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TECHNOLOGY

Fume Extraction for Shipbuilding ow do you protect welders tractor captures up to 95% of weld collection unit for extraction. Mo-

Hfrom dangerous weld fumes fumes at the source. The light- bile units like the RoboVent Pro- when working on or inside large weight, ergonomic handle reduces Cube come equipped with wheels ship hulls? The best option for welder fatigue and ensures excel- and a handle for easy transport. many shipbuilders is a fume gun. lent visibility. Since extraction is At just 95 pounds and 42-in. high,

The RoboVent Extractor is de- provided right in the torch, welders the ProCube can be easily moved signed to provide high-ef? ciency do not have to continually reposi- by an individual welder. Each unit fume extraction and excellent weld tion fume arms or other source cap- supports one or two Extractor fume quality in a package little bigger tion equipment. The fume gun can guns. www.robovent.com than a standard weld torch. The Ex- be paired with a mobile hi-vac dust

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SBG Systems Upgrades Its Ekinox Series Damen’s Mobile BWTS: IMO Type Approval Ashtead Delivers Inspection Technology

SBG Systems said it will soon present its new Damen’s mobile ballast water treatment system is Ashtead Technology expanded its equipment generation of advanced and compact inertial navi- an external ballast water treatment unit designed rental pool following a signi? cant investment in gation systems, the Ekinox 2 Series. The Ekinox primarily for use in ports and harbors. Damen the latest Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) technol-

Series is a line of tactical grade MEMS-based InvaSave treats ballast water to the IMO D-2 ogy to deliver faster, more accurate asset integrity inertial navigation systems ? rst released in 2013. standard. It can also deliver water treated to the inspections. Ashtead will now supply the Eddy?

The newest is now twice more accurate in attitude same standard to outbound vessels. Its mobile, Lyft, an inspection tool for identifying corrosion due to a complete redesign of the in-house Iner- containerized format means that it can be oper- under insulation (CUI), a major asset integrity is- tial Measurement Unit (IMU) integrating cutting- ated from the dockside or from onboard a vessel sue for the oil and gas, and petrochemical sectors.

www.ashtead-technology.com edge gyroscopes and accelerometers. alongside, receiving or delivering water to a ship. www.sbg-systems.com www.damen.com

Image: FCI Watermakers Image: Ashtead Image: RoboVent

Integrated Terminal Of? oading

Offspring International (OIL) announces Offshore Ops, an

Poseidon Meets Water Needs integrated approach to oil terminal operations and tanker Large offshore vessels and drilling platforms have movements. With an increasing need to optimize terminal atypical water demands. Daily personal use often operations, the Offshore Ops Integrated Terminal Manage- pales in comparison to shipboard and production ment system offers extended of? oading availability and safer operation needs. FCI Watermakers’ high-output mooring operations for Single Point and Conventional Buoy Poseidon+ produces 54–103m3/14,265–27,210 mooring systems. Developed over 12 years’ terminal opera- gallons of fresh, pure water per day. Engineered tions experience, the Offshore Ops system is fully compliant and manufactured in the U.S., the Poseidon+ is with OCIMF SMOG 2015. built to run non-stop, 24/7.

www.offspringinternational.com www.fciwatermakers.com

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