Driveline and Transmissions

The design of a marine transmission is critical to the reliability and cost effective operation of any ship. Ricardo is a leading provider of transmission engineering services to the marine industry and delivers successful projects to time and technical targets through its team of highly experienced marine transmission engineers with access to the very latest transmission technologies.

A leading partner in marine transmission engineering services: 

• New transmission designs for all types including vertical and horizontal offset, twin-in/single out combiner transmissions, two-speed units, tunnel thrusters including the bevel gears, stern drives, outboard motor transmissions and hybrid drive systems
• Transmissions upgrades and improvements
• Clutches and torsional dampers
• Low noise gearing and minimized noise radiation through casings
• Problem investigation, analysis and resolution of existing transmission systems
• Unique bearing solutions for long service life
• Advanced condition monitoring systems