Marine applications | Hydro

Our dedicated marine team specializes in creating innovative solutions for the industry with the use of aluminium profiles. We utilize our extensive knowledge of aluminium extrusion design, friction stir welding (FSW) and other techniques to design and manufacture aluminium solutions that provide you with significant weight reductions, increased strength, cost savings in vessel construction, improved quality and sustainable offerings and corrosion resistance.

Aluminium forms a natural oxide layer that protects the material from corrosion and can be further enhanced by adding surface treatment.Hydro’s Marine & Offshore business has spent much time educating the industry on the use of aluminium in marine and offshore applications.

“When designers and engineers are attending universities, they learn using steel or composites – less about aluminium. This is a lost opportunity for the marine and offshore industry, as aluminium has many advantages over competing materials. Aluminium can be applied to almost any ship, from small to large, to get the advantage of weight saving, giving increased performance and stability,” says Thomas B. Svendsen of Hydro.

Aluminium solutions for cruise ships and other vessels

FSW panels for decks and bulkheads
Machined structural profiles
Balcony components
Funnel components
Outfitting
Engine room flooring

Aluminium solutions for mega yachts

FSW panels for decks and bulkheads
Structural profiles
Components
Passerelles
Standard profiles

Our engineers and industry-trained specialists will be delighted to speak with you about your project needs. We can discuss the wider benefits of using extruded aluminium solutions and offer you design and engineering support.

Here are several of the areas where you can benefit by using aluminium extrusions in your vessels and yachts:

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