Yanmar Emergency Use Generators

July 28th, 2017

A hospital switches over to its standby generator so that critical care services can continue. Over at an airport, the runway lights remain on so that they can guide an aircraft home. It’s diesel fueled equipment that provides this backup electricity, but it is Yanmar emergency use generators that reinforce those machines with a much-needed […]

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Differences between Low, Medium, and High Speed Diesel Engines

July 18th, 2017

Incremental power deviations have existed on marine vessels for a long time. A call for Ahead-Half Speed or Full Speed Ahead fires the memory so that we recall an age where steam power ruled the waves. Today, however, incremental marine power refers to low, medium, and high-speed diesel engines. What differences separate these propulsion systems? […]

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Kemel Shaft Bearings: Differences between Self Lubricating System and Forced Lubricating System

June 30th, 2017

Heavy-duty shaft bearings are durable and dependable mechanisms. Unfortunately, even a high-performing piece of equipment simply won’t last long if it’s starved of its lubricating agent. Kemel shaft bearings deal with that shortcoming by using a familiar engineering approach. Basically, instead of hitting the problem head on, the Kemel solution adopts a divide and conquer […]

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Yanmar Collaborates in an LNG Fueled Tugboat Project

June 20th, 2017

May 23, 2017 Yanmar Co., Ltd. Yanmar Co., Ltd. is collaborating in the development of a tugboat*1 which uses LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as fuel with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). The boat will be owned by MOL, manufactured by Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd., have LNG fuel provided by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., operated by Nihon […]

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Signs that Your Diesel Engine is In Need of Complete Overhaul

June 16th, 2017

There are faint signs that practically cry out “system failure” when a diesel engine is teetering on the edge. When the indicators are identified, a complete overhaul will redress the run-down equipment so that it can be properly refurbished. On playing Devil’s advocate, if an engineer disregards these warning signs, then a major engine failure […]

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