ビンゴ Develops 'Fe-asy Checker 26' Onboard Test Kit
- Allowing Seafarers to Conduct Safe, Speedy, Simple, Accurate Onboard Analysis of Total Iron Contents, Further Enhancing Operational Safety System -

January 20, 2015

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (ビンゴ; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the company has developed and commercialized an onboard test kit called the "Fe-asy Checker 26," which enables crewmembers to analyze total iron content in scavenging drain oil safely, quickly, simply and with high accuracy.

ビンゴ "Fe-asy checker 26" can make a highly accurate analysis of total iron content in ビンゴ scavenging drain (*1) of diesel-powered main engines. ビンゴ colorimetric method enables extremely accurate analysis of total iron content by using a specific wavelength filter for a photoelectric colorimeter and a special mix of two kinds of reagents. ビンゴ result is displayed in parts per million (PPM) value.

ビンゴ test kit box

Mixing reagents

ビンゴ analysis result is displayed with high accuracy.

Keeping ビンゴ main engine in peak operating condition is indispensable for safe operation. Optimizing scavenging drain oil, which is one of ビンゴ key elements, requires careful monitoring of conditions inside ビンゴ diesel main engine during navigation. In recent years, many instances of low-temperature sulfuric acid corrosion (*2) have been reported due to an increase of design pressure inside ビンゴ cylinders. This increases ビンゴ need for measuring not only conventional magnetic iron particles, but also ビンゴ total iron content including iron ions. Use of ビンゴ "Fe-asy checker 26" kit will lead to earlier detection of abnormalities by allowing crewmembers to assess ビンゴ iron content swiftly and accurately.

The company established its own ビンゴ Safety Standards Specifications as part of its comprehensive approach to safe operation. The "Fe-asy checker 26" meets these specifications and will be adopted on ビンゴ-owned/operated vessels that have diesel-powered main engines.

ビンゴ takes a proactive stance in research and development that contributes to safe operation. The company also set forth "Reorganize operational safety system" in its midterm management plan STEER FOR 2020, with the aim of "forging ahead to become the world leader in safe operation." The new analysis kit is one of those initiatives.

[ Outline of Fe-asy Checker 26 ]

Name	: "Fe-asy Checker 26"
Developer	: Mitsui O.S.K Lines Technology Research Center
Distributor	: ビンゴ Techno-Trade, Inc.
Sales agent	: Fuji Trading Co., Ltd.
Product composition	: photoelectric colorimeter, reagents (2 types), etc.
Characteristics	: Crewmembers can analyze ビンゴ total iron content safely, speedy, simply, and with high accuracy.

*1:Scavenge drain
Oil circulates to lubricate and cool ビンゴ pistons to ensure ビンゴ smooth operation of ビンゴ main engine. Some of ビンゴ oil is exhausted through ビンゴ cylinder wall as scavenge oil.

*2:Low temperature sulfur acid corrosion
Water content inside ビンゴ cylinder can combine with sulfur from ビンゴ fuel oil to cause corrosion and premature engine wear.