Winch drive replaces maintenance-intensive electro-hydraulics

摘要

German manufacturer Hatlapa, which specialises in deck machinery, compressors, and steering gear, has provided The Naval Architect with details of an innovative, stepless drive for deck machinery such as winches, which it believes provides owners with a number of important advantages compared with conventional electro-hydraulic drives. This new technology was successfully fitted recently on Matson Navigation's 220m-long, 2100TEU container ship Kauai, during a scheduled drydocking at Nantong Shipyard, China.