BOGE expands its product range

Germany’s BOGE Compressors, a leading supplier of industrial compressed air systems, has launched a new product range for the marine sector.

BOGE Compressors has a new product range for the marine sector including the SRH-/RH-starting air piston compressor

BOGE said that its new range meets the market’s demand for the reliable delivery of compressed air and nitrogen, while enduring long and harsh operating conditions at sea.

Mark Whitmore, general manager at BOGE Compressors, said: “We have developed all of the solutions in this range to excel in the harsh operating conditions commonly found in marine applications. They meet strict maritime shipping requirements and are fully certified as such. These solutions are also plug-and-play, so installation and setup can be completed within normal berthing times, making them ready to use immediately.”

The new BOGE SRH-/RH-starting air piston compressors provide a constant supply of compressed air up to 35 bar to start up diesel engines. Each compressor has a compact design and delivers excellent performance in high ambient temperatures ranging up to 45°C.

The compressors run at low speeds and are assembled using high quality materials to ensure an exceptionally long life cycle, minimal maintenance and maximum reliability.

BOGE has also made available to the marine sector its S3 series of screw compressors, which have proven to be extremely reliable onshore. The compressors feature BOGE’s innovative ‘effilence’ airends which ensure that machine idle periods are kept to a minimum.

As well as preventing methane-emitting freight from causing damage to cargo tanks, ships require nitrogen on-board to keep the dew point of its liquefied gas (LPG) fuel to minus 40°C. BOGE’s new nitrogen generators provide a consistent supply to achieve this and prevent the gas from reacting with water vapour.

By Anne-Marie Causer