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PRODUCTS

Viega’s Trades Education

Network Program

The Viega Trades Education Net- work (VTEN) program is offered as a partnership to supplement a school’s curriculum regarding the design, installation and function of plumbing and hydronic systems.

VTEN provides access to LoopCAD design software and Viega’s eLearn-

Henriksen’s Online Hook ing platform. A partial list of Viega’s

Inspection Courses current modules includes: Hydron-

The maritime world is a little safer ics 101, Piping and Controls, Trades thanks to its hook inspection train-

Math and Blueprint reading, CAD ing courses. Henriksen introduced and BIM, Radiant Design and more. an on-line training course that en- www.viega.us/VTEN ables customers to perform their own annual product inspections. In a ? rst for SOLAS regulated lifting gear, Henriksen Hook users now can undertake online training that teaches them how to inspect prod- ucts for safety-critical defects. www.hhenriksen.com

Schuyler Rubber

Fendering for Navy Tugs

Schuyler Rubber’s fendering pack- age has been speci? ed for U.S.

Navy YT 808 Class harbor tugs.

The grey colored rubber above the waterline is to prevent the fender-

ABB Enables Remotely ing from marking grey hull Navy

Operated Passenger Ferry ships. This grey fendering includes

Rolls-Royce Workboat

An Ice-class passenger ferry was re- two courses of cylindrical rubber

Sector Waterjets motely piloted through a test area, on the bow and one course on the

Rolls-Royce’s new range of Kamewa proving that human oversight of stern, coupled with W-fendering on

A5 waterjets improves upon the vessels from anywhere is achiev- the mid-bow and various D-rubber popular FF range of Rolls-Royce able with today’s technologies. Spe- strakes oriented down the side.

Kamewa waterjets by providing ci? cally, Suomenlinna II was ret- www.goschuyler.com/ greater thrust from a waterjet with ro? tted with ABB’s new dynamic a more compact inboard footprint. positioning system, ABB Ability

Geared towards smaller boats and

Marine Pilot Control, and steered craft up to 25m in length, the A5 from a control center in Helsinki. series is manufactured from high-

This breakthrough trial represents grade marine aluminum and avail- a crucial step toward increasing the able in seven sizes with power out- maritime industry’s acceptance of puts between 100kW and 1230kW. autonomous operation systems. www.Rolls-Royce.com/marine www.abb.com 57 www.marinelink.com MN

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