

The strategic acquisition now seals the cooperation and forms a leading international design and engineering software development vendor, which is widely used by ship-, offshore and plant designers, builders and owners worldwide. NCG specializes in hull and steel design software and Cadmatic in piping, outfitting and plant design software. The companies have a complementary offering with no overlap. This is valid from the 16th of September 2015.Ĭadmatic and NCG have 23 years’ successful cooperation in business and software development.Īs a result of the long cooperation the jointly developed NUPAS-CADMATIC software is a leading design and engineering software application in the shipbuilding industry.

Since then, other North American companies to joined the Cadmatic include Glosten, Vigor Fab, Genoa Design International, and VT Halter Marine.Press release - Cadmatic and Numeriek Centrum Groningen BV (NCG) have combined their business operations and continue as one company.Ĭadmatic Oy has acquired all the shares and business operations of Numeriek Centrum Groningen BV (NCG). customer to use the full design and production package of Cadmatic software was Edison Chouest Offshore's North American Shipbuilding in 2013. By opening the doors to new technologies, we anticipate improved efficiencies and advancement of our shipbuilding capabilities."

"It's a terrific opportunity for all of our designers."Īlan Coffin, Senior Project Manager at Vigor, says Cadmatic "has offered a unique opportunity to evaluate a world-class software platform. "Our team is excited to work not only with Vigor Alaska and Cadmatic – but also with exceptional, leading edge modeling tools," says Ken Lane, Director of Production Services at Glosten. Glosten will deliver its design in the imperial unit versions of both Cadmatic Hull and Outfitting. customers and Cadmatic says the production design of the Alaska Class Ferry is the premiere application of Cadmatic software in the northern U.S. Vigor Alaska and Glosten are two of Cadmatic's newest U.S. Seattle, WA, based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten is providing production design for the ferry. Each ferry will feature bow and stern doors for quicker loading and unloading, fully enclosed car decks and controllable pitch propellers to maximize maneuverability and efficiency. The two day boat ferries will be 280-feet long, seat up to 300 passengers and carry 53 standard vehicles. The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has awarded the Alaska Class Ferry project to Vigor Alaska shipyard in Ketchikan, AK, where construction is currently underway. Turku, Finland, based Cadmatic reports that its 3D CAD/CAM engineering software system is being used used for the design and production of the new Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) Alaska Class Ferry.
