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The month’s best technical innovations

WinGD

Survitec

Intellian

Intellian Expands XEO Series Ammonia to the Fore Survitec’s ‘Life Ark’

Intellian expanded its XEO Series, a WinGD and CMB.TECH announced Survitec said its new Marine Evacu-

Ku/Ka electronically switching dual- plans to collaborate on a ? eet of ammo- ation System (MES) Life Ark, a helical band multi-orbit VSAT antennas, with nia fueled bulk carriers. The pair signed slide-based MES for small to medium- the addition of the X100D and X150D. an agreement on the development of sized passenger vessels, has received

The XEO Series were ? rst unveiled in ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines, full-type approval from Bureau Veritas.

March 2022, leading to Intellian’s de- aiming to install the ammonia dual- Life Ark is designed for vessels with sign of the X100D, available later this fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x a freeboard height of up to 23m and month, and the X150D, launching in 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built passenger capacities ranging from 300 early Q3 2023. According to the compa- at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026. to 1,500. Using the fully enclosed, dry- ny, the XEO Series are the world’s ? rst CMB.TECH will support WinGD in shod helical (spiral) slide design inher- commercially available Ka/Ku-band establishing its ammonia-fueled engine ent to Survitec’s popular Marin Ark 2 through a single feed, electronically concept for a large bore engine. CMB. MES and Seahaven AES, Life Ark en- switchable, multi-orbit antennas, mak- TECH has signi? cant insight into alter- sures a safe, rapid and comfortable de- ing them ideal for customers requiring native fuels and builds, designs, owns scent for people of all ages and abilities. high-bandwidth, availability and maxi- and operates large marine and industrial There is no restriction on the size of in- mum agility. applications that run on hydrogen and dividual users, and crew can ascend the ammonia. slide to assist passengers if necessary.

Glamox

Raytheon Anschütz

Emuge-Franken USA

Glamox in Offshore Wind NautoPilot 5000NX PunchDrill: Drilling Tool Tech

Glamox AS inked contracts to pro- Raytheon Anschütz launched Nauto- Emuge-Franken USA introduced vide its marine lighting for four wind Pilot 5000NX, a new autopilot for ships PunchDrill, a new drill design offering turbine commissioning and service op- which the company says combines high feed drilling which doubles the feed eration vessels for Integrated Wind So- unique algorithms for precise steering rate compared to standard drills without lutions (IWS) Fleet AS of Norway, and performance with a wide range of fuel- increasing the axial force or spindle two wind turbine installation vessels for saving features. NautoPilot 5000NX speed. PunchDrill reduces machining

Cadeler A/S. These orders underline the displays all navigational information on forces and optimizes chip-breaking, spectacular growth in the market for off- a 7-inch graphical touchscreen. producing cycle time savings of 50% or shore windfarms and the specialist ships NautoPilot 5000NX’s fuel-saving fea- more when machining cast aluminum needed to construct and support them. tures include: alloys with at least 7% Si content and

For IWS Glamox will provide naviga- • Economy mode. magnesium alloys. EMUGE PunchDrill tion and signal lights, search lights, • Course Control mode. results in shorter machining times, few- and LED lighting for an initial four • The Toe Angle function. er tool changes, and high metal removal commissioning service operation ves- • Heading and Rudder Plot. rates, in addition to higher productivity sels (CSOV). The total number of light and reduced power consumption.

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