Shipbuilding & Repair

It is the purpose of this video to simplify many of the complex technically problems which commonly occur in MIG welding community of today (suggest call the Gas Metal Arc Welding "MIG" in verbal discussion).

Nowadays, welders have got so many variables that have to be adjusted and balanced, for example is he using the proper size welding wire and the right type of wire, should he be possibly using flux core or should that be a MIG wire; and then, what about the voltage and the amperage and the speed - they all have to be balanced very carefully to get a proper weld.

We recommend this film to all welders since it clearly explains the main principles of MIG welding in a way making the content understandable even to the newcomers to the world of welding, having little to no professional experience in establishing the weld seams. A really great supplementary visual material for people willing to get further training in addition to the theoretical knowledge obtained from the books and manuals.

This interesting documentary video film is intended to demonstrate one of the most technologically advanced cruise vessels ever built and, definitely, one of the best and most beautiful creatures of today's world. Subject vessel was delivered at Meyer-Werft cruise ship construction yard in Papenburg city of Germany for the RCI, standing for the Royal Caribbean International Co.

They say there is only one word available to sum up "Quantum of the Seas" and that word is "wow!". She is the lead vessel of the whole "Quantum" class of cruise vessels. Take some time to watch this interesting and very popular film and get to know a wealth of interesting facts on this fairy-tale of the seas.

It will be particularly interesting for the shipbuilders, both practicing specialists and students of shipbuilding-related disciplines. It is definitely worth having a look at one of the most fascinating engineering marvels of today - take your time watching this one and you will be taken away with the content.

The content of this excellent training video was developed by the specialists of the NTS Inc., standing for the Nautical training Systems, one of the world leaders in the field. The video is reflecting many critically important aspects and shall definitely be viewed by all persons involved in the construction of the ship hulls and especially those dealing with the welding operations as they will find this one very useful.

The training starts with the information about the fundamentals of the SMAW, i.e. shielded metal arc welding covering the theoretical information and practical operations. Then, the next process addressed is the TIG welding - this also very popular welding process known as tungsten welding used to join aluminum - it is explained in detail within this video by Ron Covell.

The rest of the video is dealing with the gas welding and cutting operations as well as flame brazing and plasma cutting. We highly recommend this video to the future shipbuilders taking into account the concise and clear explanations it provides - they will be understandable even to the people not having too much of practical experience. However, it will be definitely found useful by the experienced welders who may wish to refresh their theoretical knowledge of the fundamentals.

This film is intended to give you much better idea of the reasons for carrying out a Risk Assessment. While 'Hot Work' is specifically discussed, it should be remembered that the lessons you will definitely learn from this film apply to any Risk Assessment, does not matter if it is conducted for Hot Work, Confined/Enclosed Space Entry, Working Aloft or any other potentially hazardous task.

Where anything in this training film differs from your company guidelines, or where specific instructions are issued by your employer, these should always take priority over the content of this film! It is considered essential that you read and understand the relevant section of the SMS, standing for the Safety Management System for your vessel that describes procedures for carrying out any Hot Work.

The video is devoted to one of the most widely used welding processes. The content is prepared by Ron Covell. Knowing the gas tungsten arc welding principles will be of great use for all people involved in aluminum shipbuilding.

Note that the present training video is only one of the series available at Libramar - the other parts making the complete set are covering the flux core arc welding (FCAW process), oxy-acetylene welding, arc welding, gas metal arc welding (GMAW process), metal inert gas welding (MIG process) and even the hybrid laser arc welding.

In order to have a full picture of the welding processes, we would recommend all students and even professionals in hull construction to download all parts of the training and go through the videos very carefully. The film is intended to be used as a comprehensive and easy to follow visual training aid supplementing the theoretical information that can be found in the relevant textbooks, standards and other publications.

The video features clear explanations by the experienced welding professional and is a great one for newcomers willing to understand the basics and to the welders who may find something new or just refresh their professional skills.

This instructional video film belongs to the Coastal Skills Training series and will demonstrate trainees how to weld commonly utilize joints when performing the welding in vertical and overhead position. The joints dealt with in this video are butt joints, T-joints, lap joints, and outside corner joints. The video is highly recommended to the welders using subject process, particularly those engaged in the ship hull construction and/or ship repair activities.

Note that we have another part of the series devoted to the welding different joints in the flat and horizontal positions with the metal inert gas welding which will also be interesting and useful for both professional and trainee welders since knowing and understanding the fundamentals of the method used for welding will definitely play an essential role in establishing the high quality weld seams and eventually result in the overall safety and quality of the vessel and any other welded structure. Download both videos and get yourself familiarized with the content.

The FCAW process standing for the Flux Core Arc Welding, is the automatic/semi-automatic process of arc welding requiring constant power supply or voltage and consumable tubular electrode fed continuously. This video shows the fundamentals of the FCAW and teaches newbies some of the must-know welding techniques.

It will be practically useful and interesting for everyone willing to know how to weld better, because of the clear and easy-to-understand explanations provided by the authors. The instructions presented in the film will be found to be of great benefit for all beginner welders as well as to the professionals.

We also have some other videos devoted to the other welding processes, such as the arc welding, oxy-acetylene welding, hybrid laser arc welding, tungsten arc welding, metal inert gas welding and gas metal arc welding. We highly recommend our visitors to download all of the videos and get familiarized with their content to have a good idea of all processes since all of them are commonly used in ship construction.

The World's Biggest Carbon-Composite Catamaran Passenger Ferry was built by a Turkish company. It is being built by OZATA Ship Yard in Yalova. This video briefly shows the process of the construction of the subject vessel. Some comments from the Design Engineer of the project:"...We first draw two and three dimensional models of the ferry at designing office.

We prepare three-dimensional models of all parts of the ferry, then conduct resistance calculations and analyses of the completed models. Later, we send the analyzed products to our colleagues at the purchasing department through our server and buy necessary pieces. After that, we send technical drawings of the product or the necessary details to our colleagues at the manufacturing department and ensure their production". Production Engineer:"...

The fiber we use in ferries with the capacity of 420 passengers that we built for Izmir Metropolitan Municipality is full carbon fiber produced by using vacuum infusion technology. In this sense, we are the first shipyard in Turkey and among the limited number of shipyards in the world. The manufacturing in our composite line is as follows - the carbon fiber enters our workshop as a fabric, then leaves our shipyard as a ship. This is the process."