Svanehoj Singapore ramps up investment in engine room pumps

With an even stronger and more streamlined product portfolio, Svanehoj Singapore is set to strengthen its position as a supplier of high-efficiency engine room pumps. Meet Kristian Eis, the newly appointed Engineering and R&D Director, who leads the New Product Development department at Svanehøj Singapore.

Svanehoj Singapore, formerly Hamworthy Pumps, has been supplying the marine, navy, and offshore segments with inline centrifugal pumps and firefighting packages for decades.

This proud legacy now continues as an integrated part of the Svanehøj brand. At the same time, product development is significantly intensified to meet customer demands for durable engine room pumps that are easy and cost-effective to maintain.

"We are creating a more streamlined product portfolio with fewer pump variants while ensuring our customers have the full range of solutions in terms of flow and capacity. By simplifying our pump designs, we will provide a range of engine room pumps that are highly competitive in price, durability, and performance," says Kristian Eis, Engineering and R&D Director at Svanehoj Singapore.

Kristian Eis joined Svanehøj in October 2024 from a similar position within the marine pump industry and has been responsible for establishing a New Product Development department in the Singapore branch. In addition to Kristian the team includes three newly hired R&D engineers, who are fully engaged in optimizing the entire engine room pump portfolio. The team is based at Svanehøj's headquarters in Denmark but works closely with the engineering department in Singapore.

"It's the ultimate dream of any engineer to be part of such a transformation, which I believe could truly differentiate Svanehoj Singapore from our competitors," Kristian Eis adds.

3D printing enables faster product development

One of the areas Kristian Eis and his team are exploring is 3D printing. The aim is to reduce costs and accelerate the R&D process by minimizing material waste, shortening development time, and enabling advanced designs.

"By using rapid casting, where we 3D-print our sand-casting molds, we can reduce prototyping time by several weeks. Integrating 3D printing makes our product development processes significantly more efficient," Kristian Eis explains.

The team is also exploring opportunities for directly 3D-printing components in metal and polymer materials. The advanced 3D-printing technique, Continuous Fiber Reinforcement (CFR), significantly expands the capabilities of 3D printing, enabling high-performance applications previously limited to traditional manufacturing techniques.

"The field of 3D printing is progressing incredibly fast, which enables us to manufacture even better products and parts at lower costs," says Kristian Eis.