1. Shipboard Cable Trays 07/24/19 Atlanta, GA
David Breton - (207)
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2. Agenda Mission Statement Project Participants Completion Summary
Advantages/Challenges
Task Descriptions
Task Updates
Schedule
First Quarter Status
Next Steps
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3. Mission Statement
Determine and demonstrate how cable tray technologies can be integrated into ship design to expedite cable installation, reduce safety incidents, and improve first time quality
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4. Project Participants BIW ATI NASSCO HII Laboratory NAVSEA
Dave Breton – Project Technical Lead
Alex Herbert
ATI
Nick Laney – Business Manager
NASSCO
Paul Hengst – TPOC
HII
Jason Farmer – PTR
Laboratory
TBD
NAVSEA
Christopher Nemarich
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5. Primary Activity List Completion Summary
Collect cable installation data – 40% complete
Assess cable tray products – 20% complete
Design demonstrator units – 10% complete
Construct demonstrator units – 0% complete
Conduct a pilot demonstration of a cable tray installation and corresponding cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct time study by measuring the performance of a cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct demonstrator shock testing – 0% complete
Perform a cost benefit assessment – 0% complete
Recommend a technology transition plan – 0% complete
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6. Advantages/Challenges
Install cable tray with other infrastructure; come back to install cable (minimal access issue)
Easier to make changes to cable install
May offer protection to cables
Challenges
Weight
Space
Product qualification (needs to be defined)
Watertight bulkhead interfaces may take the place of traditional transit block systems
Increases options for cables and conductor installation (may not need water blocked cable)
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7. Primary Activity List Description
Collect cable installation data, including
Time charged to cable installation per ship zone and cable category
Types and number of injuries associated with cable pulling
Hours and types of rework associated with cable pulling
Assess cable tray products that are immediately available for use, or products that may require certain levels of qualification for use
Design and construct demonstrator units
Conduct a pilot demonstration of a cable tray installation and corresponding cable installation
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8. Primary Activity List Description
Conduct time study by measuring the performance of a cable installation with respect to:
Hours required for installation
Reduction of safety exposures
Assisting devices that can be used
Cable damage that is incurred
Perform a cost benefit assessment comparing current processes versus other cable tray installations
Recommend a technology transition plan where feasible & introduce cable tray products to ship designs
From MP husky Catalog
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9. Task Updates Collect cable installation data – 40% complete
Assess cable tray products – 20% complete
Design demonstrator units – 10% complete
Construct demonstrator units – 0% complete
Conduct a pilot demonstration of a cable tray installation and corresponding cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct time study by measuring the performance of a cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct demonstrator shock testing – 0% complete
Perform a cost benefit assessment – 0% complete
Recommend a technology transition plan – 0% complete
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10. Collect Cable Installation Data
Cable hangar, cable pulling injury data
BIW Shipyard Electrician related injury & ergonomic data
Injury data has been reviewed and summarized into major categories
Researching industry averages for comparison
NASSCO – data collection in process using various cable tray systems
Cable installation data
Shipyard data has been collected, and is being organized
Shipyard data being reviewed
Navy Standard cable hanging systems
Commercial cable hanging systems
Differences in installation being considered to support data analysis and comparison
Complexity of installation
Performance needs
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11. Task Updates Collect cable installation data – 40% complete
Assess cable tray products – 20% complete
Design demonstrator units – 10% complete
Construct demonstrator units – 0% complete
Conduct a pilot demonstration of a cable tray installation and corresponding cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct time study by measuring the performance of a cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct demonstrator shock testing – 0% complete
Perform a cost benefit assessment – 0% complete
Recommend a technology transition plan – 0% complete
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12. Assess Cable Tray Products
Data collection from various vendors for assessment
Eaton, B‐Line
Legrand
MP Husky
Research Tool & Die
Seasafe
Snaketray
RICO Cable‐laying systems
Thomas&Betts
Captrad Cable Systems
Samtan Engineering Corp.
