Coldharbour Marine expands testing facilities
The FAT will be used for pre-delivery assembly and testing for the company’s Inert Gas Generators, programmable logic control consoles and alarm systems.
Inside the FAT facility is an elevated platform which can hold three Inert Gas Generators, each are separately linked to motor control panels managing combustion airflow and power supplies.
There is a separate control panel managing testing regimes, controlling pubs, valves and cooling systems. Each component can be assembled and tested in a clean environment before final dispatch to customers.
Shipyard and customers’ engineering staff will aim to use the facility and associated training rooms to develop an in-depth understanding of system operations and appreciate how on-board installations can be achieved in the minimum possible yard time.
A separate £300,000 research and development laboratory has been built immediately adjacent to the FAT, where system and component designs can be optimised.
The R&D team of Coldharbour Marine is overseen by Professor Bruno Pollet, its group of scientists, engineers and microbiologists are working to improve the efficacy of the Coldharbour ballast water treatment system, designed to help ship owners and operators protect the marine environment.
