Compact design and reliable performance. Propeller can steer in any direction of 360°above the water level. Propeller can be driven by electric motor, diesel engine and hydraulic motor. The diameter of propeller is up to 3.3 meters. Nozzle is optional. L-drive or Z drive is optional. Fixed or varied pitch is optional. Retractable type is optional.

Description
Azimuth thruster is mainly used for propulsion and steering of vessels. It replaces conventional propulsion and rudder steering systems to perform both the propulsion and steering functions. Azimuth thruster is available in Z-drive configuration with direct diesel engine drive or in L-drive configuration for electric or hydraulic drive from overhead.

Features
Compact design and reliable performance
Propeller can steer in any direction of 360°above the water level.  
Propeller can be driven by electric motor, diesel engine and hydraulic motor.
The diameter of propeller is up to 3.3 meters.
Hydraulic system is available.
Nozzle is optional.
L-drive or Z drive is optional.
Fixed or varied pitch is optional.
Retractable type is optional.

Specifications

Application

Large tugboat, harbor tug, drilling platform, ocean engineering vessel, FPSO, etc.

Workshop

Our company SJMATEK has two workshops and offce of 23,000 square meters. It's assembly workshop is specially used for assembly and joint adjustment, the max sling load is 80 tons, the hoisting height is up to 20 meters.

The company has more than 20 sets of machining equipment, there are 18-meter lathes used for main propeller, big boring machine, CNC lathes, machining center, etc. Seven sets of testing instruments and equipment, including universal material testing machine, automatic pendulum impact testing machine, infrared thermometer, portable magnetic particle detector and ultrasonic detector. In addition, there are three test stands for rudder propeller, two test stands for tunnel thruster, two test stands for main propeller and one test stand for oil dispenser.

The existing production and testing equipment and facilities can meet the basic needs of product design, development, production and service.

Certificates of Classification Society
Certificates of all 12 classification societies of IACS ( International Association Of Classification Societies ) are available. 

Project Cases

SJMATEK (Suzhou) Marine Machine Co. Ltd.