DISKDRIVE
The world's
thinnest thrusters

DISKDRIVE™ Thrusters

Brushless, hub-less, almost part-less… And fundamentally oil-free.

Hydromea’s ultra-slim, rim-driven DISKDRIVE™ thrusters are the future of propulsion for compact vehicles, both underwater and on the water surface.

Design

DISKDRIVE™ are a patented innovation in the form of ultra-slim, rim-driven brushless thrusters. Their thin size makes them ideal for vertical stabilisation of the underwater vehicles and ROVs to reduce drag and improve efficiency.

The hub-less propeller ensures that water surface robots and boats can easily navigate through floating debris such as water plants or ropes, with no risk of becoming tangled.

Our patented design contains no seals, it is pressure-proof, hydro-lubricated and oil free. The simple design allows the user to swap propellers quickly and without any special tools in less than 10 seconds.

Operation

The DISKDRIVE™ thrusters are extremely simple to use and they are compatible with a range of commercially available electronic speed controllers (ESCs).

Thanks to their symmetric design, the DISKDRIVE™ thrusters will provide the same amount of thrust in both directions. And it's especially unique in providing rapid sudden changes of direction.

Already efficient as is, incorporating the thrusters into the hull of the vehicle or adding ducts around the rim will further improve efficiency. The DISKDRIVE™ water flow guiding ducts are available in our webshop, along with a mounting bracket.

Ultimate Endurance

Due to its unique construction and hydro-lubrication, DISKDRIVE™ is extremely durable and will outrun other thrusters over its lifetime. In one endurance test, DISKDRIVE™ 50 thruster has been running over 7'000 hours non-stop in our testing pool with relatively clean water. In another test, we performed 1.2 million reversals within 1000 hours with hardly noticeable wear on the stator and magnets. We are certain our thrusters can go much further!

Features

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Direct-drive

Pressure-proof

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Hub-less propeller

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Ultra-compact

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Low-profile design

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Oil-free

Products

LUMA X-UV

DISKDRIVE 50

Hydromea’s DISKDRIVE 50 underwater thrusters with direct-drive propulsion are ideal for small ROV, AUV and deep-sea actuators.

$ 549,00

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LUMA X-UV

DISKDRIVE 80

Hydromea’s DISKDRIVE 80 thrusters provide over 2x the thrust of DISKDRIVE 50 that make them ideal for larger underwater vehicles and light water surface vessels and robots

$ 899,00

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