Eaton B‐Line Catalog Photo
Resources/Library/catalogs/cable_tray_systems/all_products/I ntroduction.pdf
Samtan Engineering
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13. Task Updates Collect cable installation data – 40% complete
Assess cable tray products – 20% complete
Design demonstrator units – 10% complete
Construct demonstrator units – 0% complete
Conduct a pilot demonstration of a cable tray installation and corresponding cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct time study by measuring the performance of a cable installation – 0% complete
Conduct demonstrator shock testing – 0% complete
Perform a cost benefit assessment – 0% complete
Recommend a technology transition plan – 0% complete
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14. Design Demonstrator Units
Preliminary Design
Concepts have been generated and are being assessed
Looking to integrate the withstand‐demonstrator for shock testing into the installation‐assessment demonstrator for time trial study
Met with production and have determined the preliminary demonstrator manufacturing plan
Currently securing materials for demonstrator based on preliminary designs
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15. Project Schedule ‐ OverviewID
Task Name
Start
Finish
Duration
Qtr 3, 2019
Qtr 4, 2019
Oct
Qtr 1, 2020
Jan
Qtr 2, 2020
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec
Feb
Mar 1
NASSCO Initial SOW Meeting and ISA
Thu 5/16/19
Fri 5/24/19
7 days 7
Project Kickoff meeting
Mon 5/20/19
Mon 5/20/19
0 days
5/20 8
Initial Plan Development
Wed 5/29/19
Mon 6/3/19
3 days 12
Internal Project kickoff
Mon 5/20/19
Mon 5/20/1
1 day 14
NASSCO tasking
Mon 5/20/19
Mon 5/20/1
1 day 17
Gather and Analyze Installation Data on Muliple Ship Programs - TASK #1
Sat 6/1/19
Wed 7/3/19
23 days 22
Research Industry Cable Tray Products - Task #2
Mon 7/1/19
Mon 8/26/1
40 days 26
Design and Build Demonstrator for Installation Assessment - Task #3
Mon 7/1/19
Tue 10/1/19
65 days 37
Design and Build Demonstrator for Withstand Assessments - Task #4
Sun 9/1/19
Fri 11/1/19
44 days 43
Analyze Install and Testing Data - Task #5
Mon 12/2/19
Thu 12/19/1
14 days 46
Cost Benefit Analysis - Task #6
Wed 1/1/20
Tue 1/21/20
14 days 48
Create Report - Task #8
Wed 7/10/19
Wed 3/18/20
172 days 57
Communications - Task #9
Sat 6/1/19
Fri 1/3/20
145 days 60
Panel Meetings - Task #10
Fri 11/1/19
Tue 3/31/20
100 days
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16. Project Schedule – Tasks 1, 2, 3ID
Task Name
Start
Finish Duration
Wed 7/3/19 23 days
Qtr 3, 2019
Qtr 4, 2019
Oct
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec
17 Gather and Analyze Installation Data on Muliple Ship Programs - TASK #1
Sat 6/1/19 18
Determine representative demonstrator design Requirements
Sat 6/1/19
Thu 6/13/19 10 days 19
Assess records for cable installation time for a particular design zone (mains and locals)
Fri 6/14/19
Wed 7/3/19 14 days 20
Assess data for safety incidents during cable pulling Fri 6/14/19
Assess data for rework due to cable damage Fri 6/14/19
22 Research Industry Cable Tray Products - Task #2 Mon 7/1/19
Mon 7 days 6/24/19 21
Mon 7 days 6/24/19
Mon 8/26/1 40 days 23
Gather information on light weight cable tray products along certain criteria (dimensional, weight, material, availability)
Mon 7/1/19
Mon 8/5/19 25 days 24
Evaluate products and select up to 3 products to further investigate and demonstrate
Tue 8/6/19
Mon 8/26/19
15 days 25
Research and assess multiple cable types for pulling Tue 8/6/19
Mon 8/26/19
15 days
withstand capability; select a cross section that would be considered candidates for cable tray use
26 Design and Build Demonstrator for Installation Assessment - Task #3
Mon 7/1/19
Tue 10/1/19 65 days
Mon 10 days 7/15/19 27
Design demonstrator to evaluate the installation performance for cable trays versus standard practice using hangers; generate performance metrics and evaluation sheets
Mon 7/1/19 28
Create installation drawings, representing the demonstrator, the general practice cable and hanger installation, and the proposed cable tray installation
Tue 7/16/19
Mon 7/29/19
10 days 29
Installation Demonstrator Materials
Tue 7/30/19
Fri 8/23/19 19 days 30
Develop materials list for purchase
Tue 7/30/19
Wed 8/7/19 7 days Fri 8/16/19 7 days 31
Purchase Materials
Thu 8/8/19 32
Materials Shipping
Mon 8/19/19
Fri 8/23/19 5 days Fri 8/23/19 0 days Mon 9/9/19 10 days 33
Materials Received
Fri 8/23/19
8/23 34
Build / Modify installation demonstrator Mon 8/26/19 35
Use existing cable and hanger installation practices; Tue 9/10/19
Thu 9/19/19 8 days
measure performance 36
Use proposed cable tray and methods; measure performance
Fri 9/20/19
Tue 10/1/19 8 days
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17. First Quarter Status
Project is about 30 days behind due to a late start
Have pulled some tasking to the left, such as preliminary vendor engagement and product assessment
Have a plan to get the project back on schedule within a month
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18. Next Steps Finalize the demonstrator design Secure all materials
Best configuration / arrangement
Determine how many vendor‐sets to test
Define representative design for testing
Secure all materials
Vendor cable tray
Demonstrator‐build materials
Test plan development
Cable tray installation evaluation
Cable‐run evaluation
Demonstrator Facility
(BIW Orion Training Building)
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19. Shipboard Cable Trays NSRP ETP
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