Waterjet pioneer Castoldi is establishing a permanent presence in the United States with the Seattle-based Castoldi USA Inc.
The US division, headed up by US sales representative James Langner, will take care of new sales in the territory and handle after sales service for the company’s American customers.
‘The US office gives us a firm presence in America and will reassure our customers that we have a truly global presence. It will give them the confidence to invest in our proven waterjet technology knowing that they will also receive the top quality after sales service our customers have come to expect,’ James Langner said, commenting that Castoldi USA will be handling all American sales across all markets, including fishing, workboats, fast ferries, high speed craft, military and shallow draft applications.
Castoldi started to design and manufacture marine waterjet propulsion systems back in 1962 in Italy and continues to work on design and testing to enhance performance, reliability, ease of use and installation of its waterjet drives. Its competitive edge is centred around its integrated gearbox offering one of the most efficient, light weight and compact propulsion systems available on the market today.
Much more than a simple pump, it is a complete, integrated marine propulsion system. The Castoldi waterjet drive is very light due to the aluminium alloy construction of its principal parts. The gearbox with hydraulic clutch is integrated in the unit therefore the engine need not be provided with a marine transmission.
Castoldi provides full support to its customers supplying the waterjet (with integrated gearbox), the control system for waterjet and engine and designing the suitable transmission set.
The Castoldi waterjet can easily operate in shallow waters and critical conditions due to its unique design including all-oil lubricated bearings and the impeller shaft rotating into a housing, not in contact with water. The waterjet intake is protected by a movable grid and optionally the waterjet can be equipped with the ultimate cleaning system by Castoldi (called Clear-Duct) that performs the impeller reversing (back-flush) in combination with the opening of the intake grid.
The waterjet is made from high quality material with AISI 316 or Duplex micro-cast stainless steel impellers and stainless steel or titanium liners. It has been toughened using an anti-corrosion hard anodising treatment protecting all the aluminium alloy components with a 60 micron thickness of aluminium oxide (ceramic), three layers of special paint and cathodic protection by sacrificial anodes. This makes the waterjet unique in its construction quality.
Castoldi will be exhibiting at Booth 1205 at Pacific Expo in Seattle from 17-19th November 2022.
