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19 Apr 2022

Tech File: New Motor for Anchor, Mooring Winches

The Ex motor pictured in the front offers a unique combination of power (up to 200 kW), protection class (up to IP68), Ex area (IIC), temperature class (T4) and integrated brake function. The rear yellow Ex motor is a model with forced ventilation. Photo © BEN Buchele Elektromotorenwerke GmbH

BEN Buchele introduced a robust, low-maintenance three-phase asynchronous motor whose stable grey cast iron design is touted to withstand the harshest environmental conditions: salt water, salty air and extreme temperatures from -31 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit (-35 to 50 degrees Celsius). Depending on the requirements, the motor can be designed without a fan, with its own fan or with a forced cooling fan for the operating modes S1 (continuous operation), S2 or S3 (both short-time…

21 Apr 2021

TECH FILE: JonRie Debuts New Double Drum Bow Winch

JonRie Marine Winches debuted its new Series 525 Double Drum Bow Winch designed for a 6,770 HP ASD.

JonRie Marine Winches debuted its new Series 525 Double Drum Bow Winch designed for a 6,770 HP ASD. This winch was designed for Escort operations and Long Line Towing over the stern making it suited for escorting, terminal support, towing and ship assist duties.A new feature on the Series 525 winch are the four independent Hagglunds Drives. The towing drum features a high torque motor with a 100,000 lbs. line pull and an auto abort block to dump the wire in an emergency. The escort drum features a medium line pull of 50,000 lbs.

25 Feb 2021

Tech File: Enhanced Active Heave Winch Control

The enhanced winch control provides a safe, efficient and reliable way of deploying water sampling equipment at depths up to 5,000 meters in even the roughest sea conditions. Photo courtesy ABB

Hawboldt Industries installed an ABB winch drive with in-built active heave compensation (AHC) software at the heart of a new winch and offshore crane for the research vessel Kilo Moana, giving University of Hawai‘i Marine Center scientists a reliable means of deploying water sampling equipment at depths up to 5,000 meters in even the roughest sea conditions.Kilo Moana is a 60-meter Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the University of Hawai‘i Marine Center, built to conduct a variety of tests at sea.

08 Dec 2020

Vestdavit wins Contract to Supply on new USCG Icebreaker

Artist rendering of the Halter Marine Polar Security Cutter design (image courtesy of Halter Marine / Technology Associates, Inc.

Vestdavit won a tender with Pascagoula, Miss. shipbuilder Halter Marine to supply marine davits for the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The 460-foot vessel will support U.S. operations in Arctic and Antarctic waters.Two HNFE-5000 davit systems from Vestdavit will launch and recover the Coast Guard’s ‘Over the Horizon’ rigid-hull inflatable boat, designed to intercept fast and non-compliant vessels, from the PSC’s enclosed bay. The lead PSC is scheduled to be delivered to the Coast Guard in 2024.“The PSC is a robust…

01 Apr 2019

Damen makes Winch Range Available to All

DMC Winch (Photo: Damen)

Damen Marine Components (DMC) designs and manufactures marine winches for a wide range of applications, but until now they have been available only on Damen-built or maintained vessels. That changes as DMC is making its winches available to third-party shipyards and equipment suppliers.Damen Marine Components has been producing winches on a commercial scale since 2010, and Damen Winch Technology was formed in 2015, bringing on board additional engineers and creating a dedicated unit with R&D, design & engineering, production and after-sales support.

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