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High Strength, Vibration

Resistant Fastener from Huck

Alcoa Fastening Sys- tems debuted the pre- mium BOM (blind oversized mechani- cally locked) fasten- er. The BOM is the highest strength blind oversize fastener in the world, providing typical tensile strength up to 29,100 lbs. and shear strength up to 45,100 lbs. The unique push-and-pull design of the BOM allows for easy installation in all blind side applications, with- out the need for torqueing tools. Additionally, the large bearing area on both sides of the work piece ensures a permanently held, tamperresistant joint. www.afshuck.net

Gumdrop Debuts Cases for

Marine Industry

Gumdrop rolled out the Marine and

Industry Series of cases. Featuring a weatherproof enclo- sure, easy access to buttons and plugs and boat mounting options, the Marine is a revolutionary case designed exclusively for the marine lifestyle.

Key Features of the Gumdrop Marine, according to the manufacturer: Weatherproof Enclosure: Double

Layer of Rugged Protection; Easy Access: Access to all buttons and ports via watertight plugs and seals; and Versatility: Rugged built-in adjustable stand.

The Gumdrop Marine will be available in March for the iPad 3, iPad 4 and iPad Air for $149.95. www.gumdropcases.com

Viking Refi ts Four NGSCO

Vessels with the Unique

Nadiro LRRS System

New IMO regulations call for major and mandatory improvements to safeguard lives both during life- boat drills and during emergencies at sea. For more than a decade, LRRS including on-load release hooks have been the cause of numerous accidents, some involving fatalities. Those accidents have tar- nished the reputation of lifeboats as a safety device.

As NGSCO have a strong commitment to excel- lence and strive for superior safety, they made it a priority to get the lifeboat hooks retrofi tted as soon as possible with the latest technology, even though the regulations would allow them to wait until the next dry dock period in fi ve years. www.VIKING-life.com

New Aluminum Vise

Action Compression Latch

Southco added a lightweight, aluminum version of its E3 VISE ACTION Compression Latch, which is designed to deliver robust, vibration-resistant fas- tening. The aluminum E3 is suitable for use in a variety of transportation applications and across nu- merous other industries. The E3 Compression Latch features lightweight, aluminum construction. Com- monality with existing products allows for simpli- fi ed installation. www.southco.com

New handheld Marking

System FlyMarker PRO

For durable markings of big and unmovable work pieces of the ship build- ing industry, a portable handheld marking system means simplifi cation. The handheld marking system

FlyMarker PRO of the

German company MAR-

KATOR is battery operat- ed and with this very fl ex- ible. The dot peen marker weighs slightly over 4 kg and can be easily carried across the shipyard to mark work pieces on site.

The control unit is installed in the break-proof hous- ing of the hand-held marking system and is with this protected against external infl uences, and there are no cables to endanger the work. www.fl ymarker.com

Hatch Sealing Tape

World Wide Metric added DrySeal Hatch Sealing

Tape to its products list after partnering with Sop- rema, a manufacturer in the waterproofi ng industry.

DrySeal is an adhesive “winter grade” hatch sealing tape manufactured in Canada from SBS Modifi ed Bi- tumen, making the product water resistant, elastomer- ic and durable with cutting edge technology. Accord- ing to World Wide Metric, the tape provides a solution for waterproofi ng a ship’s hatch covers and ensuring that valuable cargo arrives damage free at unloading. www.worldwidemetric.com

DNV GL Debuts

New Explosion

Hazard Software

DNV GL’s new Phast 3D Explosions software mod- ule enables advanced 3D modeling, increasing both the accuracy and detail of the evaluations as well as information about the speed of vapor cloud ex- plosion (VCE) analyses. Phast software is used to model safety aspects of design options for proposed new facilities and for operational changes in exist- ing facilities. The software examines the progress of a potential incident from the initial release of hazardous substances to far-fi eld dispersion includ- ing fl ammable and toxic effects. The analyses take numerous parameters into consideration including variables such as wind direction and speed. “The 3D modeling functionality in the Phast 3D

Explosions module allows you to complete a more realistic and more detailed evaluation of explo- sion hazards and the blast potential using either the

Multi-Energy or the Baker-Strehlow-Tang explo- sion model,” said Nic Cavanagh, Director of Opera- tions for Risk and Reliability, Software, DNV GL.

Phast 3D Explosions can be used in a number of ap- plications, including occupied building analysis, fa- cility siting, escalation assessment, plant layout op- timization, determination of design accidental loads on structures and equipment, defi nition of exclusion zones and in demonstrating regulatory compliance.

Key features of Phast 3D Explosions software: de- tailed vapor cloud explosion (VCE) modeling; de- velopment of combined hazard contours; and con- sideration of directional effects. www.dnvgl.com

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