IHC Winches is based in the Netherlands and is part of IHC Motion Control, which also incorporates IHC Vremac Cylinders and IHC Hytop.
Our product range includes riser pull-in winches, auxiliary winches, sheave trolleys, hoist winches and A&R winches. IHC Winches designs and develops hydraulic winches, electric winches and hose reels for all conceivable applications in the offshore, shipbuilding, dredging and heavy lifting industries.
Being part of IHC Motion Control, we are not only able to offer you our own offshore winches but can also provide you with a complete offshore winch system, including riser pull-in winches, auxiliary winches, sheave trolleys, hoist winches, A&R winches, hydraulic power units (HPUs) and electrical control units.
Our organisation is made up of over 100 experienced professionals and has the capacity to deliver every type of complete, large-scale offshore winch system, as well as providing you with serial production of compact offshore winches and winch systems. We have the knowhow to execute your projects using our basic engineering, detailed engineering, planning and production facilities. In addition, we test all the winches we provide.
IHC Winches is an EPC subcontractor, serving clients worldwide with 24/7 support from our VCA** / SCC** certified service team.
Offshore winches and winch systems
IHC Winches is focused on upstream oil and gas industrial applications, such as electric winches and hydraulic winches for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities, pipe laying vessels and fall pipe vessels. The winches can be supplied either as standalone equipment or as turnkey systems.
Our product range consists of the following winches:
- Offloading and turret mooring winches
- Traction / capstan winches
- Active heave compensated winches
- A&R winches
- Hoisting winches
- Deepwater lowering or deployment winches
- Synthetic rope winches
- Umbilical and hose reel winches
- Stinger handling winches
- Crane winches
- Active and passive heave compensated systems
- Electric, hydraulic or diesel power units
Turnkey solutions for deep or shallow water lifting
IHC Winches is a turnkey solution provider, with a proven track record in the design and manufacture of high-quality systems in the offshore industry. The company’s product portfolio incorporates the best concepts and innovations to serve the most challenging deep or shallow water lifting and pulling applications that the offshore industry faces.
24/7 worldwide offshore service
Our worldwide VCA** / SCC**-certified service team offers installation, commissioning, preventive maintenance and on-site troubleshooting, all coordinated by qualified servicing staff.
IHC Winches customer service can supply brand-independent spare parts and replacement parts, or genuine original manufacturer’s replacements should your existing parts become obsolete, damaged or defective. Repair and overhaul work can be carried out in our own workshops at several locations worldwide.
The full package offered by IHC Winches customer service is designed to ensure that users of heavy equipment can operate with minimum downtime, maximum efficiency, minimum lifetime cost and maximum returns on investments.
Health, safety and environment (HSE), quality assurance and quality control
IHC Winches continually works to develop a safer environment for its employees and for the community at large. With its focus lying on world-class design and manufacture, IHC Winches’ management recognises that health and safety are priorities.
Our quality management system is certified to EN ISO 9001. IHC Winches is committed to operating in an environmentally sustainable manner and to continuously improving its environmental performance. Thanks to our culture, in which our employees are encouraged to take responsibility for HSE, we ensure that HSE considerations are integrated into all our activities.
IHC Winches for offshore applications
All products produced by IHC Winches are designed and manufactured in accordance with international standards, and, upon request, will be certified by recognised authorities such as ABS, DNV or Lloyd’s. We are dedicated to delivering quality products and remain committed to working on their continuous improvement.
We are a skilled business partner, one that can provide you both with offshore winches and integrated offshore winch systems. Our track record is available on request.