Rolls-Royce acquires Servowatch

Rolls-Royce has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts.

Servowatch employs approximately 35 people at its headquarters in Heybridge, with an additional 11 people in India. Its automation systems monitor and control the operation of numerous large ships, for example large yachts and government vessels – not only the propulsion system, but also numerous other functions such as heating and ventilation and power supply.

“Servowatch is completely complementary to what we do in marine automation,” says Kevin Daffey, director marine systems & automation at Rolls-Royces. “Our new family member is focused on ships generally powered by high-speed diesel engines and an integrated system based around their world class Winmon9 software. The integration with MTU products will help us add more lifecycle services through on-board data collection and edge analytics to inform the ship’s crew about vessel performance.”

The new subsidiary’s open automation systems will be integrated into MTU’s product range. “With our Bluevision and Callosum systems, we have positioned ourselves excellently in the market for ship automation over the past two and a half decades. We are the only engine manufacturer in the world that can also supply the electronic platform for monitoring and controlling the entire ship. With Servowatch, we will continue to expand this position and modernise our product portfolio,” says Knut Müller, VP of the marine and governmental division of Rolls-Royce’s power systems business unit.

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