Data delivered ashore
From analyser firmware to fleet-level reporting, such that measurements accumulate into a trend on which the technical department can act.
About us
Software and instruments for the marine sector
Software development for the marine sector, OEM pressure analysers, the repair and calibration of the instruments in service, and acoustic emission sensor development. For ship managers and owners, for operators of land-based generating sets, and for manufacturers building under their own brand.
Who we are
DS Engineering develops software for the marine sector: shipboard and desktop applications, fleet cloud platforms, and the firmware within measuring instruments. Its experience is in diesel engine performance measurement, where it has developed the complete chain from the sensor at the indicator cock to the fleet report ashore.
The same engineers develop cylinder pressure analysers as OEM solutions, supplied under a customer’s own brand with their firmware and software. The company repairs and calibrates DieselScope, Electronic Indicator and older COMPAC instruments in its workshop in Varna, under documented test and warranty protocols for every engagement.
Acoustic emission sensors are designed and produced in house, and their development continues. They extend diagnosis to faults that pressure measurement alone does not reveal.
The company is founded on measurement physics, sensor development, and embedded and cloud software. This combination allows software to be written by engineers who understand the measurement it presents.
Capability
Four disciplines, one chain
Failures in marine measurement software occur principally at the interfaces: a correctly functioning sensor read by an incorrectly triggered analyser, or valid data that does not reach the technical department. All four disciplines are held in house, which ensures that the resulting values are dependable.
Designed around engine behaviour
Instruments and software designed around the behaviour of a two-stroke crosshead or medium-speed four-stroke engine at a given load, rather than around what is convenient to measure.
Establishing what the value represents
Calibration, measurement uncertainty, TDC referencing and trigger accuracy: the distinction between a plausible diagram and a correct one.
Sensors and their behaviour
Acoustic emission sensors are developed and produced in house, extending measurement where pressure alone is insufficient; cylinder pressure uses Kistler transducers, selected and integrated rather than manufactured. The underlying sensor behaviour is sufficiently well understood that drift, thermal shock and cable faults are diagnosed rather than assumed.
Standards
Documentation of every engagement
Whether the work is a development programme, a workshop repair or a set of data to analyse, the documentation is the same.
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Scope agreed
Specification, deliverables, timing and price confirmed in writing before work commences.
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Developed, repaired or analysed
Carried out against the agreed specification or calibrated references, with conditions and results recorded throughout.
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Analysed and reported
Per-cylinder findings, deviation from reference, and a specific recommended action.
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Test & warranty protocol
Documented test results issued on completion, and a stated warranty on the work carried out.
Contact
Enquiries
Please provide the engine types concerned, the measurement or development requirement, and any existing equipment in use. This includes proposals for instruments outside pressure and acoustic emission measurement. A response will follow with scope, timing and price.
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Email
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Workshop / office
Sv. Teodor Stratilat 14
Varna, Bulgaria -
Hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00