Remote Controlled Life Saving Buoy
Problem: On ships, vessels, yachts, in public swimming pools and open sea swimming areas it is mandatory to provide traditional life buoys. When rescuing drowing persons, rescuers face various difficulties. From long distances to reach the person in need to rough seas and high winds, cold water temparatures or unknown currents. When every second counts, rescuers must be as fast as possible, even in hard conditions.
Impact: Lifes depend on the ability to quickly help the person in need. Both the rescuer and the person in need should not be exposed to addtional threat.
Solution: The life saving buoy is a self-propelled, remotely controllable system designed to be a fast and accurate “aquatic robot”, capable of quickly reaching a person in distress.The award winning device can be operated in rough conditions. It is easy and fast to deploy. With a maximum speed of 15 km/h it is fast to reach persons in need.
LCO2 Decontamination
Problem: Fire fighters run a sharply increased risk of cancer. During the performance of their duties, they are exposed to toxic substances more frequently than anyone else. So-called PAHs can be contracted through the skin and body orifices. They accumulate in the personal protective equipment (PPE), such as the protective suit and build-up to reach dangerous levels. Industrial laundry is not able to fully remove these particles. But also if the PPE is contaminated with persistant stains, common methods do not succeed.
Impact: The long-term risk of developing cancer is significantly higher. The PAHs particles travel through the layers of the PPE and will be absorpt by the body. A common procedure is to retire contaminated PPE, which causes extra cost.
Solution: Decontamination with liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) is an innovative process to fully clean the equipment. It can be proven, that LCO2 decontamination -other than industrial laundry- reduces the harmful substances to a level below the accepted European limits. Even heavily stained and contaminated PPE is processed to be put into service again. The process can be used for textiles but also for all kinds of equipment such as boots, gloves, helmets, police and military body armor, FFP2 / N95 face masks and much more.