High Pressure Monitoring

01 Jun 2005

Denmark based pressure and temperature product specialist Danfoss A/S haslaunched a new range of high pressure switches, supplementing the established pressure switch family MBC 5100 . 

Pocket Wind Speed Monitor is Useful on the Water

01 Jun 2005

Mariners who might benefit from knowing the exact wind speed will enjoy an ultra-sensitive, ultrasonic handheld meter from Davis Instruments of California USA. Available on this side of the Atlantic from Davis Marine Europe at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, the WindScribe accurately measures wind speeds from zero metres per second to 67 metres per second. 

Save A Lot with AMOT Controls' Early Warning Products

01 Jun 2005

AMOT Controls brought two useful new products to the Norshipping exhibition in Oslo earlier this month. The XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system provides early warning of bearing wear while the TomaHawk 8635A programmable logic controller combines the power of a PLC with ease of use of an embedded controller. 

Simple System Knocks NOx Emissions

01 Jun 2005

Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships contained in Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention came into force last month. Designed to control harmful emissions from ships' exhausts, they set limits of sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) and prohibit deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances.