INTERGRAPH INTRODUCES LOFTING SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE THE STEEL PRODUCTION
PROCESS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., August 4, 1995 -- Intergraph Corporation (Huntsville,
Ala.) is offering shipbuilders new technology to prepare plates and
stiffeners for fabrication, the Intergraph Vehicle Lofting System
(I/LOFT). Closely coupled with Intergraph's Structural Design System
(I/STRUCT), I/LOFT is part of Intergraph's Integrated Ship Design and
Production (ISDP) suite of software that supports the entire ship life
cycle -- from design and construction through maintenance, overhaul,
alteration, repair, refurbishment, and decommissioning.

Emphasizing shipbuilding production processes, I/LOFT incorporates powerful
lofting functions that automatically create production information for the
cutting and forming of shell plates and associated stiffeners. Using
I/LOFT, shipbuilders can design and modify shell structural elements and
send the results to nesting and cutting systems. The ISDP system includes
software for designing jigs, preparing manufacturing documents, and
extracting accurate material quantities from 3D ship models. In addition,
I/Loft is integrated with third-party tools for nesting and burning
applications.

Automated Lofting Extends the Paperless Shop Environment

George M. Heeschen, Intergraph's Executive Manager for Integrated Ship
Design and Production, commented, "I/LOFT enables shipbuilders to move
closer to the efficiency and accuracy of a paperless shop environment.
With ISDP software, shipbuilders can develop an intelligent 3D ship model
that supports all engineering and manufacturing activities. Once a ship's
structure has been defined in the 3D model, I/LOFT automatically creates a
manufacturing plan that includes profile cards representing the sections
of the ship that need to be bent or cut. Previously, the three to four
thousand profile cards that make up a typical shipbuilding project each
required approximately three hours of manual work. With I/LOFT, each card
requires an average of one minute to produce, dramatically reducing the
time needed for the entire lofting process."

Intergraph Background Information

A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph Corporation (Huntsville, Ala.) is
the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer
graphics systems. Products range from point solutions, meeting individual
and departmental needs, to integrated, enterprise-wide systems. Noted for
delivering interoperable systems and applications, Intergraph bases its
products on Windows, Windows NT, and UNIX operating systems.

The company has five business units: Intergraph Computer Systems develops
and markets Intergraph hardware products, including personal workstations
and servers. Intergraph Software Solutions (ISS) develops and markets
integrated software for the Technical Desktop -- the combination of
compatible technical applications and personal productivity tools in a
single desktop computer. Technical applications include computer-aided
design, engineering, analysis, manufacturing, publishing and earth
sciences. ISS also provides core system software, high-end applications,
and training, consulting, and implementation services. Intergraph Federal
Systems markets commercial off-the- shelf products and services, and
specially-developed products, to governments worldwide. Intergraph
Electronics develops and markets a complete suite of Electronic Design
Automation (EDA) software tools for design capture, simulation, synthesis,
layout, and verification/analysis. Intergraph Public Safety develops,
markets and implements computer-aided dispatch systems for public safety
agencies around the world.
 
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