{"id":666,"date":"2010-10-25T09:05:49","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T16:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Shipbuilding-Simulation-and-Logistics-at-Flensburger\/ba-p\/334515"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:01:32","slug":"shipbuilding-simulation-and-logistics-at-flensburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/shipbuilding-simulation-and-logistics-at-flensburger\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipbuilding Simulation and Logistics at Flensburger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Flensburger Shipyard (FSG) was established in 1872. That&#8217;s nearly 140 years of building ships. Today their 730 employees produce 3-4 ships that can be up to 220m in length. Dirk Steinhauer heads the simulation team in FSG&#8217;s production technology team. He spoke at the Siemens Industry Software analyst event a few weeks ago about simulation in production and logistics.<BR \/><BR \/><!--more-->Below is my <A href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mp1I445sxlk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">video interview with Dirk<\/A>:<BR \/><BR \/><IFRAME width=\"425\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mp1I445sxlk\"><\/IFRAME><BR \/><BR \/>Dirk subtitled his presentation &#8220;Experiences from the Future.&#8221; While he spoke about the work they&#8217;re doing today, he showed how their implementation of leading edge technology was building a base for the future.<BR \/><BR \/>Their ships are complex and one-of-a-kind. The have to produced in a compact space. So efficient and agile production is critical. FSG uses our Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software to develop simulation tools that address transport control, crane operation and shift calendars.<BR \/><BR \/>Over the past 15 years, Dirk noted FSG has seen an improved productivity of 140%.&nbsp; Results include: average of 20 days in pre-production, reducing man hours on average by 25% at outfitting stations and saving 3,000 man hours with a hull erection simulation for one prototype.<BR \/><BR \/>Additionally, the technology enables them to offer an added value to their customers. They don&#8217;t just deliver a ship, but one with a complete logistical concept to include port logistics and loading\/discharging.<BR \/><BR \/>Dirk noted in FSG&#8217;s lessons learned that open technology is a key factor as well as taking best practices from other industries:<BR \/><\/P><BLOCKQUOTE>&#8220;Synergies with other industries can help shipbuilding companies to overcome traditional barriers regardless of differences in products, processes and markets. This is a strong advantage Siemens is offering.&#8221;<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flensburger Shipyard (FSG) was established in 1872. That&#8217;s nearly 140 years of building ships. Today their 730 employees produce 3-4 ships that can be up to 220m in length. 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