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Aicrane provides various types of ship winch for the marine and offshore, oil and gas industries around the world. We are the preferred supplier of shipyards and shipowners by virtue of our flexible design solutions, customer-centric tenet and high-level services.
The ship winches we provide can be classified in many different ways:
- According to the power source, winches are divided into electric and hydraulic winches.
- According to the purpose, boat winches can be divided into anchor winches, mooring winches, positioning winches, towing winches, etc.
- According to the drum form, winches can be divided into single drum, double drum, three drum winches.
Commonly Used Types of Winches on Ship
Ship Anchor Winch
The anchor winch is used to retract and release anchors and anchor chains. It is usually installed on the main deck of the fore and stern part of the ship, so that the ship is relatively fixed safely and reliably. When the ship is braked in an emergency, it can also help the ship to dock and leave the dock safely and quickly. The warping heads on both sides of the chain wheel can be used for line handling.
Mooring Winch
The mooring winch can operate effectively when the ship is mooring or docking, and has many functions such as drift, support and positioning during loading and unloading, and at the same time, the ship mooring equipment can adjust and compensate the deviation caused by vibration with a constant tension.
Windlass Mooring Winch
This kind of winch is equivalent to a combination of windlass and mooring winch. It is designed for mooring and anchoring ships.
Towing Winch
Towing winch is used to tow boats. Therefore, the pulling force of the winch is generally higher, and the speed is generally 10m/min.
Positioning Winch
Capstan Winch
Ship capstan is a small winch that is used on deck or shore to moor and anchor. There are mainly two types: electric capstan and hydraulic capstan. The speed can be single speed, double speed and three speed.
Technical Parameters of Aicrane Ship Winch
Ship anchor winch
| Model | Electric Anchor Winch |
| Dia of anchor chain/rope | ø12mm – ø128mm |
| No. of gypsy | Single or double |
| Load capacity | 1 ton- 100 ton |
| Speed | 9-11 m/min |
| Certificate | BV, ABS, DNV, RMRS, etc |
| Model | Hydraulic Anchor Winch |
| Dia of anchor chain/rope | ø12mm – ø128mm |
| Speed | 9-11 m/min |
| Load capacity | 1 ton- 100 ton |
| Certificate | BV, ABS, DNV, RMRS, etc |
Mooring winch for ships
| Model | Single drum mooring winch |
| Load capacity | 1~100 ton |
| Rope capacity | 200~600m |
| Working speed | ≤15m/min |
| Drum | single |
| Protection level | IP 56 |
| Model | Hydraulic mooring winch |
| Load capacity | 10 ton – 50 ton |
| Drum capacity | 100m- 1000m |
| Working speed | ≤15m/min |
| No. of drum | Single or double |
| HPU | Provided as customized |
Anchor and mooring winch
| Load capacity | 10~100 ton |
| Drum capacity | 100~1000m |
| Dia of anchor chain | ø12mm – ø128mm |
| HPU | provided as client’s requirement |
| Driven type | hydraulic |
Towing winch
| Model | Electric towing winch |
| Load capacity | 10 ton – 100 ton |
| Drum capacity | 200m- 1500m |
| Working speed | 5m/min – 20 m/min |
| No. of drum | Single or double |
| Certificate | BV, ABS, DNV, RMRS, etc |
| Model | Hydraulic towing winch |
| Load capacity | 5 ton – 300 ton |
| Drum capacity | 200m- 1500m |
| Working speed | 4.5m/min – 20 m/min |
| No. of drum | Single or double |
| Certificate | BV, ABS, DNV, RMRS, etc |
Ship capstan
| Model | Electric capstan |
| Load capacity | 0.5 ton- 35ton |
| Wire rope capacity | customized |
| Rope dia | ø11mm – ø60mm |
| Working speed | ≥8m/min or customized |
| Driven type | electric |
Videos of Ship Winches
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How to Choose The Right Ship Winch?
There are many factors to consider when choosing a winch for ship, especially the size of the ship, displacement, energy efficiency, etc.
Consider electric or hydraulic winches
The most commonly used winches are electric or hydraulic winches. Energy efficiency is very important when choosing winches for marine applications.
The electric winch uses electricity directly from the generator set. It has simple structure and easy operation.
Hydraulic winch uses fluid power to work, which utilizes a hydraulic system and a hydraulic motor pump between the generator set and the winch. However, due to this power conversion system, the performance of the hydraulic winch requires 20-30% of electricity. Hydraulic power winches are the perfect winches for ships with generator sets of a large enough crane load. The winches have the ability to carry very heavy loads.
Consider the size of the ship
For winches used on ships, the size of of the ship will help determine the type of winch. Due to the size of hydraulic system equipment, hydraulic winches are the best choice for large ships and are usually very heavy. For ships that need to move extremely heavy cargo, hydraulic winches are a better choice.
When choosing a hydraulic winch, you must consider the electrical system that controls the winch. The control of the winch includes a control panel display, joystick, switches and buttons. This can complicate the system for operating the winch. Therefore, it is important to choose a winch which can automate its cab controls, remote stations and local controllers and work the way they should.
You also should choose a hydraulic winch whose components can be easily replaced. The winch usually wears on the fluid and mechanical interfaces, as well as the rings and seals. You need to be able to get spare parts easily, because these parts need to be replaced regularly.
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- Load capacity
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- Speed
- Power supply
- Other special requirements
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