Van Voorden Castings B.V. Bossekamp 6, 5301 LZ Zaltbommel, NL +31(0)418 – 57 12 00 +31(0)418 – 51 57 90 castings@vanvoorden.nl www.vanvoorden.nl
Press release Zaltbommel, 20 August 2014
Van Voorden Castings extended leading position in shipbuilding industry Van Voorden Castings is the largest Dutch propeller foundry with over 100 years of experience in nickelaluminium-bronze propellers. Its leading position in shipbuilding industry is now extended with the specialization 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 nickelaluminium-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. Read all about Van Voorden on: www.vanvoorden.nl. Van Voorden Castings Van Voorden Castings, an operating company of Andus Group, is a modern Dutch foundry specialised in casting (stainless)steel, iron and bronze. Engineering, casting facilities and machine shop are located in Zaltbommel for over 100 years. The company designs and produces tailor made propellers up to a diameter of 5 meters in bronze or stainless steel. Besides monoblock propellers, Van Voorden produces build-up propellers and propeller blades. All those products meet the highest quality standards of the leading international classification companies. By using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) the propeller design can be fine-tuned and optimized. Van Voorden is also specialized in the engineering and production of ice-class propellers to the highest international quality standards. Pumpshells, impellers, liners and many other wear parts in wear resistant alloys to customer specification are casted too in the foundry. The maximum product weight is 30 tonnes. The worldwide customer base for the Van Voorden products belong to the top of the shipbuilding, dredging, mining and offshore industry. Andus Group Andus Group is the holding company of fifteen independent operating companies in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Slovakia. They include well established and leading companies like RijnDijk Construction, HSM, FIB Industries and Gouda (Refractories and Vuurvast). The operating companies mostly manufacture complex steel structures, offshore platforms, railway infrastructure, process equipment, industrial castings, traveller-related facilities and refractory materials. Each individual company specializes in a demarcated market segment with customers in the industrial, infrastructure, offshore and maritime sectors. The Andus Group customer base includes virtually all global players in these sectors. Attached: 1 photo to be published.
///////////////////////////////////////// More information? If you would like more information, please contact: Van Voorden Castings B.V. Mr. Kamiel Oosterwaal (Sales Director). Tel. : +31 (0)418 – 57 12 00; E-mail: castings@vanvoorden.nl.
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