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title: Remote Winch Controller (RWC) Upgrade
description: An upgrade to an existing Remote Winch Controller (RWC) unit - interchangeable between multiple vessels .
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# [Remote Winch Controller (RWC) Upgrade](https://www.semcomaritime.com/cases/remote-winch-controller)

 Written by [Semco Maritime](https://www.semcomaritime.com/cases/author/semco-maritime) | Apr 2, 2020 10:00:00 PM

## Remote Winch Controller (RWC) Upgrade

##### **Customer: Subsea 7**Location: UK Period: 2019 - 2020

Semco Maritime were required to supply an upgrade to an existing Remote Winch Controller (RWC) unit. The existing RWC was upgraded to a Siemens ET200SP PLC Controller & WinCC Comfort Panel HMI. This unit required to be interchangeable between multiple vessels and therefore required to fit into the same form 19’’ form factor as the existing unit.

##### Competences and systems

- Electrical design of the new Remote Winch Controller
- PLC & HMI hardware & software design of the new Remote Winch Controller
- Workshop assembly & build of the Remote Winch Controller
- Obsolescence
- Electrical Engineering
- Instrument Engineering
- Installation and Commissioning of the new system

##### Highlights

- First customised design made
- Suitable for interfacing with a multitude of Subsea 7 vessels.

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