• Efficient Dredging

IHC Systems: Dedicated to Efficient Dredging

Efficient Dredging as a concept

  • applicable to all types of dredgers
  • helps contractors to deploy equipment for the lowest possible costs
  • improves production, sustainability and worker satisfaction
  • underlies our vision, design, processes, hardware, software and services

Operational benefits

  • optimal utilisation of onboard equipment
  • reduction of dredging time
  • smoother dredging process
  • simplified (remote) fault diagnosis
  • reduction of downtime and wear
  • reduction of fuel consumption and emissions
  • prevention of under- and overdredging

Efficient Dredging is more ...

Even after the shipbuilder has built reliable and efficient equipment, after the efforts of the contractor to optimise operations, and after thorough training of the operators, the Efficient Dredging concept continues to significantly contribute, providing extra ‘senses’ and ‘hands & feet’ to operators and equipment. Efficient Dredging is more than efficient dredging!

Investmensts versus costs

Relatively modest investments in instrumentation, automation, and surveying techniques lead to major improvements in efficiency and accuracy, expresse in  lower cost per cubic meter of dredged mixture. Normally, human alertness substantially declines during a shift. By contrast, computers stay awake as long as power is switched on. Consequently, operator-supervised automation can yield production improvements of 15–25% or more, depending on circumstances.

Implementation

To implement the concept, IHC Systems draws on all kinds of conventional control, automation and presentation technologies. But also on innovative technologies like model-based control, artificial intelligence, real-time simulation and remote system diagnosis & upgrading. It is supported by the knowledge and resources of the entire IHC Merwede group in related areas.

Every Category ....

The concept is honed in close alliances with clients and worked out in specific products, systems and services for every category of dredger and every operational field. Of course the products can cope with all dredging conditions: temperature and humidity changes, shocks, dust, abrasive materials, pressure variations and vibrations. More detailed product brochures are available under the tabs upside.

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