Baltic Marine Works · Poland
Engine installed before hull closure. Schedule held.
per engine install
faster than skidding
delay penalties avoided
The Challenge
Baltic Marine Works was constructing a series of research vessels and needed to install 5,200 lbs main engine assemblies before upper deck sections were welded in place. The engine room access aperture measured 1,010mm — standard for the vessel class. Conventional hydraulic skidding would have required 4 days per vessel, creating a critical path constraint.
The Solution
The Scarab X5 was used to transport each engine assembly from the build hall to the access aperture, then through the hull opening and onto the engine mounts. The entire move was done in one continuous pass with no secondary handling. The proportional remote allowed millimetre-accurate final placement onto mounting studs.
The Outcome
Engine installation time reduced from 4 days to 6 hours per vessel. The client completed the 4-vessel series on schedule, avoiding $340,000 in delay penalties. The approach has now been adopted as standard procedure for the next build series.
“Every hour inside a hull is expensive. Traxon turned a 4-day critical-path item into a morning's work.”