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8 APRIL/MAY 2017 www.vanguardcanada.com s sIt REP OSI Maritime Systems nav system integration for U.K. frigates completes review a NATO STANAG 4564 complaint application." ECPINS is independently certified against NATO WECDIS STANAG 4564 and can be delivered as a standalone WECDIS solution or embedded in OSI's warship IBS solution, Integrated Navigation & Tac- tical System (INTS). OSI is a pioneer of Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (WECDIS). The company develops and delivers integrated bridge systems for warships, integrated dive navigation A critical design review for the integration of a navigation system into a new type of frigates for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy was recently completed. Burnaby, B.C.-based OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) reported that its Electronic Chart Precise Integrated Navigation System (ECPINS) was inte- grated into the Integrated Bridge System (IBS) of the Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates. The integration is part of a program to replace the navy's Type 23 frigates with eight Type 26 Global Combat Ships. The ships will undertake three core roles: defence, maritime security, and international engagement. "This complex and difficult integration will be carried out exclusively for the Royal Navy and the Type 26 program," said Ken Kirkpatrick, president and chief executive officer of OSI. "The RN's decision to replace the OEM ECDIS embedded in the IBS, with ECPINS, underlines the capability delivered by our navigation and tactical software and its tremendous utility as Boeing could save $3-m per plane by using 3D-printed parts components from Boeing that are being produced by Norsk's proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) process. Boeing builds 144 Dreamliners in a typical year, according to a report from the news service Re- uters. The company has long wanted to reduce the production cost of the Dreamliner which uses more metals than its other planes. Boeing designed the components and collabo- rated closely with Norsk Titanium throughout the The multi-billion dollar 3D printing industry soars even higher following an announcement that Boeing is having parts of its 787 Dreamliner jet built by a Norwegian 3D printing company. The aerospace company has contracted Norsk Titanium AS to print the world's very first titanium parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. According to Norsk, such a move could cut the cost of building each unit of the plane by as much as U.S.$3 million. To certify these initial structural compo- nents on the Dreamliner, Boeing and Norsk Titanium undertook a rigorous testing program with United States Federal Aviation Administra- tion (FAA) certification deliverables, completed in February 2017. "It is an honor to earn FAA approval for these structural parts," said Warren M. Boley, Jr., presi- dent and chief executive officer of Norsk. "The Norsk Titanium team will continue to expand the portfolio of components supplied to Boeing meet- ing stringent certification requirements." The long-haul, wide-body, airliner is estimated to be worth $265 million per unit. Titanium is seven times more costly than aluminum and ac- counts for and estimated $17 million of the cost of a Dreamliner. Norsk said it has received a production pur- chase order for 3D-printed structural titanium development process, according to the compa- ny's officials. "From the outset, the 787 has been the hallmark of innovation and efficiency," said John Byrne, vice president, airplane materials and structures, supplier management, for Boeing Commercial Air- planes. "We are always looking at the latest tech- nologies to drive cost reduction, performance and value to our customers and Norsk Titanium's RPD capability fits the bill in a new and creative way." systems for submarines and C2 systems for small craft. OSI currently has 20 naval customers from around the world with over 600 warships and submarines operating with its world-leading inte- grated navigation and tactical solutions. "Integrating into a third-party IBS architecture inevitably leads to compromise, such as non- compliance with INS standards and never quite unlocking the full utility of ECPINS," said Kirkpat- rick. "In comparison, OSI's INTS is based upon a fully IMO compliant Integrated Navigation System and is the only IBS/INS that includes the IMO com- pliant use of ECPINS." INTS is purpose-built for warship retrofits or new builds and has third-party Marine Equip- ment Directive (MED) Type Approval certification as an Integrated Navigation System (INS). INTS is being delivered to multiple navies, and in combination with ECPINS, provides one of the most complete warship navigation and tactical systems available.

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