vessel.
FORAN is the leading edge CAD / CAM / CAE technology in shipbuilding (Courtesy of Severnoye DB).

INCREASE ENGINEERING CAPACITY AND DELIVER HIGH QUALITY INFORMATION FOR WORKSHOPS

The technical department attains increased engineering capacity and delivers high quality information for workshops thanks to: The application of concurrent engineering practices The overlapping of class and detail designs The automatic generation of customised production information The availability to perform and control design modifications.

REDUCE DESIGN CYCLE TIME FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONCURRENT ENGINEERING

One of the most important advantages of FORAN is the integration of the entire range of design disciplines in a common product model database. This, combined with the seamless continuity between the basic and the detail stages of the design and the homogeneous development of all its packages, makes possible the highest level of concurrent engineering.

FLEXIBLE AND PROGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION

FORAN offers maximum adaptability, providing shipyards of any size and organisation with customised solutions for the design and production of all types of ship. In addition, its modular structure permits a flexible and progressive implementation.

EASIER TO LEARN, IMPLEMENT AND OPERATE

With a friendly 3D graphical user environment, FORAN is very easy to learn, implement and operate. The users concentrate their effort on the design, not on computer issues, which maximises the efficiency of the designers.

REDUCING BOTH THE TIME AND THE COST OF BUILDING SHIPS

As a consequence of its open database structure, FORAN greatly facilitates the transfer of information between technical and corporate information systems, ensuring the highest connectivity of the system with the management areas of the shipyard.

EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY

FORAN has a very competitive pricing tier, offering good value and flexible licensing levels.

FULL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SUPPORT

With vast experience of more than 40 years in the design of a wide variety of ships, either new buildings or conversions, SENER renders engineering services to shipyards, shipowners, and national and local administrations.

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Projects

  • MEKO A Class Combat Ship Family

    The MEKO A combat ships, designed by Blohm and Voss, evolved from the MEKO family of ships, which have been in operation with navies around the world since the 1980s.

  • Patino Class

    The Patino auxiliary oiler and multiproduct replenishment ship entered service with the Spanish Navy in June 1995. The 1

  • Sachsen Class (F124)

    The Sachsen Class (F124) is Germany's air defence frigate built by ARGE F124, a consortium consisting of Blohm + Voss as

  • Principe de Asturias

    The Principe de Asturias aircraft carrier has been in service with the Spanish Navy since 1988. The 17,190t ship was bui

  • Segura Class

    Six Segura class minehunters have been built for the Spanish Navy by the Spanish shipbuilders Navantia (formerly Bazan,

  • Sovremenny Class (Type 956)

    The Sovremenny Class destroyer has a maximum displacement of 8,480t and is similar in size to the USA Navy's Aegis-equip

Address
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas SA
Marine Department
Severo Ochoa 4 - PTM
Madrid
28760 Tres Cantos
Other
Spain

Email address
foran@sener.es
Phone
+34 918 077 185
Fax Number
+34 918 077 203
www.foran.es
www.sener.es