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New Desalination Pump

Aussie Pumps introduced a new desali- nation pump, capable of both high pres- sure and high ? ows. Manufactured by Ber- tolini in Northern Italy, it features heavy duty AISI 316 stainless steel construction.

This material makes it suitable for Re- verse Osmosis, desalination, food industry, pharmaceutical, marine and even chemi- cal applications. The pump can be used

Image courtesy NYK as a direct drive with electric motor in the

New Ship 1,450rpm range (4 pole), and alternatively, can be close coupled to a gearbox, or pul-

Maintenance Method ley’s or driven by a gasoline or diesel engine.

NYK and MTI Co., Ltd. received ap-

Called the Big Berty KA4815, the pump reaches a pressure of 150bar (2,175psi) proval from ClassNK for a new condi- and ? ows as high as 48lpm. It is compact and ? tted with a heavy duty 316 SS head tion-based maintenance (CBM) method capable of handling sustained performance. For maximum performance at 1,450rpm, implemented on NYK-owned coal car- the pump requires a drive system producing up to 14kw.

rier Noshiro Maru. The certi? ed CBM is a method for monitoring the condition of bearings of large marine diesel engines through temperature data, a method that was adopted in the “CBM Guidelines, Sec- ond Edition”4 issued by ClassNK in 2021.

In addition, the Diesel Engine Main

Bearing Condition Monitoring System,

Breakaway Coupling which visualizes bearing temperature

Gall Thomson Aussie Pumps data that can be obtained through sen-

Gall Thomson has announced the latest evolution in Marine Breakaway Cou- sors installed on the main bearings and plings (MBC): PetalC, which reduces axial loads on the most exposed break studs ship operation data, has been developed by up to 30% and reduces MBC install length by 60%. Gall Thomson MBCs are and implemented on the NYK-owned ? tted to marine hoses used in offshore operations to transfer petroleum products and coal carrier Noshiro Maru.

are designed to separate and close in an emergency such as vessel drift or extreme and damaging pressure surge events. Gall Thomson MBCs are therefore designed to protect operations, people, assets and the environment.

PetalC is an evolution of the Gall Thomson Petal Valve MBC and uses tried and tested technology that has delivered reliable performance for more than 40 years.

This evolution is informed by knowledge gained from over 340 successful MBC activations. It is this unique collation of ? eld veri? ed MBC activation experience that has enabled this new standard of performance for MBC technology.

IGUS/Sanmar

Electric Bunkering System

MAG DRILLS & ANNULAR CUTTERS

Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS will de- velop and build a new electric bunkering

From small lightweight low profile mag drills to system, designed to be compact and able large multi-speed models and a wide range of annular cutters, Hougen has the power, performance to supply a variety vessel types with on- & solutions for your holemaking needs.

shore power. To this end, the companies have designed and built the Shore Power

Dispenser System which can be oper- ated by just one crew member. It allows an extension of the dispenser system to provide higher charging power capaci- ties; each module can handle 500A cur- -426-7818SERVICE • INTEGRITY 800-426-7818 SERVICE • INTEGRITY • RELIABILITY HOUGEN.COM rent capacity (up to 1000V AC).

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