InterOcean - Model 488-ACW Series -Autonomous Compact Winch

• Real-time interface protocols & local control
• Patented winch design2
• Compact, lightweight, small footprint
• Gearmotor enclosed within winch drum
• Best in class strength-to-weight ratio
• Levelwind standard, slipring optional
• Modular bolt-together design
• Scalable, portable, configurable for varied applications
• Drive Control housed in marine enclosure or supplied as back-panel only for vessel integration

• Torque Mode: Maintains a constant torque, providing almost constant tension.
• Constant Power Mode: Haul in loads as fast as possible within a certain power consumption, slowing down when loads increase; speeding up when loads decrease.
• Heave Compensation: Improve quality of your data collection to maintain more consistent depths in a variety of surface conditions.

The 488-ACW is a novel design based upon InterOcean’s exclusive license with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)2 . It provides a high strength-to-weight ratio, including the easily removable gear motor being enclosed entirely within the drum, and a heavy-duty slewing bearing. The standard winch includes an Integral diamond-screw levelwind and is slip ring ready. The winch is designed for a full IP67/IP68 system rating (3m depth rated for USV operation). Underwater UAV/UUV versions are also available rated to 6000m. Grooved Drum Shells featuring either helical or Lebus grooving patterns are available to ensure reliable spooling

• INPUT POWER: 24VDC to 72VDC, 4,000 Watts Max
• RATED CABLE LINE PULL: 500lbs @ Bare Drum 1
• SPEED:
• Infinitely Adjustable from 0-1 m/s
• 200+ ft/min @ Top Layer (Full Drum)
• 187 ft/min @ Bottom Layer (Bare Drum)
• SPOOLING CAPACITY:  
• 11,000+ feet of 1/8” Rope or Wire
• 6,500+ feet of 3/16” Rope or Wire
• 3,500 feet of 1/4” Rope or Wire
• 1,750 feet of 3/8” Rope or Wire
• 1,000 feet of 7/16” Rope or Wire
• OPERATOR CONTROL:
• I/F Options include EtherCAT, CANopen, and analog
• Single Handled Joystick with Fast/Slow Switch on 30ft cable (Optional)
• DATA OUTPUT: Scope and Speed via Encoder and Hall Effect Sensor
• BRAKING: Spring Applied, Electric Release, rated for approximately 150% of the winch Max Cable Tension
• LIFTING POINTS: Handles and CoG Lifting Eyes
• OPTIONS:
• Slip Ring – Focal, IEC or Alpha (Focal 180 Standard)
• Level Wind – Mechanical Diamond Screw
• Materials – All Stainless Steel and Synthetic
• Flexible Spooling – Changeable Gear Sets for Spooling
• Different Cables
• DIMENSIONS:
• Width: 23-3/4” (with 4-Ch Focal 180 Slip Ring)
• Length: 29-3/8”
• Height: 24-5/8”
• Weight: 170lbs (without cable and DCE)
• DIMENSIONS:
• (DCE) Width: 6-1/2” (6” back panel only)
• Length: 12” (10” back panel only)
• Height: 4” (3 1/2” back panel only)
• Weight: 5lbs (back panel only)
• DRUM DIMENSIONS:
• Core Diameter: 12-5/8”
• Drum Width: 14”
• Flange Diameter: 22”