The dredging market still puts up with certain challenges when it comes to gate valves.
Take, for example, the high level of wear and tear. During an operation, material (such as sand) flows through this section of the vessel continuously.
There is also the issue of space onboard. In current designs, clients have to allow enough room to house the gate valve system.
Royal IHC has developed a new gate valve type, the pendulum valve, with which they tackle these challenges.
Main improvement compared to conventional valve:
Also, maintenance can be performed easily, without having to get the vessel to a dry dock.