Twin Disc
WE PUT HORSEPOWER TO WORK®
Starting with hard-working marine transmissions for Great Lakes fishing boats in the ‘30s, the company then received the Navy’s contract for marine transmissions on more than 20,000 Higgins landing craft in WWII. The reputation for rugged reliability expanded Twin Disc’s marine transmission applications throughout North America. Renowned performance in such demanding operating conditions cemented the company’s status as the premier marine transmission manufacturer.
The company continued to increase its transmission line during the 1950s to include more types of commercial vessels as well as pleasure craft in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, India and Australia.
In the following decades Twin Disc complemented this critical link between engine and propeller to include electronic controls, high-speed surface drives, the revolutionary QuickShift® transmission, propellers, joystick controls, various boat handling components and precision maneuvering and holding systems. Our marine products apply to shaft-line, azimuth, diesel, hybrid, and electric propulsion systems for work boats, pleasure craft, military and government vessels.
YOU CAN’T BEAT THE SYSTEM
Twin Disc’s extensive array of boat management equipment allows you to tailor your propulsion system to provide the ultimate performance, control and reliability. All Twin Disc marine products have been engineered and manufactured to work seamlessly together to provide unparalleled operating synergy. You’ll experience remarkably smooth shifts, impressive speed and amazing slow-speed control and maneuvering all steeped in almost a century of rugged dependability in the most rigorous operating conditions.
Whatever the hull, whatever the mission, your vessel will perform better and more reliably with Twin Disc above and below the waterline. Should any Twin Disc component need repair or replacement, the global sales and service network stands ready to support you wherever in the world your boat operates.
PLEASURE CRAFT
Whether for elegant cruising, high-speed exhilaration or precise slow-speed maneuvering in challenging circumstances, Twin Disc offers infinite combinations of the most sophisticated and durable propulsion components for all forms of power and drive configurations. Twin Disc has the boat management system to optimize the pleasure of pleasure boating.
COMMERCIAL CRAFT
For all the different classes of workboats and all their varied missions, they have a single common denominator. They need to get a job done as qui ckly, efficiently and reliably as possible—often under grueling conditions. Twin Disc commercial marine products evolved from some of the toughest duties imaginable. Not only do you have our legacy of rugged reliability in every propulsion component, today, our sophisticated controls and precision maneuvering systems complement that renowned performance. Never have workboats been able to accomplish their wide-ranging tasks so efficiently, quickly and productively. The combination of Twin Disc commercial marine propulsion, control and auxiliary power transmission products gets the job done.
FAST CRAFT
For vessels such as fast ferries, water taxis and high-speed offshore well servicing craft, performance translates quite literally to “time is money.” Fast ferries and water taxis must race the clock to meet schedules consistently day in and day out, regardless of weather and water conditions. They must have precise, agile and smooth docking capabilities with utmost passenger comfort and safety. Twin Disc QuickShift® marine transmissions, coupled with electronic controls, offer the ultimate in high-speed output and slow-speed maneuvering. The new breed of fast boats to service offshore well platforms requires tremendous propulsion power to haul heavy loads and get on task quickly. Once on station they must use precise control and positioning to off-load personnel and materials under challenging sea conditions. The more duty cycles a boat can perform in a day, the more productive and profitable it is. Twin Disc has the high-power, high-reliability propulsion components and sophisticated control and positioning systems to provide the most productive performance to, at and from the platform.
PATROL CRAFT
For high-speed interception, search and rescue, coastal defense and harbor patrol, Twin Disc propulsion and boat management systems provide fast and reliable response. Nations around the world specify Twin Disc components because of their proven rugged dependability and high-speed performance. You can choose to optimize shaft-line propulsion power or achieve the top-end that only Arneson® Surface Drives can attain. When getting there fast is the mission, count on Twin Disc.
