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Tech Files

Safety, Fluid, Filtration

Ergodyne

C-Hero

Brass Knuckle

SKULLERZ SAFETY HELMET RED WARRIOR SMARTFLEX C-HERO

Ergodyne’s new Skullerz Safety The Brass Knuckle Red Warrior C-HERO innovates man overboard

Helmets feature built-in Mips (multi- SmartFlex (BK504) gloves provide recovery products, designed by a tug- directional impact protection system) spongelike slip resistance with a pro- boat captain, speci? cally for the tugboat technology to protect workers from prietary polyurethane foam coating pro- industry. Its system allows for an under- angled impacts. Available in Class C cess. They’re 20% thinner than compa- way one-person recovery of a helpless and Class E, the new safety helmets are rable 15-gauge coated gloves, yet thick person from the water. The company’s integrated with a low-friction layer that on comfort and ? exibility. A seamless president, Shane Smith, was born into slides multi-directionally to redirect ro- nylon knit material provides maximum the tugboat business and never left. He tational energy that otherwise could be ? ex and tactile sensitivity, with an un- brings to the company 30 years’ captain transferred to the head upon falling or coated back and wrist that helps improve experience, a wealth of on deck knowl- impact. ventilation. The full knit wrist provides edge, a passion for the water and saving a snug ? t and prevents dirt, debris and lives and a desire to make a difference in cold from getting inside the glove. MOB recovery.

FUELTRAX

Eaton

Shell

FUELTRAX FLUID PURIFIER SHELL MARINE

The Filtration Division of Eaton adds Shell Marine has deployed a suite of Compatible with any vessel, engine, or fuel in any location in the world, the a higher volume ? ow rate system to its enhancements to its LubeMonitor ser-

FUELTRAX smart fuel management IFPM series of automated PLC-con- vice. New features include: system is designed to reduce onboard trolled, mobile, off-line ? uid puri? ers. • Enhanced ? eet and vessel insights fuel consumption costs, emissions and Complementing the IFPM 33, which that go beyond traditional reporting.

has a ? ow rate of 8 gpm (30 l/m), the • A comprehensive engine inspection set the standard for secure, compli- ant and optimized vessel performance. new IFPM 73 has over double the ? ow feature which allows inclusion of re-

Each FUELTRAX installation includes rate of 20 gpm (70 l/m) for purifying oils corded measurements of piston ring access to the cloud-based data analytics stored in large tanks and reservoirs. The clearance, piston ring coating, liner service, FUELNET, with real time data system removes free and dissolved wa- wear. ter and gases, and particulate contami- Available via the internet, iOS and An- insights into fuel consumption and op- nation down to 3 µm from light trans- droid operating systems, as well as an erations. former oils to heavy lubricating oils. of? ine logbook.

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