Versatile dredging tools

IHC Beaver^® dredgers in practice

• Traditional dredging by Inai Kiara
• Tailoring with proven technology
• Innovative spud lock
• Dredging for the fishing industry in Italy
• Conclusions

IHC Beavers^® are well known for their flexibility in several areas. First, their modular construction means they can be delivered fast, that they are easy to transport and that they can be commissioned quickly at dredging sites. Secondly, although they are highly standardised, IHC Beavers® can be adapted easily to customers’ requirements, resulting in fit-to-purpose dredgers with minimal delivery times and costs. For example, the same basic design can carry more than one cutting tool, various types of dredge pumps, electric or hydraulic winches, and be adapted for different dredging depths. So several equipment profiles are possible, while maintaining an extraordinarily beneficial ratio between installed power and production levels. Thirdly, these dredgers are highly flexible in use. This article looks at the design of some dredgers delivered recently and the circumstances in which they work.

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