Electric linear actuators and mechanical screw jacks for the naval industry handling: from the shipyard, to any automation happening inside the boat/ship

What is an actuator?

The linear actuator is an electromechanical device that replaces hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The electric actuator performs a push-pull action, extending and retracting the mechanical piston via the electric motor. Compared to hydraulic systems, linear actuators are much easier to install thanks to their low weight, compact structure, and ease of use. The lack of external mechanical components such as pumps and pipes significantly reduces the space occupied and increases the efficiency of the system, as it does not require constant maintenance.

Back to the naval industry, electric actuators and screw jacks can be used to perform many different tasks.

In shipyards, they are used in AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles). They are positioned under the loading platform, allowing it to raise, lower, and tilt the loaded material as desired. High-performance linear actuator models are used for these solutions, and technical measures are taken to increase the durability of the piece, such as coatings for saline environments or resin coatings.

Onboard, actuators often serve to automate certain movements that would otherwise have to be performed manually. Linear actuators therefore assist on-board personnel, making their work less strenuous and drastically reducing risks for operators.

• Walkways – Control of walkways’ electric extension for accessing the ships in any docking condition
• Window opening and telescopic furnitures – Automatic opening and closing of windows for ventilation and lighting. Easy lowering and rising of telescopic tables, sofas, and beds for spa
• Boat hatches and bathing platforms – Safe and easy access to engine or storage spaces by electric opening and closing of the hatches, watertight and fire doors. Effortlessly folding terraces and lowering/raising bathing platforms that allow the best access to water in any situation
• Retractable boat thruster – Retractable bow thrusters are easily installed on any boat where the space is
  not enough to host a traditional tunnel bow.
• Folding roof – Rolling the roof back and forward to transform the room’s use and aesthetic.

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L'articolo Electric linear actuators for naval industry proviene da MecVel Srl.

 
On 10 September 2017 MecVel blows out 30 candles, and for the occasion it enlarges its production area with a new building close to the existing one. The aim is to maximize its performance, also thanks to the use of different automated warehouses, showing the technological development and the innovation level the company has reached, which takes its production capacity up to 60.000 pieces a year.
 
Since 1987 MecVel’s core business is the design and the manufacture of electric linear actuators and screw jacks, handling systems using motors, gear boxes and push tubes to transform the rotatory motion of the motor into a linear movement, allowing to lift, position, push or pull any load up to 200,000 N (20 tons). In addition there is an important customization service which consists in configuring each product in detail, to suit it to the specific needs of the single application, creating a tailored solution for each customer.
 
In 30 years of history, the company has moved from being a small craft business to a leader in the linear actuators and screw jacks market, with a strong worldwide presence, confirmed by the fact that 50% of the total turnover (10 million euros in 2016) comes from important companies on the international scene and special projects developed in several industrial branches: from renewable energies (such as photovoltaic, wind power and hydroelectric) to heavy industry (steel and mining), packaging, medical field, automotive, means of transport and automation in general.
 
All this without moving away from the basis on which MecVel has been built: Made in Italy valorization, which identifies an unprecedented level of know-how and quality, and a continuous activity of research and development, to be constantly up-to-date with market requests. That is why among all the ingredients that have led to this goal, in the front row there is also a continuously evolving range, with the aim to offer always the perfect product for the kind of application to which it is intended, according to the company’s mission: create products able to improve and make every linear motion unique.
 
For 30 years the match between long-standing experience and technological progress is the core of a steady growth in business, but its efficiency is significantly enhanced by the team cohesion: it is to human resources that, last 15 September 2017, MecVel has dedicated the celebration of this important milestone, with a family-friendly event that has revealed the strong sense of belonging to a close-knit and competitive working group, to which the property has shown its full gratitude. It has been an evening characterized by a festive climate, and completely addressed to those who have made this company great in the past, and also those who, even today, contribute to its rapid expansion with constancy and determination. Thirty years have gone, between amazing challenges and successes, and many others still have to come: MecVel blows out these candles with a lot of awareness and the mind already oriented to the future.
 
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L'articolo 1987-2017: happy birthday MecVel, 30 years always in motion proviene da MecVel Srl.