Marintec 2015 took place in Shanghai China on December 1^st-4^th

China´s dominant position during the last decade in the shipyard industry makes it the ideal place for companies to present and sell their products to the marine industry. Danfoss Semco is very proud to have been an exhibitor at this fair in a large stand shared with other Danfoss divisions, all in a common effort to show our great commitment to the marine world through our portfolio of professional and reliable products. The theme of this year was promoting a safe and green sail. The theme is reflected in the products displayed as well as the stand activities. As one of the leading fire protection specialists Danfoss Semco A/S – Fire Protection strives on continuous basis to be on the very forefront with new product innovation and system development. This year Danfoss Semco promoted among other the new high-pressure water mist bilge protection nozzle, which by the Confederation of Danish Industry recently was awarded the 2015 Product Price because of its clear benefits and degree of innovation. In addition, the innovative Danfoss Semco low-pressure CO₂ system for large engine and cargo rooms was presented. We are very grateful for the large number of customers and guests that came to visit our stand. Thank you for your interest and should you require further information please do not hesitate in contacting us. Danfoss Semco Key Account Manager  Ernst Wilche and Area Sales Manager Uffe Stenberg Christensen were very pleased with this year's Marintec exhibition.

November has proven to be an interesting and very busy month for the Danfoss Semco marketing and land department. In close collaboration with Fireworks Ltd., our distributor in the United Kingdom, we have organised two events targeting key contacts in the British market.On the 25^th of November 2015, the Houses of Parliament was the incredible location chosen to host our first event.  A select group of clients, together with key representatives from Danfoss Semco and Fireworks, enjoyed a tour of the Palace of Westminster, which is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as well as a royal residence of the “Crown”.  The tour was followed by a lovely dinner, networking and fantastic conversation. The day ended on a high note as we got the chance to visit the “Viewing Gallery” where we witnessed the Chancellor, George Osbourne deliver his autumn statement. Great atmosphere at the end of the visit to the UK Houses of Parliament The second event took place the very next day on the 26^th of November at Wembley Stadium, a location that is so representative of the British love of sport and leisure. With more than 90,000 seats Wembley is the second largest stadium in Europe. It was a great honour to be able to hold our seminar in the same location that has hosted major sport events and where legendary voices, such as Michael Jackson and Tina Turner have been heard. The event focused on the “Benefits of High-Pressure Water Mist Systems in Commercial Applications” and there were more than 65 guests from different companies from all around the United Kingdom. The event received accreditation from the Institute of Fire Engineers. The seminar has proven to be a great learning opportunity concerning the advantages of using high-pressure water mist technology for fire fighting. The day ended with a grand tour of Wembley Stadium, which included access to the beautiful stadium pitch. Group posing for the picture in the “Wembley Home Dressing Room” before splitting into teams and walking side by side down the players’ tunnelView of Wembley Stadium from the conference room

The Danfoss Semco's portfolio at the China Fire 2015 fair has attracted many visitors interested in hearing about our innovative fire fighting technology. Representatives from both Danfoss Semco in Denmark and Danfoss Semco in Tianjin joined forces in a shared effort to exhibit at the 16^th International Fire Protection Equipment Exhibition in China, one of the largest fire protection exhibitions in China. The event is an important channel for various levels of fire officials to meet, but also a significant trade platform in the Asia-Pacific region. Visitors to the Danfoss Semco stand got the opportunity to see real life demonstrations of the SEM-SAFE^® high-pressure water mist system, allowing them to get a good understanding of the excellent properties of high-pressure water mist technology for fire fighting. Water is forced through nozzles at high-pressure to form a super fine mist. This has a two-fold extinguishing effect. As well as cooling the fire like a traditional sprinkler, it simultaneously starves the fire of oxygen like gas systems do. Visitors were able to touch the water mist and learn how high-pressure water mist is completely safe for human beings. Our range of nozzles for various applications was exhibited at the fair, giving visitors the opportunity to see the advantage of using SEM-SAFE^® for fire protection in all areas and rooms of a building. China Fire 2015 was an excellent opportunity for Danfoss Semco to highlight its most recently acquired certification, the CCCF certificate, which makes Danfoss Semco the first manufacturer of water mist to attain CCCF approval. This adds to Danfoss Semco’s certificate portfolio, reassuring customers that we are a realiable, approved and original manufacturer of high-pressure water mist systems. We would like to thank the many people who visited our stand and express our appreciation for their interest in Danfoss Semco products.

