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Future Tech

Rolls-Royce &

The Future Tech “Reality” 4.0

BY TOM MULLIGAN

Growth Drivers

Rolls-Royce. The words have been used by many to

Rolls-Royce Marine has 4,000 customers worldwide and equipment installed on 25,000 vessels, its main signify excellence – though not with the company’s strengths being in the naval, merchant and offshore markets. Rolls-Royce says the main driver for growth permission, of course. Rolls-Royce Marine is taking is the need for cleaner power technologies to satisfy new environmental legislation and the company now a leading position in developing and introducing the has the world’s largest portfolio of power, propulsion, complex positioning systems and deck equipment op- systems and technologies needed for the running of erating to the new standards. These systems are based a successful business in the maritime industry of the upon products that provide competitive vessel sys- tems integration capability in multiple layers across 21st century. At a company presentation held in Lon- ship design and operation and ship intelligence, and include electrical, automation & control (EA&C) sys- don earlier this year, Mikael Mäkinen, President of tems.

The driver for technology development at Rolls-

Rolls-Royce Marine, outlined the company’s vision

Royce is the need for the shipping industry to comply with increasing environmental legislation and system for the future and its strategies to put these new sys- ef? ciency requirements. According to Mäkinen, such technology development is based on the company’s tems based on new technologies into place.

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