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ZF Marine

ZF thruster range (commercial)

ZF's commercial thruster family of 100-2,000 kW with diesel, electric or hydraulic drive, in open, counter-rotating or nozzle configurations.

Alongside its transmissions ZF offers a modular thruster family for commercial vessels covering about 100-2,000 kW, extended to over 3 MW by the larger AT units. It includes 360-degree steerable deck-mounted, stern-mounted, well-mounted and retractable azimuth thrusters, a hybrid thruster and transverse tunnel thrusters, with open, counter-rotating or nozzle propeller configurations and diesel, electric or hydraulic drive.

Specifications

Power kW min
100
Power kW max
2,000

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