Technology – Page 5
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Hull Vane, Naiad jointly launch ‘Dynamic’ Hull Vane
Underwater spoiler to be shown for the first time at Monaco next week
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Bridge system cooperation launched between Rolls Royce and Team Italia
Integrated bridge systems to be developed for series yachts
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Hull Vane develops semi-custom wing for 10m-20m yachts
Hull Vane BV of the Netherlands has developed a semi-custom, below-the-transom wing for recreational yachts of 10m-20m to improve their speed efficiency, extend their range and improve onboard comfort.
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Seakeeper makes waves with launch of new model in Cannes
New Seakeeper 18 packs a punch, as firm continues with expansion plans
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Oceanco makes ‘efficiency step’ to future-proof ICT strategy
The Dutch builder’s radical new data-driven IT system ‘Yachtbuilder” is set to trasform the way it builds its increasingly large and complex boats
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Boat Builder Awards 2019: Foilers on the innovation radar
Last year it was a dynamic new deck layout by Galeon that picked up the Innovative On-Board Design Solution award sponsored by Fusion. As foilers enter the mainstream, will the technology make them a front runner in this year’s Awards?
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ZF’s steerable propulsion goes fully electric
Germany-based ZF recently launched a new saildrive leg that can fully rotate for integrated joystick control. From November, a fully-electric proof-of-concept version will also become available for sea trials
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Volvo Penta conducting feasibility study on fast charging-at-sea
Collaboration with ABB in Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology, will assess possible solutions for fast charging in marine applications
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Cimco Marine unveils project to develop next generation of diesel outboards
Details revealed of BISON project to create new OXE300
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Sunseeker explains choice of Fast Displacement Hull Form for new 161
When details were first released on Sunseeker’s new 161 Yacht in partnership with ICON, the UK builder confirmed that it will use a proven fast displacement hull design which, considering the relatively modest power fitted, would be capable of speeds in excess of 22 knots. The 161 Yacht’s main distinctive ...
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Humphree to introduce range of larger fin stabilisers
New, easy-to-install fins can also be programmed to operate in conjunction with the Humphree interceptors
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2019 European Inventor Award for Finsulate antifouling
Antifouling fibre wrap that prevents the growth of algae, barnacles and mussels on boat hulls
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CNI and Nowboat merge in technology tie-up
Hong Kong-based ‘boating experience’ business, Nowboat, and Camper & Nicholsons International (CNI), the global superyacht services business now owned by a Hong Kong group, have announced a technology merger with the objective of launching a new platform for the international yacht market.
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Volvo Penta collaborates with French cat builder on electromobility venture
Volvo Penta has announced that it is to collaborate with French boatbuilder Fountaine-Pajot as it prepares to demonstrate its latest prototype electromobility technology.
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Finsulate antifouling gets Dutchman into inventor awards finals
Nothing gets more attached to a boat, apart from the owner, than marine life teeming below it. Fighting hull fouling costs the global boat and shipping sectors a fortune each year and is environmentally unsound.
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MILLING, CUTTING & PRINTING MACHINES
There seemed to be more machinery than usual at this year’s JEC World. Big advances in automation and additive manufacturing – a process whereby components are built up by hot metal – have allowed some machines to create spare parts for themselves. The precision of the manufacture of components, and ...
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RESINS OVERVIEW
Advances in resin technology are aimed at reducing styrene, providing greater endurance and quicker cure times while perfecting surface finishes
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REINFORCEMENTS & RIGGING
Carbon fibre, natural materials and recycled plastics are prevalent in the drive for light, strong and sustainable reinforcements
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ADHESIVES & MOULD TOOLS
There has been a great deal of development in adhesive technology – offering greatly reduced curing times and limiting the number of holes that need to be drilled into a product for fixtures and fittings.
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SECTOR SPOTLIGHT | Materials & Machinery
Renewables scored high on the theme of the JEC World composites show this year, but so did carbonfibre and robotic machinery