seatec - Finnish marine technology review 1/2008 | Page 36

Greener, Safer and Easier system to prevent pipe blockage, MEGATECH ADS 400 Finnish company Megatech has developed an intelligent chemical dispensing system ADS 400. This device distributes environmental friendly chemical/bacteria-liquid to the problem ar- V acuum toilet pipe lines onboard ships tend to have blockag- eas of the pipework. The liquid is specially designed to remove es due to the gradual build-up of a thick, hard layer of scale and prevent the build-up of the scale inside the tubes. Megatech on the inside of ship’s wastewater pipes. Cruise vessel passengers definitely appreciate if the ship’s ADS 400 -system automatically monitors the condition of pipes and doses always optimal amount of liquid. toilet lines always work perfectly. Nobody wants to meet prob- Equipment is easy to install to both old and new vessels. lems on this area. Megatech supplies for ships also other intelligent chemical Traditional methods for scale removing from pipes have been dispensers. These are used in cleaning and foam preventing of strong acid treatments. These are risks to environment and risks to seawater pipes, cooling pipes and boilers. ■ personnel, sometimes ineffective and also expensive systems. For more info, visit website www.megatech.fi Windside – the best that withstands the worst F innish Windside Wind Turbines can be found almost anywhere – from the Nordic Sea to the icy wastelands of Ant- arctica, from the sand storms and sweltering heat of the Sahara Desert to the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The core groups of the Windside are professionals bodies from the different fields of expertise: marine navigation boards, air and land traffic controllers. security forces, the military, meteorological and geological researchers, radio and telecommunication companies. Windside Wind Turbines have been designed for the most WS-0,308A on offshore production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. demanding professional use in the harshest of environments. Windside is completely self contained, automatic and extremely robust. Due to the Windside’s design its installation and operating procedures are easy even in the most primitive of circumstances and it can be left behind to operate as an autonomous WS.0,15Bplus supplying power for meteorological instruments at Mt Parsons Antarctica. unit. They are built to last. The Windside uses are almost limitless. Wherever you need power Winsdside has a solution be it safety lights, traffic signs, platforms, ships and boats etc. Windside provides quality for those who can’t afford to fail. emergency exits, street lighting, telecommunications towers, remote signal and surveillance equipment, lighthouses, gas and oil 34 seatec 2008 More information: www.windside.com