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Precise force control for marine winch applicationsCase: Norwegian Deck Machinery

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NDM and m/s Viking Grace, NorwayElectrical driven winches

Month DD, YYYY

Customer’s needABB helps to be competitive

Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM) needed a competitive offer in order to win the mooring and anchoring winches bid of m/s Viking Grace ferry. ABB drives were included in the offer.

Customer benefitsIn addition of winning the bid

Environmentally friendly system

Elimination of critical components

Reduce delivery times Stepless speed and

torque operation

Customer feedbackManaging Director

”And now we are just using ABB all the time. And sometime is actually customer’s request to have on the ABB frequency converters.” - Jarle Sorstronen

ABB ACS800 drive Built-in winch control program No need for external motor encoders or hydraulic systems

Technical overview

Source: customer article on ABB Drives & Controls website

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NDM and m/s Viking Grace, Norway

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