Manufacturing
VEEM offers flexibility in propeller designs that no other manufacturer can match. Our technologically advanced manufacturing process allows a custom propeller design to be supplied for each vessel application, with no impact to price or lead time.
Why settle for a standard propeller when VEEM can offer a custom design solution for your boat, ensuring you obtain maximum performance with the smoothest possible operation. All VEEM propellers are fully CNC machined using the latest equipment available, ensuring the highest accuracy and quality possible. VEEM has a strong list of base propeller designs and can provide you with the optimum propeller to suit each application.
VEEM is strictly controlled under the company's ISO 9001:2000 certified quality management system to ensure that our products are of the highest quality. VEEM are pre-approved for internal processes by many Classification societies which reduces the manufacturing time and costs for propellers manufactured under classification.
All VEEM custom propeller designs are developed using the latest CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and FEA (Finite Element Analysis) technologies and are validated using cavitation tunnel testing and full scale vessel testing. VEEM's primary test vessel is a 64ft Sport fisher powered by two off 2400HP engines which is used to validate 30 to 50+ knot propeller design, however VEEM is highly experienced within all market segments, and our dedication to continuous product research and development ensures that VEEM is at the cutting edge of propeller design and manufacture. Why compromise performance and smoothness when you have ultimate flexibility in propeller design with VEEM.
Materials
Propellers are offered with a variety of material specifications, including aluminium, manganese bronzes, nickel aluminium bronzes (NiBrAl) and stainless steel.
While aluminium and manganese bronzes offer less expensive options for general use, nickel aluminium bronze offers increased strength and reduced drag due to thinner blades. NiBrAl provides excellent resistance to corrosion, erosion and fatigue, while being easily repairable. Our Foundry Division is able to alloy all of its own metals using our NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) certified laboratory to provide chemical analysis to assist in meeting any material specification required.