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MARINE...
Active heave compensation for
marine research vessel winch
Ocean research vessel samples success with ABB active heave winch control
awboldt Industries has installed an ABB efficient and reliable way of deploying water
winch drive with unique inbuilt active sampling equipment at depths up to 5,000 meters
heave compensation (AHC) software at in even the roughest sea conditions.
Hthe heart of a new winch and offshore The Kilo Moana is a 60-meter Small Waterplane
crane for the Research Vessel Kilo Moana. The Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship owned by the US
enhanced winch control provides University of Navy and operated by the University of Hawaii
Hawaii Marine Center scientists with a safe, Marine Center. This oceanographic research vessel
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