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Repair & Conversion

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The new patent allows UltraStrip

Systems to further expand its patented coatings removal systems.

The advantages to the Air Gap patent over existing UltraStrip patented roller designs are greater adhesion and non- marring of the surface.

UltraStrip Systems has received four other U.S. patents for its coatings removal equipment (#5.628,271. #5.849.099, #6.287,340, and #6,425,389) with two Notice of

Allowances approved, and two other patents applied for.

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Brunei Develops New

Coating System

Bristol-based Brunei Limited has developed radical new coating systems for the marine industry. The aim has been to create the most durable, efficient and environmentally friendly available.

To marry the owners' needs for hull-effi-

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Developed and produced in the U.K., the systems are constantly evolving, but are already well-proven. The system was recently applied on three Canada

Maritime container vessels in Antwerp, and the same group, who operate a five- year docking schedule and widely use

Brunei's systems, will be applying these on two further ships later this month in

Lisnave, Portugal. Since its initial devel- opment with the aid of Britain's Royal

Naval base at Portsmouth, applications have taken place in over 20 countries.

Vessels range from Containerships,

Tankers, Cruise Ships, Rigs, RoRo, etc.

The product range covers decks, ramps, tanktops, tanks, hatchcovers, superstruc- ture, leisure tracks and pools, as well as hulls above and below the waterline.

The Brunei systems rely on a tried and tested formulation, which is applied with conventional spraying equipment, of complex resins and their catalyst. The

Enviromarine and Endurance product ranges are free of all metals and bio- cides. They will comply well beyond 2008. and so will not be required to be removed at that time to avoid encapsula- tion. Brunei's are not designed to cater for the manufacturer's normal commer- cial need for the ship to require re-coat- ing at the next dry-docking, either by shedding the coating through wear, or by obsolescence through new legislation.

Indeed, the facts that the system does not "polish off", and that it is approxi- mately four times harder than concrete, have meant that wear factors are very low, even when hulls have been break- ing ice for repeated winters.

The system is applied in fewer coats, which saves considerable cost and time.

It can be re-floated in much shorter intervals after applying the final coat, since final curing will continue under water. Also, since there is no evapora- tion, painting and dock time are not at the mercy of the weather. Humidity is not a factor, and painting can continue in the rain. Since the coatings are 100% solids, and contain no solvents, there are no pores to nurture marine micro-organ- isms and to nourish marine growth on the hull. There are no attachment points for such growth and. with a coefficient of friction so low that it represents a fraction of polished steel or glass, the slightest motion of the hull helps to keep the hull efficiently clean. Inspections, including those by divers, have shown successful resistance to marine growth.

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