The purpose of the propeller is to move the ship. Every propeller you can buy will do it, with more or less hubbub – rather more. And perhaps that will do for an old-timey tub; but not at all for a passenger vessel or a cruiser of the third millennium.

The passengers on board, they want to listen to an opera air, to the whispering of the waves, or to the lips of the lady close by, but never to the propeller. Moreover, they demand their martinis shaken by the bartender, definitely not by the propeller. Vibrations they are looking for on the dancing floor, indeed not in the coffee pot wandering over the breakfast table. As a matter of fact, they pay a lot of money for an unforgettable, relaxing trip expecting a SILENT THRUST.

SILENT THRUST is the concept of adapting and transferring our achievements from the navy sector to the civil marine market to meet the increasing demands of our customers. For example, the noise level and the magnitude of the pressure pulses are the crucial points a naval propeller is judged by: the lower the better. With us you have the opportunity to profit from our technological success in the navy market. We are able to continuously consider the information from the research frontier as to explore all avenues when optimizing your tailor made propeller.

This navy technology spin-off appeals especially to cruise ships, passenger & RoPax ferries, as well as mega-yachts, though not only. Oh, did we forget to talk about efficiency and reliability? Well, the Escher Wyss CPP’s efficiency and reliability go without saying since 1934 all over the seven seas.