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de Part of the History of the Auer Gesellschaft Berlinby therebreathersite Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858–1929) was an Austrian scientist and inventor whose contributions revolutionized several fields, particularly in chemistry and technology. He is best known for his...
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de Development of mine escape apparatus 1938 Dräger Selbstretter Modell 180, 200 and 200A The history of the development of self-contained breathing apparatus goes quite far back in time, though in the early days most of the attention was given to designing a unit to...
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de Liquid Oxygen Rebreather Dräger Model Simbal When oxygen production facilities increased in numbers during the 1914 – 1920 period in Germany, it became likely these techniques would be used for developing new models of Breathing apparatus. Based on this...
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de Mine Escape set Oxy 30 Self contained oxygen escape rebreather Recently I obtained a new rebreather for my collection. This German Dräger Oxy D 30 M is a half hour self rescue rebreather built in 1986. The rebreather is delivered in a stainless steel container with...
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de Dräger firefighter breathing system Travox 120 A very compact and lightly designed system The Travox 120 oxygen breathing valve was produced by the German company Drägerwerk AG between 1961 and 1989. It is designed for use in non-breathing environments, for example...
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de The Hilfsatmer 186 and 220 (Neurode) The Hilfsatmer model 186 (1942) and model 220(B) (1945)are back-worn oxygen rebreather of the pendulum principle.The Dräger Hilfsatmer (Supporting breathing device) was approved for underground operation in the Ruben mine by the...
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de Dräger Misch Gas Gerät DM20 und DM40 In 1909, Dräger developed a series of hoseless helmet diving systems known as the Gurtel Taucher Apparat the DM20 and the DM40 diving apparatus. The Gürtel Taucher Apparat is described here. The DM20 is a system intended for...
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de Gürtel-Taucher-Apparat or Pionier tauchgerät The Draeger Gurtel Taucher Apparat is made for dives up to a depth of 20 metres. The standard model TG-1 was made for dives up to 1 hour while model TG-2 was made for the same depth but for 2-hour dives. Besides these...
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de The Dräger TR60, tauchretter The Tauchretter TR60 is, in the series of tauchretter developed over the years, the first to use a Nitrox mix EAN 50, allowing it to be used at greater depths. In the TR series, the TR60 is a device with pendulum breathing, i.e. the...
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de The Dräger TR66, tauchretter The tauchretter TR66 belongs in the range of tauchretters TR60, TR66 and TR75. The TR66 is a semi-closed system which uses a nitrox 50 mixture. The unit is specified for depths of up to 40 metres. As part of the mixture escapes through...
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de The Norwegian 1957 Norge I Starting in 1957, Dräger, responding to a request from the Norwegian Navy, developed a variant of the successful “Lieutenant Lund II.” This new version, named the “NORGE,” was designed by Gerhard Haux, an engineer in Drägerwerk’s...
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de “Lieutenant Lund“ This fantastic article about the history of the Lt Lund I and Lt Lund II and Lt Lund III rebreather is written and published by Helmut Knüfermann. It is with great pleasure that I am able to offer the readers of my website this fantastic...
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de “Lieutenant Lund“ This fantastic article about the history of the Lt Lund I and Lt Lund II rebreather is written and published by Helmut Knüfermann. It is with great pleasure that I am able to offer the readers of my website this fantastic story thanks to...
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de This article was written in 2020 by Michael Müller resident of Germany. It is therefore with pleasure that I received permission from him to translate his original article written in German and publish it on my website! Author: Michael Müller2020 A technically...
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de Rettungsgerät für ertrunkene Schwimmer In 1926, Dräger introduced the Bade-tauchretter 1926 rescue device. The device is the successor to the very early introduced device Baderetter 1913 of which, unfortunately, no information can be found. It was supposedly...
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de Dräger Heeresatmer War Machine of the Second World War This comprehensive page deals with the Heeresatmer or translated as the breathing apparatus of the army. The breathing apparatus was developed between 1934 and 1936 through a collaboration between Auer and...
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de Dräger model BG 172 The successor to model BG 170-400 The Dräger device model 172 was designed by Dräger in 1956. BG stands for Bergbau – Gerät. The breathing apparatus features a lever that activates a metering valve at a certain point during inhalation. The...
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de Dräger model BG 174 The successor to model BG 172 The BG-174 oxygen protection device is a back-portable device with a semi-open design. It replaced the devices of the Dräger model BG-170/400 and model BG 172 series. Approval 1966Design 1963 Manual BG...
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de Dräger model BG 170-400 The successor to model BG 160 The Dräger BG 170/400 is a special breathing device for miners. It lets them breathe fresh gas even in dangerous environments because it recycles the gas they exhale. Unlike older models like the BG 1924 and BG...
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de Dräger model BG4 The successor to model BG174 The BG 4 closed-circuit breathing apparatus is a regeneration device with a pure oxygen supply in a pressurized design. The low positive pressure in the entire breathing circuit prevents the penetration of harmful...
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de Dräger model BG PSS Plus The successor to model BG4 See detailled information on the Dräger websites
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de Dräger model BG PRO Air The successor to model BG PSS Plus See for detailled information the Dräger Websites
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de Dräger model BG 160 A The successor to model BG 130 The Dräger device model 160 was designed by Dräger in 1933. The device was launched on the market in 1934. BG stands for Bergbau – Gerät. The breathing apparatus features a lever that activates a metering...
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de Dräger lifesupport system in Auguste Piccard balloon 1931 German contribution by Dräger to the Piccard 1931 balloon flight The exploration of the upper regions of Earth’s atmosphere commenced in the early 20th century. This particular area exhibits...
