Scana Zamech

Managing director: Jacek Pabian
 

Scana Zamech is active in the marine propulsion business and designs and manufactures controllable pitch propellers, fixed pitch propellers, tunnel thrusters, shaft line systems and rudder arrangements.

The history of the company dates back to 1837 when Ferdinand Gotlob Schichau opened a machine workshop “Schichau Werke” in Elblag, Poland. The workshop manufactured elements for steam engines, equipment for sugar factories, oil mills and lumber mills as well as hydraulic presses and rollers. A few years later the first seagoing ship with a steel hull and a propeller was launched in 1855 from "Schichau Werke".

After a number of changes of ownership over the years, Scana Industrier ASA took over the company through the acquisition of ABB’s marine businesses in Poland. The product portfolio was expanded and propulsion products were able to reach new major customer groups.

Market and customers

The company is based in Poland where the company carry on operations from four locations in the Gdansk and Elblag areas. The activities cover a complete customer-oriented process, which includes design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of products as well as after-sales service. The company’s key customers are the main European and Asian shipyards, engine manufacturers, as well as shipowners from all over the world.

Products

The business scope includes conceptual consultation, project management, system engineering, equipment delivery, installation, supervision, commissioning and after-sales service for the following products:

• Controllable pitch propeller systems up to 22,000 kW
• Fixed pitch propeller systems with a weight up to 150 tonnes
• Complete shaft line systems including single shafts of a maximum length of 22 meters
• Tunnel thrusters (of controllable and fixed pitch propeller type) up to 3,000 kW
• Rudder arrangements including rudder blades, rudder stocks, rudder pintles
• Hydraulically-mounted couplings
• Shaft bearings

Service and customer support are an integral part of the company’s range and include:

• Planned repair and dry-docking
• On-call services
• Spare parts
• Training, consulting & monitoring

A newly acquired technological platform, combined with existing gear and propeller technology from Scana Volda and remote control systems from Scana Mar-El, will allow the company to develop further in line with future environmental and market-related requirements.