IHC Systems, Technological developments
The lowest cost per m3, which is increasingly the driving force behind our technological developments, resulted - after a decade of standstill caused by lack of significant cutter dredging works - in an updated Automatic Cutter Controller: automation which controls the vessel’s movement during dredging, the pumping process, and cutter (tool) control. The d’Artagnan is the first dredger to receive this updated automation.
Less process information, more diagnostic information; the availability of the dredge installation is the difference between profit and loss. Avoiding downtime, presenting the crew with not only indications of malfunctions in the installation(s) but also the reason for the malfunction and even predictions based on models, increases the availability and therefore the production of the dredger.
Presentation through the World Wide Web is increasingly becoming a common way of presenting details of the vessel’s performance; it provides service capabilities and advice on distance, regardless of the dredger’s position.