LASER TRACKER DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION IN UAE
EIWAA Marine Services offers advanced 3D laser tracker dimensional control solutions in FPSOs, offshore platforms, yachts, ships, and shipyards for high-quality measurements, alignment surveys, as-built drawing preparations, etc. By using advanced portable-type laser tracker measurements, our dimensional engineers can measure large, heavy components with millimeter accuracy. As a leading provider of offshore shipbuilding laser tracker alignment and inspection services in the UAE, our dimensional measurement capabilities include quick on-site alignment verification, 3D data overlay, and high-accuracy dimensional measurements in shipbuilding and offshore fabrication.
Our laser tracker alignment and its dimensional inspection services reduce crane time by taking measurements in shipyards without cranes. Real-time feedback supports immediate deviation reports for faster decisions and digital documentation for comprehensive as-built dimensional reports in shipbuilding and drydocking facilities, FPSOs and offshore rigs, shipbuilding and ship repair, subsea structures and pipelines, etc. For high precision with tight tolerance inspection in shipyards and marine, our laser tracker inspection services are the right choice for extreme accuracy of up to +/-0.025 mm and as-built geometry 3D visualization, ideal for onshore-offshore environments. Our critical alignment surveying and as-built surveying services include but are not limited to the following:
- Pre-Cut and Fit-Up of Ship Unit: Our dimensional ship survey engineers will perform the best fit alignment before and after assembling marine equipment onboard by reducing crane handling time and reworks.
- Alignment survey: Our dimensional specialists establish centerline benchmarks for the main shaft, axles, bearings, and propulsion system using precise 3-axis alignments.
- Levelling Survey: We are using laser trackers by replacing traditional levelling tools of total station and 3D scanners for aligning machinery foundations, engines, winches, pumps, crane booms, and crane booms with submillimeter alignment accuracy.
- Nuclear and critical components survey: To measure and verify as-built condition before installations of nuclear reactor vessels, piping systems, and pressure-retaining components.
- Hull Alignment Survey: By verifying hull geometry and orientation in 3D space to ensure correct pitch, hull, and yaw angles prior to the welding and fabrication.
- Offshore platform alignment survey: We provide alignment support for topside module integration, turret alignment, and flare tower positioning in FPSOs and offshore platforms.
SHIPBUILDING ALIGNMENT SURVEY IN UAE
Laser trackers are essential for dimensional metrology applications in the shipbuilding industry’s machining and assembly procedures. The primary benefit of using trackers in shipbuilding is that they increase crane time productivity and value. Measured against the drydocked ship unit it would be fitted to, the crane was used to hold a machined item or ship unit in place for up to one or two days. The portion was then released from the crane, brought back into the shop, recut, and the procedure started if more work was required.
Today, a laser tracker can be used to measure these assembled components in the shop. After that, the same tracker can be used to take measurements of the drydocked ship in the yard. The data from the two measurements can be overlaid by software, which will then create a best-fit alignment for the as-built parts. Rework can be performed in the shop, reserving the crane’s valuable time solely for the final welding assembly. Listed below are several surveying and alignment applications that have become standard practice in the shipbuilding industry for laser trackers. Advantages of the laser tracker are its portability, user-friendliness, reliable measured data, ability to measure both short and long distances, and provision of immediate measurement feedback that enables real-time modifications.