Auxiliary machines for ship applications

Our product range includes low-voltage machines for auxiliary drives. These motors are characterized by exceptional operational reliability, a long service life, effectiveness and environmental friendliness due to high efficiencies as well as its ability to be modified. These attributes ensure universal application scenarios for the VEM standard marine motors. Most of our standard marine motors have a type approval by the most common classification societies.

There are also pole-changing motors in a robust gray cast iron design for winch drives on cargo ships or motors for air conditioning on modern cruise ships. The joint success is based not least on the individual and high-performance mechanical engineering, on the basis of which we produce our portfolio for shipbuilding.

The efficiency classes of IEC standard motors, defined in the IEC 60034-30 standard, characterize the energy consumption of the motors. These classes range from IE1 (Standard Efficiency) to IE4 (Super Premium Efficiency). Motors with higher efficiency classes consume less energy and therefore contribute to lower operating costs and a better environmental balance. Choosing a motor with a higher efficiency class can therefore offer both economic and ecological advantages. VEM generally suggests using efficiency class IE3 or higher.

For operation in potentially explosive areas, VEM standard marine motors with different types of ignition protection can also be used as auxiliary drives.