Fierce but compatible

Fierce competition between MAN and ABB for their share of the large turbocharger market has not prevented a measure of compatibility, if unintentional, being demonstrated in their products. This is borne out by an example from the Tru-Marine service station in Singapore, of a fire damaged filter/silencer unit on a MAN NA70 turbocharger. The owner of the ship with the turbocharger in question contacted MAN only to be told there was a three-month wait for a replacement, says Tru-Marine. Naturally the owner couldn?t wait. “As a temporary solution, we suggested using a ABB filter/silencer with an adaptor piece,” explains Loke Yuen Kong, director of Tru-Marine. The owner accepted the solution. Two years later and Tru-Marine has just had cause to attend to the same vessel again. “When we attended to the vessel again, she was still operating with the temporary replacement,” reveals Loke.