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104Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Alfa LavaThe SMM trade fair takes place in Hamburg, on 4?7 September 2012. Alfa Laval will be showcasing a wide range of solutions designed to address the big is-sues for the marine industry, such as boosting efficiency and reducing operat- ing costs.Fuel strategies and ways to cut fuel bills are important priorities for all ship own- ers and operators today, Alfa Laval will be showing some innovative new solu- tions that tackle these issues. Saving en- ergy and reducing CO are high on theagenda, and our key environmental prod- ucts will be on display. Excellent support is of course essential for maximizing per- formance, and our parts and service of-fering will also be featured.This year?s SMM will be the launch pad for three new products. PureSOx in- troduces cost-effective exhaust gas clean- ing. PureDry introduces waste fuel recovery and a paradigm shift in separa- tor design. The wide temperature and pressure range of the AlfaNova fusion- bonded plate heat exchanger meets the demanding applications set by today?s modern fleet.Vulkan Couplings Hall A3, Booth 302Vulkan Couplings extended the range of the enhanced performance ACOTEC couplings with the RATO R +. The drive specialist, which is based in Herne, islaunching the initial sizes of the develop- ment and presenting it to specialists forthe first time at SMM. ACOTEC (Ad- vanced Compound Technology) is a ho- listic approach to optimizing all relevant areas of influence, in order to be able tooffer the best possible products and serv- ices. The basis for this is that VULKAN Couplings combines all competencies in-house, from application technology andtorsional vibration calculations to theconstruction and development, the elas- tomer and vulcanization technology rightup to the test centre, condition monitor- ing and service. The couplings manufac- tured and tested with this technologyform the ACOTEC coupling range of the company, which are characterized by ex- treme resilience and reliability and whichare labeled in the respective type desig- nation with an additional plus sign fol-lowing the brand name. DanfossHall B1, Danish PavillionAt SMM Danfoss will exhibit its ma- rine portfolio, including our frequency converter-family that holds eight marine approvals. Visitors will also be intro- duced to a variety of sensors, such asour cylinder pres- sure sensor that re-duces fuelconsumption andincreases enginelife. Frequency con- verter: compact size and marine ap-proved The more compact D-frame construc-tion design of the VLT Frequency con- verter is now fully available in the 90 to 250 KW output range. VLT frequency converters are available in protection classes up to IP 66, making the productsideal for the refurbishment of older ves- sels. Danfoss VLT frequency converters for marine applications are certified by eight authorities within the maritime andoff-shore area, including DNV, RINA, Lloyds, CCI and others. Cylinder Pressure Sensor ? reduces fuelconsumptionThe new high quality pressure sensor allows 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines to operate with a higher output than is thecase today. Owners benefit from reduced fuel consumption, lower maintenance costs as well as longer operating life.Survitec Group Hall B1.OG, Booth 600During SMM, visitors to the SurvitecGroup stand will have the first opportu- nity to observe the new remote life raft launch feature for the world-leading SurvitecZodiac MIS (Medium InflatableSlide) Escape Slide System. The innova- tive feature of the new SurvitecZodiac system enables a second liferaft to be re-motely launched after the double trackescape slide has been deployed and its first 150 person liferaft has been auto- matically inflated. By pulling a painterline on the ship, the new development al- lows the second liferaft to be deployed. Previously it was necessary for a crew member to descend into the first liferaft, from where the second could be inflated. The development of a remote inflation capability now eliminates the need for any crew to leave the ship ahead of pas- sengers and permits the almost immedi-ate deployment of a second liferaft as soon as the first has been activated. This is expected to save valuable seconds of vessel evacuation time for passengers and crew. SMM 2012September 4-7, Hamburg, Germany MR#8 (98-105):MR Template 8/10/2012 10:16 AM Page 104