Robust winches for even the toughest applications

Our bespoke offshore winches are suitable for applications such as:

abandonment & recovery (single drum & traction winch solutions)
deepwater lowering with or without an active or passive heave system
anchor handling
towing
operation support (amongst others tugger / initiation / spooling).

Designed to optimise your operations

We have a reliable track record of winches, designed and built to maximise your operations

winches can be delivered stand alone or as part of an integrated system
winches are bespoke so all your requirements can be taken into account
global presence for life time after sales support
environmentally friendly drive systems with active front end allowing energy generated by lowering to be re-used for other electrical applications on-board
all controls developed & tested in-house minimising commissioning time on-board.

Functionality first

Functionality is key to Royal IHC’s winch designs. Our long history in the dredging and offshore industries means we know how to design a winch that is fit for the intended purpose. Standard features and options include: single drums, waterfalls, traction and storage, pre-tension wire rope spooling, constant tension and torque, active or passive heave compensation, single- or multi-layers and electric or hydraulic power control systems. Royal IHC winches comply with the latest rules and regulations.

Traction winches

We are market leader for the supply of traction winches. These winches have been mainly used for abandonment or recovery of pipes and cables on the seabed.

Greater water depths have led to an increase in top tension requirements, larger A&R winch systems, and longer cable lengths. Traction and storage winches have a relatively compact design, and are extremely reliable and smooth for the wire rope to safeguard the continuity of operations.

Heave compensated deepwater lowering systems

Our expertise in active / passive heave compensation systems enables us to provide you with complete deepwater lowering systems. A heave compensated hoisting system allows the heavy-lift vessel to perform more installation jobs each year, maximising return on asset investment. Compensation can be directly on the winch drives itself or with an inline system.