Products

The criteria for coupler design have been to develop a light system that requires less space and that is competitive in terms of cost and delivery time. The selected materials are most advanced, to meet the demands of the severe environment, such as anti-corrosion, salt containment, robustness, sealing against sea water and lubricant etc.

A wide research and development project has been carried out using a series of model tests to establish optimal strengths and then apply these to the final design of several ATB- coupler sizes. The model test series were made by VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland during 2003. Their purpose was to find out what kind of forces the couplers would have to endure.

The latest development is a coupler system which allows a pusher tug and barge to be engaged during the loading or discharging process; the system is called Pushpin®- SliderRig Coupler System.

The other important area of our activity, and one that we have continued to work on since 1969, is the field of valve control systems for modern ships, such as ro-ro/ro-pax, cruise liners, ice-breakers etc. Our most recent solution is a Pleiger Electro-Hydraulic “EHS” Actuator, which has been a pioneer in the market. The actuators, with modern marine instrumentation, such as tank content measuring equipment, pumps and valves, make a viable package and provide added value for the shipyard and owner.

Products:

• Pushpin® - ATB Coupling Systems
• Pushpin®- SliderRig Coupler Systems
• PLEIGER Electro-Hydraulic “EHS” Valve Control systems
• Garbarino Pumps for marine and industrial applications

Interested? For more information contact us!