British designers and manufacturers of Steering Gear, providing first class service and products to customers worldwide. Wills Ridley Ltd have been manufacturing and marketing hydraulic steering gear since 1963, originally for small fishing boats. Complying with all major classification societies, Wills Ridley can supply all types of vessels from 7m to 150m and beyond.
Today, the quality and reliability of our products is recognised worldwide and is supported by ISO 9001 Design and Manufacturing Quality Assurance Certification. Wills Ridley take pride in their aftercare service and can supply 96% of spares for vessels that have our steering systems on board. We are constantly investing and developing new products.
Today, the quality and reliability of our products is recognised worldwide and is supported by ISO 9001 Design and Manufacturing Quality Assurance Certification. Wills Ridley take pride in their aftercare service and can supply 96% of spares for vessels that have our steering systems on board. We are constantly investing and developing new products.
Services
Wills Ridley can supply custom electrical cabinets, printed circuit boards and membrane panels with no minimum order quantity. The design can be supplied by the customer or Wills Ridley can design and manufacture based on information supplied from the customer. Analogue and digital systems are available.
The Power Pack is the Hydraulic power unit (HPU) used in any powered steering system as the prime mover for the system. It delivers oil to the system without the need for human effort. The Power Pack selection will depend on the type of steering controls required and the hydraulic circuits necessary to provide delivery of the control to the steering actuators.
We have a standard range of Actuators but like many of our products these can be modified to suit customer requirements. The numbers after the KS, R and J indicate the torque at 55 Bar(approx 800 PSI) working pressure. If the torque exceeds the listed actuators, you can either adjust pressures to increase capability of each actuator or we can design a cylinder to suit your needs.
The Tiller connects to the rudder stock with a split boss or a solid boss (for a Tapered Rudder Stock) and a hydraulic actuator is connected at the end of the tiller, to provide sufficient torque to turn the rudder through the desired angle. To design the Tiller, Wills Ridley do calculations to make sure that the Tiller radius creates enough leverage at the required angle.
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Simon Lord
Feb 01, 2022
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Dec 03, 2016
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Chris Wood
Jul 29, 2016
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My dealings with Wills Ridley have been frequent throughout 2016. Whenever I needed information, the staff at Wills Ridley were extremely professional and knowledgeable when answering any queries I had. I highly recommend them and their products and hope to continue working with them for many years to come. 10/10 for customer service.
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