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CLEAN WATER PRODUCTS Dometic Innovates

Dometic develops products that make sible because this class of vessel uses a life on the water more comfortable and secondary heat exchanger (keel cooler) productive. An engineering leader of in- which keeps seawater away from the con- novative products for the global marine denser. Recently the ? rm recently expand- industry with the largest worldwide sales ed the Pompano Beach facility to include and service network, products include air an additional 33,000 sq. ft. of factory ? oor conditioning, ventilation, air puri? cation, space. The ? rm provides engineering and water puri? cation, and sanitation. Com- manufacturing of marine air conditioning pact, modular, and shell-and-tube chillers systems (self-contained, split systems, and are customized for up to 2.4 million BTUs chillers), ship-wide ventilation and ? re of climate control. The ? rm has about 300 dampers, watermakers and water puri? ca- employees. tion systems, in-duct air puri? cation, and

For a 72’ Signet tug boat, Dometic de- sanitation systems, including VacuFlush, signed a custom chiller system with a MasterFlush, and RushFlush toilet tech- compact, ef? cient, brazed-plate heat ex- nologies.

www.dometic.com/usa changer for the condenser. This was pos-

Image: Dometic

Terragon Waste Mgmt.

Earlier this year Terragon Environmental Technolo- gies Inc. announced that it had gone into contract with Crystal Cruises and Lindblad Expeditions, to supply one MAGS V8 for the Crystal Serenity, and one for the National Geographic Orion. The Crystal

Serenity is a luxurious cruise ship that can accom- modate about 1,000 passengers, and has been voted the number one cruise ship in the world by Conde

Naste Traveler readers. MAGS will be an addition- al tool to enhance onboard waste management, as well as producing energy from waste. The National

Geographic Orion, is vessel built speci? cally for ex- ploration travel, and accommodates about 100 pas-

Image: Elastec sengers. The ship has a unique glass bottom that en- ables spectacular underwater views. MAGS will be

Image: Eltorque

Elastec: Cleaning Up the main technology for the conversion of waste to energy. The ship travels to some of the most remote the Spills and pristine areas of the world, and it is of utmost concern for the company to ensure the surrounding

Eltorque QT50 Actuator

Located in Carmi and Fair? eld, Illinois and Co- waters, air, and marine life are protected from any

Eltorque launched a new super-compact valve ac- coa, Florida, Elastec manufactures water pollution negative environmental disturbances.

tuator. The QT50. control products specializing in oil spill recovery

Terragon develops and commercializes products to “With the QT50, Eltorque has responded to (indus- equipment. Established in 1990 with the invention enable off-grid sustainability. The company’s vi- try) request by developing the smallest actuator in of the ELASTEC Drum Skimmer, the U.S. Clean sion is to enable the “zero-waste discharge” habi- its class, at 2/3 of the weight and 1/3 the volume of

Water act inspired Elastec to expand its product line tat, whereby all waste streams are used to generate competing products,” said Arnstein Kjesbu, CEO, to include ? oating booms, turbidity curtains, vacu- valuable resources for the site that is creating the

Eltorque. According to the company the QT50 still um systems, work boats and portable incinerators. waste. delivers the same performance as other Eltorque

Elastec’s new Omni Cat is a waterway maintenance www.terragon.net products: maintenance free, IP68 protection rating, catamaran designed to help municipalities comply market leading functionality and feedback, time with nonpoint source pollution. To control silt and saving installation and commissioning, and the op- sediment pollution during marine construction, tion of hybrid cable connectivity. Designed for but-

Elastec also manufactures turbidity curtains. A re- ter? y and ball valves primarily in the DN25–DN80 cent project near the Golden Gate Bridge has earned range, the QT50 actuator features CANbus, digital

Elastec an environmental award. The ? rm has about or analog control interfaces, improved visuals, and a 110 employees.

unique planetary gear, all made to ? t in the smallest www.elastec.com possible packaging.

www.eltorque.no .

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