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Introduction
ME 521, having a desriptive title of “Plant Visit” is a course under the Mechanical
graduation, mechanical engineering students are subject to accomplish a set of plant tours. Under
the Commision on Higher Education memorandum, mechanical engineering students must take
at least 8 visits of different plants. Location of the plant industry to be visited might be in town or
in a city, or it might be as well be taken in other regions of the Philippines. As long as the
company is accepting a plant visit activity for students, specifically mechanical engineering
students and in line with the mechanical engineering field as well, any plant will do and is
possible to be visited. ME 521, Plant Visit course is one of the requirements among any other
engineering student be recommended for graduation with the degree of “Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering”. Failure to accomplish and pass the ME 521 Plant Visit course under
Engineering department.
With regards to the confirmation and approval of the company that they permit the
students to take a visit of their workplace, they must also take a part in sharing some information
towards the students. On the other way around, students must always be in accordance with the
company’s rules and policies they will be visiting. This is a way taken to ensure the safety of
everyone involved in the plant visit activity. One of which is that students must bring with them
the prescribed personal protective equipments as what required by the company. Students must
also abide the rules as what the superior of the activity is imposing. Meeting each other’s
requirements, both in the company and the visitors or students end, plant visit activity will be
Plant visits or plant tours are conducted only once in the whole period of the five-year
degree of “Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering” and so, it must be a wholesome and
memorable activity. We may not be part of the company or we may not be working in the
company we have visited in the near future, but the observations and the knowledge acquired
during the visit would be a great help for a student’s capacity of knowledge to widen though.
Plant Visit course is not a luxury activity to enjoy for mechanical engineering students, this is an
activity where we will observe what is happening inside a plant. Not only to tour around and
witness acts but also, it is a good opportunity to observe different operations done, and get more
information of the processes involved in manufacturing an output. Knowing these things is like
putting oneself with an edge to be part of a company in line with one’s field of specialization.
This would serve as a minimal asset of background as a mechanical engineering graduate in the
near future.
ME 521 Plant Visit course plays an important role for mechanical engineering students. It
gives the mechanical engineering students the opportunity to have a visual concept of what is
really happening inside a plant industry. In the university we are into, we are thought of different
processes of a usual kind of plant is having, some industrial or plant equipments and some
workplace matters at large. In other words, we already have a grasp of knowledge pertaining to
the happenings and processes inside plant. Moreover, this implies that we, at the stage of our
bachelor’s degree, are equipped more on theoretical aspect of education concerning our field
which is mechanical engineering field. This theoretical aspect we are having may be a great help
during conducting a visit in a particular plant. The plant visit activity will also be an opportunity
for us to broaden our knowledge about the industrial and engineering field, specifically about the
mechanical field. Acquiring lots of information by means of asking questions is the simplest
thing we could do to comprehend with the operators and workers of a certain visited company.
Being able to comprehend will be beneficial for an observer, such as students. Beneficial in a
way that it is an additional wisdom for us and also we would know the scenes behind some of the
mostly used products in our daily life. Not just knowing why it was made, but the main point is
Therefore, ME 521 Plant Visit is highly appreciated that it has been part of the
Mechanical Engineering curriculum. Indeed, plant visit activity further nurtures the student’s
very soonest.
PLANT TOUR
Inc.
Main Facilities : Two building slipways, one building dock, 1,300-ton floating crane,
etc.
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. engages in shipbuilding, ship repair, and
manufacturing outfittings for ships and vessels. The company provides engineering and
fabrication services. It ships medium sized vessels, including bulk carriers, and pure car and
truck carriers from the town of Balamban, Cebu in the central Philippines to markets worldwide.
The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Cebu, the Philippines. Tsuneishi Heavy
Industries (Cebu), Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Tsuneishi Group and Aboitiz Group. From an
initial workforce of 8 engineers in 1992, TTSP has grown its technical manpower into over 400
employees and expects continued growth in the coming years as it positions itself into becoming
the globally preferred technical service provider of high quality detail and production designs
with competitive cost. Moreover, it also offers clients more flexibility in the upstream and
downstream side of design process by on-time delivery just when they need it.
