15 October 2024
Uptime and safe operations are key for our customers in the dredging and offshore business and that’s why we provide lifetime support. In this case, with a lifetime extension program for the ABB ACS 6000 medium voltage frequency drive.
Bakker Sliedrecht was an early adopter for applying the ABB ACS 6000 medium voltage frequency drive on board of dredging- and offshore vessels, where high power and maximum reliability is required. Today, we apply the next generation ABB ACS 6080 in our new-build projects, but we also support our customers with a lifetime extension program for their ABB ACS 6000 drives.
The ABB ACS 6000 frequency drive has gained a solid reputation for high quality and reliability. With the first generation of this frequency drive now entering into the so called ‘limited phase’ of its lifecycle, product support, such as spare parts and service possibilites, is impacted. The solution we provide upgrades the ACS 6000 such that full product support is extended and assured for at least another decade.
This lifetime extension program is developed in close cooperation with ABB and executed by our drive specialists. We already executed the first upgrades on dredging vessels and we are proud that we recently received a contract for an upgrade on board of the “Seaway Strashnov”, a state-of-the-art crane vessel from Seaway7, a company active in the offshore renewable energy market.
