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August 2012www.marinelink.com 103communications, navigation, positioning, propulsion, energy generation and distri- bution for improving ship operating effi- ciencies. Highlights include live demonstrations of the latest NACOS Platinum series of scalable navigation, automation and control systems featuringstandardized components and operatingnetworks which are already providing fully integrated functionality for vessels of all types and sizes. Displays will becomplemented by a bridge simulator withthree large screens and NACOS-type consoles. Also featured as an integral part of demonstrations will be an L-3 Valma- rine multifunctional VALMATIC Plat- inum automation assembly as well as anew integrated Platinum dynamic posi- tioning and control system developed by L-3 Dynamic Positioning & Control Sys-tems together with SAM and Lyngsø Ma- rine. New exhibits on display for NACOS Platinum systems consist of a RemoteService software package for supporting vessel maintenance and for shore-based fleet control operations, a centralizeddata monitoring facility for evaluating key performance indicators, Fleetpilot. Lankhorst Ropes Hall A1, Booth 510Ease of rope handling and optimizingrope performance are the themes of theLankhorst Ropes booth at this year'sSMM. In addition to the Lankhorst A3 rope splice, the booth will also feature theindustry leading, Tipto Winchline and in- novative Challenger coated Lankoforce rope - simultaneously improving abra- sion resistance and making the rope eas-ier to handle.The A3 splice has 100% efficiency, which means there is no loss in ropestrength due to splicing. It also makes rope handling easier as there is no dou-bling of the rope or splice stiffness in the mainline commonly experienced with traditional rope splicing. The A3 splice is a standard feature of the Tipto Winchline - a dedicated float- ing winchline, developed especially to be used on single drum, self tensioningwinches. The load-bearing 7- strand core combines high strength and low elonga- tion. The Tipto Winchline has a breaking force of 785 kN with the A3 splice, com- pared to 682 kN without the A3 splice. MR#8 (98-105):MR Template 8/10/2012 10:02 AM Page 103