Docking rubber balloon airbag for ship lauching

Docking rubber airbags, also called rubber roller, docking air bags, ship salvage airbag, launching pontoon , now have become one convenient ship launching method in many shipyards, especially where slipways are not available.

Advantages of docking rubber airbag

1)Material :Natural rubber+dipped tyre-cord fabric(enhanced type)
2)Anti-ageing rubber formula ,rubber content more than 57%;the life span is longer than other docking rubber airbags
3)Inflatable,can deflate packaging, convenient for shipping;
4)The valve/lug on both side are all anti-corrosion, not easy to rust
5)Improved air valve,high performance air tight
6)Thicken outer rubber layer ,not easy to damage

The process of ship launching by airbags

1.Preparing for launching ramp way and all needed equipments.
Select and check suitable docking rubber airbag size and quantity for boat, tide up the launching ramp way, fix the ship by winch and anchors.
2.Taking out all support blocks under stern and middle one by one, and put in airbags.
3.Taking out all support blocks under the prow. Open winch and release the cable, let the ship launch to water.
4.Checking all the deckhouse after launching, retrieving all air bags at meantime.

Attentions during docking rubber airbag use for ship launching

1.Docking rubber airbags must be checked if the pressure is normal before used.
2.The working pressure of docking rubber airbag when used should compare the data in the bearing pressure capacity from mustn't use excessive pressure.
3.It must clean the sharp and protrude hard objects on the ground which could touch with the rubber airbag body before the rubber airbag being used, in case it punchures the surface of the airbag.
4.The distance of the docking rubber airbags under the vessel should no less than 1.5m, the distance after compression should at least 0.8m, in case it occurs the rubber airbag overlapping phenomenon when the boat launching.

Product name	Docking rubber airbag
Diameter range	0.6-2.8m
Effective length range	5-24m
Layers	3-10 layers

Different layers of docking rubber airbag

Factory established in 1992, Qingdao Florescence Marine Supply Co., Ltd (Subsidiary of Qingdao Florescence Co., Ltd) specializes in manufacturing pneumatic rubber fenders, foam fenders, various ship dock rubber fenders, and ship launching & salvage rubber airbags.

FLORESCENCE products are designed, manufactured, and tested by per ISO 9001:2015 requirements. And every unit is robustly built to the stringent requirements of ship surveyors such as CCS, BV, RS, ABS, LR, etc.

We are the supplier of many navy, such as Bangladesh Navy, France Navy, Greece Navy, Thailand Navy, Italy Navy, Philippines Navy, etc.

FLORESCENCE considers our clients as a part of the team, treating them as partners. We are always together with them on each step of the way, from finding the solutions of fender using and ship launching to the manufacturing and installation operations on site. Our rich experience has earned us a reputation as a dependable partner in many ports and shipyards around the world.