Outstanding quality and performance is crucial for Danfoss Semco and is reflected in all of our products. Only in this way is it possible to keep our customers satisfied and ensure the best possible fire fighting system. Our efforts to manufacture a reliable and safe product have paid off yet again. We are very proud to announce that our SEM-SAFE^® high-pressure water mist system for fire fighting has passed all the tests and quality management criteria demanded by the audit of China Mandatory Approval. This makes Danfoss Semco the first manufacturer to gain a CCCF Mandatory Certificate. Having a professional R&D team, solid technical support as well as full control over the production of our key components, has put Danfoss Semco in a unique leading position in the Chinese market for years to come. From September 2014, all water mist products have been included in the directory of mandatory certified products. This means that all the original voluntary certificates had to be changed to mandatory certificates before the end of August 2015. Danfoss Semco worked closely with TFRI (Tianjin Fire Research Institute of Ministry of Public Security) and was the first to hand in the mandatory certification application. During the product testing, SEM-SAFE^® high-pressure water mist system got a high degree of recognition from TFRI. In September 2015, Danfoss Semco received the CCCF mandatory certificate. “A high quality product is the foundation for market development. To abide by the rules of healthy market development  is our principle, we will commit ourselves to holding the leading position in the Chinese market for high-pressure water mist systems for fire fighting” explains Ms. Jiang Jijian, VP of Danfoss SEMCO China. To see the certificate, click here.

Showing your workplace to your children during our “follow dad/mom to work” day.

Having highly motivated employees is an important part of running a successful company. The days where job security was the primary concern are long gone. It is paramount for employees to feel that working for us is more than a job. One aspect is for their families to better understand what we at Danfoss Semco do. Like many other workplaces, we have a high number of parents with small children. All Danish school children have fall holiday during week 42, so we combined the situation of children being off school with the possibility to introduce our company to the smaller family members. More than 14 employees brought a total of 23 children to spent a full day with one of their parents at Danfoss Semco. The children spent time at the workplace of their parent and were shown their everyday work. And everyone had an introduction to our production and products. Naturally we also had time to play with LEGO, watch Disney movies and enjoy free soft ice. Working at Danfoss Semco should be more than simply a job and your family should also understand how you play an important role for company.

Mercy Ships’ new hospital ship to double the capacity to deliver free healthcare. The 37,000 GRT hospital ship will be constructed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) in its Tianjin Xingang Shipyard with project management by Stena RoRo of Gothenburg, Sweden and construction design by Deltamarine of Turku, Finland. The hospital covers most of decks 3 and 4 – app. 7,000 m² containing: 6 operating rooms, An intensive care unit, Clinical laboratory, Diagnostic radiology, Hospital supply, Pharmacy services. With 109 acute care and 45 self-care beds, the hospital will have an onboard capacity of 154 patient beds. The hospital ship is going to be protected by state of the art Danfoss Semco A/S high-pressure water mist system. Our fire fighting system protects hospital, accommodation and machinery space.

Our focus on innovation is rewarded as Danfoss Semco wins “Produktprisen” at the annual DI Business Summit.

Innovation is at the core of Danfoss Semco DNA. We must constantly strive to develop new products that improve safety for our customers across the world.  Innovation is not just products. It comprises all aspects of our fire fighting solutions. We strive to design superior products, which enable simpler system design and operation. This lowers the life cycle cost for owners and also ensures that the crew feels confident when operating our system.  An example of our approach is the new SEM-SAFE^®Bilge nozzle that has just been awarded “Produktprisen 2015”. The prize is given by the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) to companies that develop superior customer focused products. Using our Bilge nozzle enables us to design a single technology system i.e. there is no need for a foam system in the bilge area and we can avoid using lethal CO₂ in the engine room. To the owner and crew this means increased time at sea, as the system is always ready to use (no need to return to harbor to refill foam or CO₂ after a release), and faster fire fighting as the crew is more confident with a safer and simpler technology. See the award ceremony and winner's speech hereThree proud winners of DI's product prize in the middle. (Henrik Bygbjerg, Tom Lauritzen and Thomas Knudsen).Lars Mikkelgaard-Jensen (right) and Karsten Dybvad (left) from DI, who presented diploma, flowers and a sculpture donated by Alexander Foss' Industrifond. Photo by Hans Søndergård.

Höegh Target, the world’s largest PCTC, just delivered from Xiamen Shipbuilding in China, is equipped with a high-pressure water mist fire fighting system from Danfoss Semco A/S. Höegh Autoliners will take delivery of six of these Post-Panamax vessels during 2015 and 2016; also equipped with high-pressure water mist fire fighting systems from Danfoss Semco A/S. The world’s largest PCTC is protected with SEM-SAFE®.

Danfoss Semco Service now offers customers to make payment online for their spare parts and / or service conducted. It is simple to use as we will send you a link which should be used when making payment online. Find the sales terms here.

