VEEMKaplan Series

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The VEEMKaplan series is suited to nozzle applications and is extremely popular for trawlers, tugs and other vessels requiring high towing or bollard pull thrust. VEEMKaplan propellers have excellent thrust characteristics in low speed applications and have specifically designed blade tips that are unloaded to reduce tip losses, whilst avoiding cavitation erosion.

VEEMKaplan

The Kaplan propeller has a combination of aerofoil sections and double ogival sections towards the tip. The blade contour has a wide tip that is designed to run with a close fit to the inside of the nozzle. Each Kaplan propeller is customised for rake, blade area and boss detail to suit the specific requirements of each vessel.

Nominal Specifications

Diameter 500mm – 4600mm (20″ – 181″ [or 15’1″])
Pitch Distribution  Constant Pitch
Blade Section Type Aerofoil/Ogival
Skew 0 Degrees
Blade Rake Adjustable depending on application
Material NiBrAl (Nickel Aluminium Bronze)
Manufacturing Standard ISO 484 Class 1 or Class S
Balance Standard ISO 1940/1 G6.3 or G2.5

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VEEMSkewplan

The Skewplan is designed for use on trawlers, tugs and long liners and incorporates many features not found on competitors’ propellers. Blade foil sections have been modified to suit modern trawling and bollard pull applications, providing maximum efficiency. A variable pitch distribution unique to the VEEMSkewplan is used to suit the inflow angle at each location within the nozzle.

Nominal Specifications

Diameter 500mm – 4600mm (20″ – 181″ [or 15’1″])
Pitch Distribution  Variable Pitch
Blade Section Type Aerofoil/Ogival
Skew Typically, 35 Degrees
Blade Rake Adjustable depending on application
Material NiBrAl (Nickel Aluminium Bronze)
Manufacturing Standard ISO 484/2 Class 1 or Class S
Balance Standard ISO 1940/1 G6.3 or G2.5

VEEM Interceptor™ Technology

Adjust the relative pitch of each propeller blade in situ to enhance performance.

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The most advanced manufacturing in the world

VEEM Marine Propellers are designed better, manufactured to a higher quality and perform higher than any other propeller brand in the world. They are only propellers that are fully CNC machined over every inch, cast without wooden patterns and enable you to change the effective pitch without compromising quality. There is nothing in the world that achieves the same ultimate performance >

Bespoke Propeller Casting Process

VEEM has perfected a cutting-edge system that enables full customisation for every propeller they manufacture. Whether it’s just one propeller or a batch of one thousand, every propeller can be the same or unique.

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100% CNC Machined

Unlike competitors, VEEM Marine Propellers are 100% CNC machined to hair thickness accuracy over every square inch of the propeller, including the boss and high BAR overlapping blade propellers. This means we can manufacture exactly what we design and guaranteeing your performance.

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In-house Alloying

VEEM are one of the only propeller manufacturers in the world with the capabilities and expertise to undertake all metal alloying in house. This guarantees all materials are of the highest quality and every propeller is manufactured to perfection.

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