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98 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2014 What is DSM Dyneema? DSM Dyneema is the in- ventor and manufacturer of Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthyl- ene (UHMWPE) Þ ber branded as Dyneema, the world?s strongest Þ ber. In reading up on DSM Dyneema previous to this interview, the word ?Innovation? comes through time and again: Please describe for our readers the innovation that DSM Dyneema delivers. Innovation is an important part of why I?m with this company. If you talk about this product with somebody who knows nothing about the product itself, everybody gets ex-cited; because the beautiful thing is, the Dyneema product triggers all kinds of new application thoughts, ideas and people get excited about that. And if they get excited, they have energy and they get positive, and that?s what you have in this company. Innovation is often described as driven by societal or industry needs. Yet it is people who make the differ- ence. With technology as the catalyst, DSM Dyneema encourages its people to think big ? and be willing to move from existing paths and make new concepts become reality. And they can only do so in an environment that al-lows them to step out of their comfort zone, make mistakes and learn from them. Examples of innovation include:? The breakthrough of Dyneema Max Technology which redeÞ nes the material?s already exceptional perfor- mance in deep sea mooring, combining weight and strength advantages with a unique resistance to creep. However, it also brings added value to lines for the offshore, maritime & sailing industry; ? ShoreTension , a revolutionary vessel mooring system, is helping the marine industry to address the global challenges of energy conservation, improving ships? safety and the con- tinuous need to reduce down-time of available terminals;? Stronger Þ sh barrier nets with Dyneema. In the United States, PaciÞ c Netting Products Incorporated (PNP) is helping power generators to reduce costs and increase successful Þ sh mi- gration with barrier nets made with advanced Dyneema Þ ber. How is DSM Dyneema investing in innova-tion today? The DSM Dyneema science team is encouraged to spend 10-20% of its time on ?blue-sky? projects and developments, in addition to speciÞ c projects. Our Open Innovation chal-lenge goes one step further; we invite anyone to share ideas and experiences with us. Also, we are currently devel- oping new technology innovations in the renewable energy space of ß oat-ing offshore wind, in a consortium of development partners led by the Glo-sten Associates, where DM 20 from Dyneema Max Technology is an en- Gerard Gerard de Reuver de Reuver Talking Heavy LiÞ ng with Dyneema president If your knowledge is scant on Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene Þ ber and its impact on heavy lifting, read on and Dyneema presi- dent Gerard de Re- uver will school you.By Greg Trauthwein HEAVY LIFTING The successful Costa Concordia Parbuckling project. Ropes made with Dyneema help Titan Salvage nd Mico- peri on this historic salvage operation.MR #8 (98-105).indd 98MR #8 (98-105).indd 988/5/2014 1:29:53 PM8/5/2014 1:29:53 PM