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Drive enabled electronic thrusters improve performance on offshore supply boats

Drive enabled electronic thrusters improve performance on offshore supply boats

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Case Master Boat Builders and Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Drive enabled electronic thrusters 2 ABB | Case Master Boat Builders and Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Electronic thrusters offer many benefits over their hydraulic counterparts. Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems have become a requirement for the boats supplying offshore oil rigs. Drive enabled electronic thrusters improve performance on offshore supply boats Master Boat Builders Inc. of Bayou La Batre, Alabama cultivated its niche building highly sophisticated offshore supply vessels, in large part, by being one of the first builders to transition to thrusters powered by electric motors and variable speed drives. The electronic thrusters provide numerous benefits over their hydraulic predecessors, and are highly compatib

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