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XGIT-VORTEX

Enhance Vessel performance with Next-gen, advanced foul-release marine propeller coatings

Large ship propeller

✓ Up to 5% fuel savings

✓ Enhanced cavitation resistance

✓ Long-term propeller efficiency

Propeller efficiency that lasts

XGIT-VORTEX™

Optimal Strategy for Peak Propeller Performance ​

  1. Uncoated, no polishing
    Fouling builds from biofilm to slime to hard calcareous growth. Added power rises quickly and plateaus around ~6% with no restoration in performance

  2. Uncoated, polishing every 12M
    Polishing restores the surface once per year, but the propeller spends several months in degraded condition. Peak ~5%, average ~3.4%.​

  3. Uncoated, polishing every 6M
    More frequent recovery keeps peak lower at ~3.8%, average ~2.2%, but increases intervention frequency and cost.​

  4. XGIT-VORTEX + 12M soft cleaning
    Low surface energy and smooth topography reduce strong attachment. Mainly soft slime builds up and can be removed gently. Peak ~1.6%, average ~0.4%.​
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Coating System Designed for Propellers

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Market Adoption ​

~600 applications of GIT propeller coatings in the market globally ​

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Optimized for fouling release and cavitation resistance

Amphilic Graphene Nano-network (AGN) technoloy

AGN surface chemistry creates an unfavorable attachment environment for microorganisms – without relying on biocide release.​

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As the propeller operates under load, bubbles form and collapse against the surface. The reinforced midcoat helps reduce coating removal risk at blade edges and tips.​

 Ultra-smooth surface profile​

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A propeller-specific coating system built around layered protection

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Minimal coating loss due to cavitation

Simulated Cavitation Test (Standard ASTM G32)

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