What we engineer on an anchor windlass

Take the whole machine or single work packages.

Cable lifter and brake

Cable lifter geometry for the chain size, band brake and clutch, checked for the holding and heaving loads.

Gearbox and drive

Reduction stages, shafts, bearings and the hydraulic or electric drive, sized for the pull and speed required.

Bedplate and foundation

Frame, bedplate and bolting, with the loads passed to the deck.

Warping head and mooring drum

Combined windlass and mooring arrangements where the deck layout calls for them.

Strength, buckling and fatigue

Hand calculation and finite element analysis of the structure, pins and connections, with assumptions and results written so a surveyor can follow them.

Drawings and bill of materials

General arrangement, weldment, machining and assembly drawings with a structured bill of materials.

What you receive

A package your purchasing, production and certification people can work from.

3D CAD modelNative and neutral formats, built to your CAD standard

Manufacturing drawingsPart, weldment and assembly drawings with tolerances and weld details

Bill of materialsStructured to import into your ERP

Calculation reportLoad cases, method and results against the standard you name

FEA reportStrength, buckling and fatigue, with load cases stated

Hydraulic schematicCircuit diagram, component list, sizing

Technical documentationSpecification, manuals, technical file content

Engineering animationOperating sequence for tenders and design reviews

If you need the equipment built as well

Most clients want engineering only. Some want one party responsible until the machine is on the truck. You choose how far we go.

Engineering only

You receive the complete design package and build it in your own works or with your own suppliers.

Engineering with production follow-up

We stay on the project while it is built: supplier questions, drawing revisions, inspection of critical welds and dimensions, factory acceptance test.

Engineering and manufacturing

We have the equipment fabricated, assembled and tested by qualified workshops to our drawings and under our technical supervision, and deliver it to you with its documentation.