Kamewa
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AB Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad(trans.Karlstad Mechanical Works Ltd), known asKamewa,was aSwedishmanufacturing company in the city ofKristinehamn.Kamewa started as a brand name of the controllable-pitchpropellersmanufactured by KMW. KMW was founded in the city ofKarlstadin 1860. KMW also manufactured pulp and paper machines for paper mills and hydro power turbines. Kamewa was acquired by the British companyVickers plcin 1986. In 1999,Rolls-Royceacquired Vickers.[1]In 2019 the Commercial Marine part of Rolls-Royce was acquired by the Kongsberg group and integrated into its maritime division Kongsberg Maritime. The Swedish part of the business is now called Kongsberg Maritime SwedenABand is based in Kristinehamn.[2]
Water jets
[edit]The Kamewawaterjetsare still traded byKongsberg Maritimeunder that name and are offered in five product lines in two product series.
Previous products from Kamewa has been the A-series, a mix flow pump in aluminum, the SII and P62 pumps in stainless steel and the Kamewa Advanced Propulsion Systems (APS) Waterjet developed specifically for theVolvo Pentadiesel engine.
Propellers
[edit]Kongsberg also produces Kamewa and Kamewa Ulstein propellers.
U.S. Distributors
[edit]In 2016, Pacific Power Group was awarded the company's first distributorship to serve the Western U.S.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Rolls-Royce in Aircraft and Marine Propulsion, and Power Generation"(PDF).p. 3. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 September 2008.
- ^"Kongsberg".Retrieved9 October2019.
- ^"Rolls-Royce Inks US Waterjets Distribution, Service Deal".MarineLink.17 November 2016.Retrieved2 December2016.
External links
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- "Propulsors & Propulsion Systems".kongsberg.Retrieved18 March2024.
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