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Planetary gearbox with rotating housing for winch drives
Rossi introduces EP Winch gearbox for marine, construction and mining applications, enabling compact design, high reliability and customized winch drive solutions.
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Rossi S.p.A., the Modena-based leader in power transmission, has launched the EP Winch, a specialized planetary gearbox with a rotating housing. This series is engineered specifically for winch drives in the Marine, Construction, and Mining sectors, where high torque density and extreme compactness are critical technical requirements.
Technical Innovation: The Rotating Casing Design
The defining feature of the EP Winch is its rotating housing, which fundamentally alters the integration of the drivetrain into the winch system.
- Internal Encasing: The design allows the gearbox to be nested directly inside the winch drum. This eliminates the need for external mounting structures, significantly reducing the total footprint of the winch assembly.
- Compactness & Reliability: By integrating the gearbox into the drum, Rossi addresses the decisive design constraints of limited space on offshore vessels and in underground mining environments.
- Design Lifecycle: The solution was developed through a 2025 pilot project with marine charter customers in Spain, ensuring the hardware meets real-world operational stresses before full market release.
Strategic Industry Certifications
To meet the rigorous safety and quality demands of the maritime sector, the EP Winch has secured the DNV Type Approval Certificate. This certification validates the gearbox’s reliability and compliance with international maritime standards, making it a "plug-and-play" solution for high-strategic-value marine applications.
European Supply Chain & Co-Engineering
Rossi is positioning the EP Winch as a centerpiece of its "co-engineering" strategy, where the company works directly with manufacturers to develop tailor-made versions of the planetary range.
To meet the rigorous safety and quality demands of the maritime sector, the EP Winch has secured the DNV Type Approval Certificate. This certification validates the gearbox’s reliability and compliance with international maritime standards, making it a "plug-and-play" solution for high-strategic-value marine applications.
European Supply Chain & Co-Engineering
Rossi is positioning the EP Winch as a centerpiece of its "co-engineering" strategy, where the company works directly with manufacturers to develop tailor-made versions of the planetary range.
- Regional Manufacturing: Production is centralized at Rossi’s facilities in Lecce, Italy.
- Sourcing Integrity: The supply chain is strictly composed of components sourced from Italy and Europe, ensuring high material quality and supply chain resilience.
- Customization: Beyond the standard range, the EP Winch platform is designed to be adapted to specific torque requirements and mounting configurations, supporting the trend toward increasingly complex industrial requirements.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
