IHC Systems company profile

With over 40 years of experience and a highly experienced workforce, IHC Systems is the market leader in the development, manufacture, simulation and supply of instrumentation, control, automation and simulator systems for the dredging industry, the alluvial mining industry, sand and gravel mining and related industries.

Our strategic partnership with Imtech Marine & Offshore means that we have in-depth resources in the field of industrial instrumentation and control technology. Our incorporation in the structure of IHC Merwede allows IHC Systems to be represented in nearly every country in the world. (History...)

With its location in Sliedrecht, the heartland of dredging, IHC Systems’ workforce of about 100 is dedicated to the concept of Efficient Dredging and its proven benefits for the users of dredging equipment.

To fulfil this commitment IHC Systems builds all kinds of electric, electronic and information technology systems, from robust sensors and transmitters to complete integrated control, monitoring and automation systems, as well as simulators/training simulators, and hydrographical and survey equipment. Services range from sales support and system integration management to training and worldwide field service – and all conceivable activities in between.

IHC Systems operates in compliance with the standards of ISO 9001: 2000 and is fully certified to do so (download certificate). All the knowledge and experience needed to make Efficient Dredging work are available in-house or from IHC Merwede colleagues: ranging from maritime electrics and electronics to soil characteristics, shipbuilding, mechanics and any other knowledge involved in the building and control of dredging, mining and offshore equipment.

The IHC Systems crew manages all the activities needed for the creation and successful operation of Efficient Dredging products and systems, such as pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, design, research and development activities, engineering, drawings, work preparation and logistics, manufacturing, testing, system integration, commissioning, simulator-supported training, spare parts management and any other aspect of life cycle support.

News & Events

IHC Systems commissions 300 bar testing vessel

On 27 May 2010, Jan Willem van Bloois, the Manager of IHC Merwede’s Deep Sea Dredging & Mining Department, officially launched the new IHC...[more]

IHC Systems Excavator Simulator goes into operation

On 27 May 2010, Fer Tummers, the director of IHC Engineering Services, launched the recently installed Excavator Simulator.  IHC Systems'...[more]

Type approval on DPDT systems prolonged

IHC Systems obtained prolongation of type approval for its DPDT systems until 2015. The certificate was granted by Bureau Veritas.[more]