Van Voorden Castings extended position
Van Voorden Castings is one of the largest Dutch propeller foundries with over 100 years of experience in nickel-aluminium-bronze propellers. Its position in the shipbuilding industry is now extended with the specialisation in stainless-steel-propellers. The increasing offshore activities in arctic environments cause a growing demand in ice-class propellers and especially in stainless steel propellers. For van Voorden Castings this development is where over 100 years of know-how in propeller design, experience in extremely high temperature casting and craftsmanship in high grade finishing come together.
To customer demand, Van Voorden’s propellers can be designed as monoblock propeller or as a build-up fixed pitch system, both in nickel-aluminium-bronze and in stainless steel. The material properties of the stainless steel qualities that are used at our foundry are better suited for extreme arctic conditions than traditional nickel-aluminium-bronze. It enables Van Voorden to design lighter and consequently more efficient propellers. In order to push propulsion efficiency to the limit, both monoblock- and build-up propellers can be designed in combination with Van Voorden’s Superior Nozzle. Whether the application is through direct- or thruster propulsion, Van Voorden Castings feels comfortable with the extreme sailing conditions in arctic environment.
Stainless steel monoblock propeller
At the SMM Hamburg (9-12 September 2014) Van Voorden will exhibit a stainless steel monoblock propeller. Visit Van Voorden at the SMM in Hall A4, stand number 324, and experience the new standard in stainless steel propellers.