The Curved panel line is designed specially for building up standard curved panels and blocks on a mechanised production line to achieve higher productivity and accuracy.
This is achieved by mechanised handling and semiautomatic or automatic welding, and effiecient transport along the line:
- Butt welding of plates with Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) one side welding process with ceramic or fibre glass backing.
- Mounting and tackwelding of stiffeners is fully mechanised. Mounting is done with a specially developed gantry for mounting curved stiffeners in all directions, and with different angles, onto a panel.
- Fillet welding of stiffeners is carried out either by semiautomatic welding or by welding robots.
- All handling and welding equipent are suspended from mobile gantries.
- Panel transport from station to station by rail running pin jigs.
- Tilt table in buttwelding station to achieve horizontal position when buttwelding.