The Smith Meter® PD Meter reaches its 80th birthday this month – at the same time as the 50th anniversary of the Smith Meter® business setting up in Germany. The Smith Meter® PD Meter – PD stands for Positive Displacement – was first built in 1940 in Erie, Pennsylvania. It’s still manufactured there at what […]
You’ve just put the final coat of paint on the structure, quality assurance has gone through and the installation is finalized. However, sooner or later, a requirement to support additional equipment or cables will occur. Our brand-new products for electrical outfitting on ships are designed for this exact scenario! These products are quick and easy […]
Controllable pitch propellers – the perfect match for electrical vessels
Controllable pitch propellers – the perfect match for electrical vessels
According to shipyard Brødrene Aa high-efficiency, controllable pitch propellers are the best option for battery-powered vessels that operate around 20 knots.
TechnipFMC partners with YPF to set fracing record at Vaca Muerta
TechnipFMC partners with YPF to set fracing record at Vaca Muerta
TechnipFMC and YPF, along with Halliburton, achieved the highest number of frac stages pumped in a 24-hour period in the basin.
ROMAS project completes first phase of remote machinery operation testing
ROMAS project completes first phase of remote machinery operation testing
Classification society DNV GL, automation systems vendor Høglund, ferry operator Fjord1, and the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) have completed the first testing phase of the ROMAS (Remote Operation of Machinery and Automation Systems) project. The results were presented for the first time at the Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo this week.
Press release – Industry 4.0
Press release – Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 calls for a system change in field operation
Many innovations in Software product forum
Many innovations in Software product forum
Several pre-launches were made on AKVA group Software´s annual product forum in March. Fishtalk Control App for daily registrations was one of them.
First class approval programme for AM manufacturers
First class approval programme for AM manufacturers
Classification society DNV GL has released the first approval of manufacturer (AoM) scheme for additive manufacturing (AM) producers wishing to supply products that comply with the DNV GL rules and standards. Additive manufacturing is a term that covers industrial processes that create three dimensional objects by adding layers of material: It includes such technologies as 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping (RP), Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM), layered manufacturing and additive fabrication.
Next generation hull calculation software: DNV GL launches Nauticus Hull version V20
Next generation hull calculation software: DNV GL launches Nauticus Hull version V20
With new ship rules and IACS requirements increasing the scope of hull design,
Upgrade on schedule
Upgrade on schedule
New extruder technology will also enable us to more quickly switch our production from one pipe dimension to another.