Equipment
BWTS Producing for a boom
FilterSafe, a manufacturer of high volume ballast water filtration equipment, is doubling its manufacturing capacity in anticipation of the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) and a subsequent boom in Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). The company plans to raise its annual
production from 750 ballast filtration systems to 1,500 in order to meet the demand of the shipbuilding industries in China and South Korea. It also plans to employ 20% more staff for its production facilities this year in addition to a previous 25% rise in manpower in 2015 and to double the size of its manufacturing plant in Israel from 2,000m2
to 4,000m2
www.filtersafe.net CAD/CAM
Tooling up
HydroComp, Inc. delivers new functions in its PropCad Premium design software, both reducing the manipulation of propeller designs within a 3D CAD tool and facilitating the reconstruction of existing designs with its Scan Converter feature. The new Patterns Corrections tool allows users
to directly specify machine stock and shrinkage to create machining models, casting patterns, and mould geometries. It can be used to expand and thicken propeller designs to create machining models and casing patterns. The tool’s ability to directly apply corrections
to the propeller parameters is a major advantage, according to HydroComp, as it allows the calculation and visualisation of sections, blade parameters, and radial distributions. Following the specification of corrections and the display of the derived geometry, 3D models, 2D drawings and offset reports can be generated for the new geometries. HydroComp also reveals that its ScanConverter
function, now part of PropCad Premium, is being used to convert 3D inspection data into PropCad designs, 2D drawings, and reports. The tool can process extracted propeller parameters, such as pitch, skew and thickness using 3D data points collected from a physical propeller. “Once the design is in PropCad, additional
documentation such as 2D drawings, pitch inspection reports, and 3D offsets can be easily generated for customers, clients, and record keeping,” says the company.
www.hydrocompinc.com
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BWTS Stocking up for BWMC
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group announces that Optimarin will supply BWTSs for nine of its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels operating in the Arabian Gulf. Tore Andersen, CEO, Optimarin, explains that the
system’s modularity makes it easy to install on vessels, such as AHTSs, where space is at a premium. “Tese vessels are state of the art and designed to excel in the region’s shallow waters, high temperatures, salinities and humidity. This will ensure optimal quality, reliable operations, and Sinopacific wanted a BWT system to match.” The vessels will be operated by ESNAAD, a
subsidiary of the ABHU Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and are scheduled for delivery to the company before the end of 2017. Andersen adds: “With the upcoming full USCG
approval of our system, expected in autumn this year, and our vast experience of both newbuild and retrofit installations, we think we’re perfectly placed to offer shipowners and yards the best in BWT. Tat means complete system performance, compliance and peace of mind for the future.”
www.optimarin.com
Seals & bearings A rubber alternative to
welding Roxtec, a manufacturer of cable and pipe transit systems, is aiming to supply the marine and offshore oil and gas sectors with a rubber safety seal that guards against fire, gas and water ingress.
The Roxtec Single Pipe Metal (SPM) product
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