Tsuneishi Technical Services (Phils.) Inc. [or TTSP for short] was established in 1992 as
company which serves primarily the manufacturing, fabrication and construction needs of
shipyards within the Tsuneishi Group primarily in the Philippines as well as in Japan and in
China but at the same it is also open to opportunities of serving the non-captive markets.
From an initial workforce of 8 engineers in 1992, TTSP has grown its technical
manpower into over 400 employees and expects continued growth in the coming years as it
positions itself into becoming the globally preferred technical service provider of high quality
detail and production designs with competitive cost. Moreover, it also offers clients more
flexibility in the upstream and downstream side of design process by on-time delivery just when
With its mixed pool of junior and senior engineers, TTSP aims to maximize its multi-
CAD platform (2D and 3D) capabilities. By continually investing in the latest CAD softwares,
TTSP is kept abreast with the current technological trends. Along this line, the company has
registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) under IT Category, considering
Produced Ships
DWT 180,000T Type Bulk Carrier 5,100 Units Pure Car and Truck Carrier
DWT 28,000T Type Bulk Carrier DWT 23,000T Type Bulk Carrier
DWT 52,000T Type Bulk Carrier DWT 45,000T Type Bulk Carrier
Candidate Materials
Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements. Because of its high
Titanium Alloy
Titanium alloys are metals that contain a mixture of titanium and other
chemical elements. Such alloys have very high tensile strength and toughness
Aluminium Alloy
metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon,
Accommodation
Hull Erection Launching Hull OutfittingS
Loading
I. Planning / Design
accurately define each detailed part of the vessel in order to avoid mistakes such
The shaped steel plates are then passed to the fabrication shops where they
are assembled into units and parts the fabricated as hull block.
IV. Pre-Outfitting
V. Hull Erection
Prefabricated blocks are transferred to the building berth to form the hull
of the ship. Transfer may be made by crane or special vehicle (e.g. Kamag block
carrier). Portable automatic electric arc welding machines and manual electric arc
The whole Accommodation of the ship has five storeys and each is
fabricated separately with its interior. Then, it will be loaded into the vessel by a
VII. Launching
superstructure and the installation of some of the plant and machinery, the ship
After the launching, the ship enters the outfitting phase. This is the time
Before the ship will be delivered to its owner, it must undergo sea trial
during which shipyard workers go onboard to engage testing of all parts of the
X. Delivery
After a ceremony at the bridge of the ship, with the entire owner's
excellent assessment, the ship will sail out from her maiden voyage going to its
homeport. Delivered ships are guaranteed of its superior performance and quality.
Visit Observations
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc.has a large area of land including their production
area. Because of this, we haven’t get the chance to really take a look and roam around their
production area. Nevertheless, we still managed to gather some observations in their workplace.
With their vision that they will be globally-preferred technical service provider of timely,
cost-effective and high quality engineering designs consistent with its slogan, “Designing
Beyond Borders” by 2020, Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc. continues to sails forward in
producing high quality ships to its customers. The dedication in providing drawings and plans to
the best of their ability, and ultimately, carving its name through quality and excellence in the
global environment. Delighting their customers continuously with their strengthened brand
equity and technical service through their competitive quality, cost-efficiency and on-time
delivery. We have observed that all of them are committed with every job they are mandated to
do so. Each member shows unity with other members by sharing skills and resources for the
attainment of common goals. In Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc., everyone is a leader in his
own right. A leader unites individual with various interests and brings out the best in people and
support is nurtured in the ups and downs of one's stay in the organization.
Good quality and on-time delivery are the main demands of their customers. In order to
be competitive in the global arena, they should never be contented at the current state of things
and always strive to produce the best outputs with the given resources. Bound with all these
values that they have continued to share and commit, Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc.
experiences dominantly the success they have always wanted through the years. Keeping in line
with their slogan which is “Designing Beyond Borders”, they will continue to sail and progress
more in the global market. And all these attainments are possible with the teamwork of everyone
that is part of the growing family of Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc.
Visit Experience
I have learned that there are materials’ issues relating to the construction of ship. These
are strength, weldability, toughness, marine corrosion, formability and the cost.
Remarks
It was highly appreciated the effort of our attending tour guide inside the area of
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc. in sharing some of the processes involved in shipbuilding.
We are lucky enough to conduct a plant tour activity in their company. A company that is very