The stand, which this time was presented as a diving ship in a completely new design, attracted crowds of visitors: The B-DETECTION PLUS online breathing air measurement system aroused particular interest. Under the motto ‘FOR YOUR PROTECTION’, it visualised the current ambient air measurements in live operation. Many visitors to the stand were surprised by the high carbon dioxide levels in the hall, which rose sharply again during the course of the day due to the crowds of visitors and exceeded the limit values of the current breathing air standard DIN EN 12021: 2014 by up to four times. Without prior treatment by a BAUER AERO-GUARD system for CO2 removal, the air would be unusable for diving. 

Consequently, BAUER KOMPRESSOREN provided the newly designed boot Divecenter with a brand new VERTICUS breathing air compressor which, in combination with AERO-GUARD, ensured that diving guests were supplied with high-purity, standard-compliant breathing air. 

At the prestigious Tauchen Award, entrepreneur Heinz Bauer, as guest of honour on stage, described to applause how the first functioning UTILUS diving compressor was launched under his aegis. Among many others from the diving industry, Thomas Sobotta from PADI, who accepted the award for the best training organisation on stage, expressed his thanks and appreciation. While walking through the exhibition, Heinz Bauer personally watched a demonstration of the mini submarine built by North Sea diver Andi Peters, which attracted crowds of visitors to the diving hall. 

The adventurer, known from the DMAX programme ‘Die Wracktaucher’ (The Wreck Divers), who has been relying on BAUER breathing air compressors for 20 years, presented his projects on the stage of the diving tower and emphasised the essential importance of a reliable and functioning breathing air supply from BAUER as a guarantee of success for his difficult and risky expeditions. 

Frank Schweikert, CEO of the German Ocean Foundation, who was also present at the ‘Love your Ocean’ marine conservation initiative's stand in Hall 4, has always relied on breathing air from a powerful BAUER compressor system for his ‘Aldebaran’ research vessel project.