SCHOTTEL, based at Spay on the River Rhine in Germany and founded in 1921, is the headquarters of a globally operating group of companies. Here, using state-of-the-art equipment and machines, we develop and manufacture our products for the shipping world in the supreme quality that customers expect from a major company.
Besides 360° steerable propulsion and manoeuvring systems, SCHOTTEL also supplies conventional propulsion packages. Thanks to this, we offer complete propulsion solutions for every imaginable maritime application and operational situation.
Products and services
The SCHOTTEL range of products and services encompasses in particular:
- SCHOTTEL rudder propellers up to 6,000kW
- SCHOTTEL twin propellers up to 3,500kW
- SCHOTTEL navigators up to 1,000kW
- SCHOTTEL combi drives up to 3,800kW
- SCHOTTEL pump jets up to 3,500kW
- SCHOTTEL transverse thrusters up to 3,400kW
- SCHOTTEL controllable-pitch propeller plants up to 30MW, including shafting, rudder systems and remote control devices
- Tailor-made SCHOTTEL steering and control systems
Application-oriented system solutions
Maximum manoeuvrability, optimum efficiency, safe and economical operation, space-saving installation and easy maintenance – these are the outstanding features of our systems.
Our team comprises highly motivated experts in the fields of hydrodynamics, hydraulics, electronics, system engineering and shipbuilding and is familiar with the world of shipping. This comprehensive know-how is the basis for individual customer support, from the project stage onwards, and is reflected in our application-oriented system solutions.
In close co-operation with internationally renowned research institutes, we constantly develop and upgrade our systems so that they are always acknowledged throughout the industry as trend-setting.
Quality
The application of CAD in development and design, the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies, the use of high-grade materials, skilful assembly and professional installation on site, are the major foundations for the top quality of our products which permanently prove their worth under arctic and tropical conditions.
This is impressively confirmed by the certification of our quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001 by the American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd.
Worldwide sales and services
Close contact with customers, competent local advice and swift service response are the guiding principles of our global corporate strategy. We ensure this with a close-knit network of company-owned subsidiaries and representatives at all major shipping centres.