Danish minister of Economic Affairs & Interior got a hands-on demonstration of the SEM-SAFE^® high-pressure water mist system installed in the 250.000 m² Skejby University Hospital. The minister Morten Østergaard visited the facility, still under construction, in spring, together with representatives from the Region of Midtjylland. On that occasion it was demonstrated, the benfits the systems provides for life safety and protection of valuable equipment and buildings. All areas of the hospital is protected by the system, generating substantial savings on construction costs through implementation of performance based fire safety analysis. Minister Morten Østergaard (mid) getting a hands-on experience with high-pressure water mist. (Photo: Poul Nyholm, Rådgivergruppen DNU)

The Confederation of Danish Industry nominates five newly introduced products each year for their prestigious award “DI’s produktpris”. The products must demonstrate a high degree of innovation and also provide the user with significant benefits. Danfoss Semco was nominated this year for the new bilge nozzle launched in 2014. The SEM-SAFE^®nozzle is specifically designed for the bilge area of the engine room. While protecting bilge heights up to 1.5 m, it performs much better than other products and offers a solution completely based on high-pressure water mist. To the crew this means better safety as the system is always ready and they can perform live tests regularly to obtain confidence in system operation. Find more information about the DI's product prize here. To learn more about Danfoss Semco SEM-SAFE^® bilge nozzle click here. Tom Bjerg Lauritzen, CEO in Danfoss Semco A/S, is proud to present the new SEM-SAFE^® water mist bilge nozzle

We do as Maersk. Invest heavily when times are tough to be ready when the market picks up again

Many companies are starting to see the end of the financial crisis. This may be true in the construction business where Danfoss Semco has seen very high growth over the last three years, but the marine business is still struggling. Our company has a track record of continuously investing in new product development and approvals. An example is our bilge nozzle launched in 2014. We are still the only company in the world that has an approved nozzle that can cover a bilge height up to 1.5m and hence provide a totally water based firefighting system for most vessels. 2015 will continue this trend with a record investment in our future. We are expanding our R&D department, we are conducting the highest number of fire tests ever and we expect to introduce even more products in 2015 and 2016. We trust this further strengthen Danfoss Semco as the preferred provider for engineering design companies, owners and shipyards.

Danfoss Semco high-pressure water mist systems are especially suitable for a wide range of highly specialized “work intensive” vessels. These vessels are characterized by functional design adapted to their purpose; research, pipe laying, safety standby, support, anchor handling or other functions. The common denominator for these vessels is high utilization rate of all available spaces. Danfoss Semco high-pressure water mist unit is designed with special attention to this segment.  A high performance skid mounted pump unit with minimal footprint. The latest newcomer to the Danfoss Semco group of clients within the segment of specialized vessels is Debmarine Namibia, one of the world´s leading marine diamond mining companies. After a heavy and costly engine room fire in 2013, Debmarine Namibia decided that CO₂ total engine room protection was to be supported by high-pressure water mist local application. The reason: a means to control or completely extinguish an engine room fire within minutes. From 2013 until now, Danfoss Semco local application systems are found onboard almost all De Beers mining vessels. Remaining vessels will be updated throughout 2015 and 2016. We are proud to have been chosen as the trusted supplier for the De Beers Group. Meeting the rigid safety requirements of the De Beers Group is recognition of Danfoss Semco high-pressure water mist systems.

On 12^th March 2015 the first IWMA seminar of the year will be held.

The 1 day event will focus on Technical Update & Approval Status. While first session of the seminar will be dedicated to dealing with standards and guidelines, the second session is all about systems in action as well as debates.

Danfoss Semco is glad to be part of this 21^st century fire fighting community. As an active member, Danfoss Semco in collaboration with Dafo Brand - our official Partner in Sweden, will be involved in the seminar's program, with a topic that we hope will provide insights about the SEM-SAFE^® high-pressure water mist system.

Danfoss Semco is also very proud to be the fire fighting supplier for the Lund University building.

When	12th March 2015
Venue	Lund University,  Box 117, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
Organizers	IWMA (International Water Mist Association)
Agenda and registration	Please access herethe IWMA program
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To learn more about IWMA EVENTS in 2015, please click here

"This year was a great exhibition for Security, Safety and fire Protection in Dubai", says Mr. Rashid Haddadi, Business Development Manager at Danfoss Semco.  "Danfoss Semco's Partner in Saudi Arabia, Fire Technology Factory had a great stand and introduced SEM-SAFE^® products" Danfoss Semco VdS-approved nozzles at Fire Technology Factory stand The exhibition had an impressive number of exhibitor: 1,237 exhibitors and welcomed more than 25,000 visitors from 131 countries which made it the largest and most international trade fair for security & safety in the world. Most of the visitors were from Middle East and African countries. The significant amount of guests and visitors meant little spare time for the Danfoss Semco representative. With so many product information request, the exhibition has been a success.

Danfoss Semco participated in the 11^th Shanghai International Fire & Security Technology Equipment Exhibition (Fire & Security Shanghai 2014) held Nov. 9-11 at Shanghai Exhibition Center in the world famous downtown CBD area. The Exhibition is the largest specialised fire exhibition in China in 2014 and was supported and organised by Shanghai Fire Department. At the Danfoss Semco booth it was our pump unit, together with other key components, which attracted the visitors. In October 2014 we obtained CCCF certificates for all system types to be installed in the Chinese market. The exhibition was an excellent opportunity to make this public to the visitors. Our partners in the Shanghai area, ICAN and JWTA, contributed largely to a successful exhibition, both in all preparations and by handling visitors very professionally throughout all 3 days.