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Metal Thickness Gauge

Tritex NDT launched its new

Multigauge 5700

Datalogger Metal

Thickness Gauge.

The new gauge, has all the advan- tages of the Mul- tigauge 5600 but with the added benefi t of storing readings on the gauge, the manu- facturer said. The Multigauge 5700 Datalogger includes an onboard memory for recording mea- surements in either a grid or string format, or com- bination of both. The readings are then transferred to a PC or laptop using wireless technology, which also allows remote gauging if required. tritexndt.com

MIG Gun Customization

Every industrial welding application is different.

Bernard offers online confi gurators that allow for the customization of four semi-automatic MIG gun lines. These online tools result in an industrial-duty

MIG gun customized for a specifi c application or preference. Users can tailor their gun by specifi ca- tions such as amperage, cable length, handle style, trigger and neck type, contact tip and wire size. www.bernardwelds.com

New A/C Chiller

Webasto Ther- mo & Comfort

North America announced the launch of its up- dated BlueCool

C-Series marine air conditioners.

The chiller-style units are suited for medium to large yachts with sever- al independent areas requiring cooling. Furnishing continuous cooling capacity, even in tropical condi- tions, the BlueCool C-Series offers improved per- formance with up to 15% higher effi ciency than in previous models, the manufacturer claims. Reduced compressor noise ensures quiet operation. A reverse cycle function is standard. webasto-marine.com 52 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • JULY 2014

Dynaligner Aims to

Eliminate Shaft Misalignment

A Swedish and Dutch invention aims to eliminate misalignment, modernizing today’s shaft alignment practice. The Dynaligner is said to offer trouble free operation of marine pro- pulsion trains, irrespective of ship operation condition or hull defl ections. Dynaligner ‘s developer said the propeller shafting is correctly aligned at all times during ship operation to avoid any mechanical behavior causing inappropriate bearing loads and wear/vibrations.

The patented invention particularly focuses on, protecting the engine/gear, intermediate bearings and the stern tube bearings.

The Dynaligner solution aims to totally eliminate misalignment during ship operation. All problems related to misalignment will become history for the ship owning industry that until now has been helpless in the face of misalignment. For the shipowner, the most im- portant economic advantage of using Dynaligners is saving all the costs brought about by misalignment, not least the class-required regular stops for tailshaft survey in dock. There are no delays during the new build phase due to shaft alignment procedure. The troublesome jack and sag & gap methods are not needed anymore. The propeller shafting can be installed before the superstructure is mounted on the hull, which will save a lot of time. It’s a solution that makes sense: disengaging the propeller shaft bearings from the ship foundation and hull defl ections. Dynaligner and the controlling software Softalign could well be the innovation that changes shipping.

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