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WHOI Compact Winch

Compact winch licensed from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with gear motor inside the drum and independent levelwind.

Description

The WHOI Compact Winch is built by InterOcean under a license agreement with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Patent No. US-2018-0244507) for ocean science and marine applications. A WHOI winch design was licensed to InterOcean for a new University of Vermont research vessel.

Key features

  • Gear motor enclosed inside the winch drum, with no chains or sprockets
  • Integral heavy-duty slewing bearing
  • Flagging sheave allows operation in any direction
  • Independent levelwind adaptable to different cable types and diameters
  • Options for turntable and smart winch I/O

Applications

Ocean science and marine applications, with science, environmental, offshore and defense design variants.

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