If an abnormal condition is present, the MICAD Marine System triggers an alarm to alert operators that corrective action is required. These condition based alarms help to ensure that maintenance is performed well in advance of a costly failure.

'Traditional maintenance typically results in unpredictable vessel reliability, said John Miele, director of sales for MICAD Marine. 'Condition based maintenance is a far more accurate indicator of maintenance issues than simple engine hours or on-site inspections.'

France Helices chairman Paul Bezzi, founded the company in 1977 and has grown it to now include three production facilities across France which make not only propulsion systems but also some 30,000 propellers per year, oil lubricated shaft lines, bearings, brackets, nozzles, rudder arms and exhausts.

Voicing his satisfaction with the new MICAD Marine arrangement, he said, 'Our partnership will provide vessel operators with the most advanced propulsion and monitoring technology on the market today.'

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