Revolutionizing engineering: How ParaPy helped Royal Huisman cut design time by 97%
In a world where speed, performance, and precision matter more than ever, the maritime sector faces a common challenge: how to iterate faster without compromising quality.
Royal Huisman, renowned for high-performance superyachts, partnered with Buccaneer member ParaPy to overcome this exact challenge. Using ParaPy’s Knowledge-Based Engineering platform, they are transforming how ships are designed and optimized.
The problem: months of repetitive work
Designing a superyacht is an engineering feat. It requires strict compliance with class society rules and growing demands from owners: quiet, fast, lightweight vessels that rival carbon composite racers. Traditionally, the process of modelling, simulating, and optimizing vessels could take two weeks per iteration, a costly delay in fast-paced projects.
The solution: automate with ParaPy
Royal Huisman developed a smart structural design tool using ParaPy. The result?
- 97% reduction in engineering time (from 2 weeks to 30 minutes)
- From 2 to 16 design iterations, fully detailed
- 11% weight savings through structural optimization
Engineers can now instantly explore trade-offs between stiffness and weight, working on smarter, and better decisions. At Royal Huisman, the ParaPy platform has become a cornerstone for accelerating and improving engineering work across disciplines —spanning structural engineering, insulation, engine layout, pipe routing, and more.
ParaPy has a built-in CAD kernel for parametric geometry creation.
ParaPy has a meshing kernel for grid generation linked to CAD.
Use simulation libraries to define loading conditions and materials.
ParaPy includes +30 interfaces for aero, structural and other tools.
What’s under the hood?
ParaPy’s platform empowers engineers to:
- Automate 3D modelling, FEM/stress analysis, collision checks, and weight analysis
- Capture and formalize expert knowledge into reusable code
- Perform complex optimizations without redundant manual effort
It’s not just automation, it’s intelligence baked into your engineering workflow.
About ParaPy
Over 80% of today’s engineering job is highly repetitive. Use the ParaPy platform to capture the underlying knowledge and create applications that automate this work. Accelerate your processes from years to weeks, or from weeks to minutes. And most importantly, give time back to your team for creativity and innovation.
Charting a new course for the industry
This isn’t a one-off success — it’s part of a broader shift already underway. Across the maritime and energy sectors, companies are adopting the ParaPy platform to tackle complex, repetitive design challenges with speed and precision. From layout design in offshore platforms to insulation systems on ships, from mast engineering to automated pipe routing, ParaPy is proving its value across a wide range of applications.
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