T R A N SVE R S E T H R U ST E R - Schottel GmbH

6 7RELIABILITY AND HIGHESTQUALITY ARE OUR TOP PRIORITYTo ensure the best possible protection of the gearbox housing,the SCHOTTEL Transverse Thruster is sand-blasted and theunderwater housing is provided with an abrasion-resistantcoating (Ceramic S-Metal). This coating gives extremely highresistance to erosion and cavitation, and offers excellentprotection against abrasion and electrolytic corrosion.Stiffening rings around the tunnel and appropriately thicktunnel material minimize distortion during welding into thehull. Preparations for the weld seams at the ends of thetunnel simplify installation by the shipyard.All SCHOTTEL Transverse Thrusters are fitted with a durablestainless steel wearing ring in the path of the propeller. Thisadditional equipment reduces the wear on the tunnel and increasesthe service life of the transverse thruster. Anotherpositive side-effect: the use of the wearing ring achieves anadditional thickening of the tunnel in the area of the propeller.This decreases the amount of vibration and noise.State-of-the-art production facilities, ...MODERN MANUFACTURING –EFFICIENT PROCESSESFor SCHOTTEL, the customer is at the centre of our activities.All our corporate processes are geared towards respondingquickly and flexibly to our customers’ requirements.... with a high proportion of in-house manufacturing, ...That is why SCHOTTEL attaches great importance to keepinga large portion of our manufacturing in-house. This not onlysaves time and simplifies our business processes, but alsosafeguards our know-how and ensures consistently high quality.State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are indispensableprerequisites for top quality. The machines and systems usedat SCHOTTEL’s German production plants in Spay and Wismarand at our Chinese subsidiary in Suzhou operate with outstandingprecision and make a major contribution to the constanthigh quality of our products. Exhaustive trial runs on the testbed ensure that only first-class products leave the SCHOTTELworks.... means consistently high quality and flexibility in meeting our customers’requirements.