Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology has entered into an exclusive dealership agreement with the Finnish company Randax to supply permanent magnet (PM) motors to the shipbuilding industry in the Netherlands (Benelux). The partnership between two no-nonsense companies matches their sound reputations in the maritime sector with the growing demand for electric propulsion systems for vessels.
Electrification is a major trend in the shipbuilding sector with traditional propulsion increasingly being replaced by electric technologies. The latter’s compact size has major benefits for installation space while the increased efficiency at partial loads and flexibility in terms of fuel choice make electric propulsion an attractive option which Piet BrouwerElectrotechnology and Randax clients are choosing more frequently.
Common DC-bus systems combined with batteries and permanent magnet motors provide a technically advanced, flexible solution with the best specifications in terms of space, weight and efficiency. Randax’s advanced PM motors are an excellent choice for drives above 200 kW where high demands are placed on space, weight and efficiency.
Juha-Matti Rantapää from Randax (left) and Mark Heldoorn from Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology (right) signed the contracts.
Clients can now leverage on Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology’s advice and support with configuring the propulsion line before having the custom design made by Randax. Frequency drives and propulsion controls are also available and clients can choose between installing the system themselves or leaving the entire installation process to Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology.
The ultimate aim of the partnership between Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology and Randax is to combine the knowledge and expertise from both fields.
The synthesis of Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology’s maritime knowhow and Randax’s state-of-the-art PM motor designs offer the best possible propulsion set-up. Client requirements are central with direct lines of communication between them, Randax and Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology. The dealership agreement enables Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology to respond to inquiries quickly and effectively and, when necessary, directly escalate to Randax.
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is looking to the future with confidence and thanks Randax for the confidence it has in our company.
