NRG Appoints VETUS as Sonihull Distributor
Thursday, 12th January 2017
UK-based ultrasonic antifouling specialist NRG Marine has just announced two new distributors for its Sonihull range of marine antifouling products.
Piraeus-based VETUS Hellas will be responsible for sales and distribution of NRG’s range in Greece and WorkShip based in Rio have been appointed as the first dealer in South America to represent the Sonihull brand in Brazil.
The new distributors join 14 other partners around the globe who are transforming the way that commercial, military and leisure craft are dealing with marine fouling issues.
Since 2006, NRG’s ground-breaking Sonihull transducer has grown into a complete range of fit-and-forget ultrasound devices for any solid surface that is exposed to marine fouling. Sonihull now protects everything from hulls, shafts, propellers and jet-drives to sea-chests, tanks, box-coolers and pipework; keeping weeds, barnacles and mussels away season-after-season without using any hazardous chemicals, cathodes or paints, with no lift-outs, scraping or high-pressure cleaning.
How it works: All Sonihull systems produce multiple pulses of ultrasonic energy in a range of targeted ultrasonic frequencies. These pulses are transmitted through the material that the transducer is attached to; the hull, prop-shaft, pipework, jet drive, sea chest, box cooler, tank etc…
The pulses produce a pattern of alternating positive and negative pressure on the surface of the material. Microscopic bubbles are created during the negative pressure cycle and are imploded during the positive pressure cycle.
This microscopic surface agitation has a cleansing effect that destroys algae, the first link in the marine food chain. This keeps the surface clean and makes it a much less inviting habitat for larger organisms that feed on the algae. The microscopic movement of water also prevents barnacle and mussel larvae from embedding on the surface.
