When it comes to safeguard national security, you certainly do not want to make compromises. Maritime superiority and defense readiness are of crucial importance to ensure a successful mission of naval vessels in times of crisis and conflict as well as for maintaining peace at home or abroad.
When it comes to these vital questions you want to have the best equipment available for your Navy. You want to have the world leader in innovation, design, and manufacture of naval controllable pitch propellers (CPPs) at your side: ANDRITZ HYDRO with its Escher Wyss controllable pitch propellers.
Our leadership in this domain has been acknowledged by our customers and their positive experience throughout decades of navy services. It is proved by the quality of our innovative and numerous navy references. It is demonstrated by the concept of our unique technical design.
Each Escher Wyss naval CPP is a tailor made product based on the continually improved design features and principles of a more than 45 years exclusive development of naval propellers. It is not the result of an adaptation of commercial or civil applications.
Stringent noise requirements for SILENT THRUST and absolute reliability in adverse environmental conditions are of vital importance for a successful mission of naval vessels. Additionally, an economic operation with high propulsion efficiency, easy maintainability and low life cycle costs must be ensured during peaceful times. Consequently, all these fundamental aspects are thoroughly considered in our design efforts.
To achieve a well balanced solution between the conflicting requirements with regard to propulsion efficiency, structural strength, weight, and hydro-acoustics, we extensively employ a comprehensive system of state-of-the-art computational software for analytical engineering. Our design philosophy with the unique Escher Wyss trunnion bearing concept has proved the key solution for the heavily loaded naval CPP.
The technical excellence of our products together with our highly qualified and dedicated personnel have contributed in gaining and maintaining the confidence of many navies and shipyards around the world. ANDRITZ HYDRO has carried out successfully a multitude of naval projects and has significant experience as a supplier for naval CPPs:
- 116 Frigate twinplants, 80 of which equipped with air ejection system, within a power range of 15.000 KW - 23.000 kW per propeller.
- 49 Corvette twinplants within a power range of 4.500 KW - 15.000 kW per propeller.
- 77 Mine Countermeasure Vessel twinplants with nonmagnetic properties within a power range of 1.000 KW - 2.500 kW per propeller.
- 65 Patrol Vessels.
- Naval Auxiliary Vessels.
As a matter of fact, Escher Wyss CPPs have demonstrated their extraordinary reliability in real shock testing and longevity in navy services. Your Navy can be sure that by choosing an Escher Wyss CPP it will receive a first class product for maritime superiority. Don’t make compromises.
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