Dotan Company produces kick-up rudder systems since 1998

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"DME" Ltd (Dotan Maritime Enterprise Ltd) - The Company specializes in researching and developing new products. The engineers of the company are in constant search for unique technologies and innovative solutions. The result of this "techno-technological" mix was the creation of a patented kick-up rudder system with the use of several know-how technologies.

2019 - Marine engineers of the company have developed a set of a daggerboard and a rudder for a promising racer in the Optimist class. The special design of the dagger will help the future champion achieve a better result faster.

2017 - A new version of the rudder blade for the Optimist class from the lightweight Okoume plywood has been released to the market. Only in the first month, 100 rudders for the Optimist boat were sold to Israel and New Zealand.

2012 - Now the Dotan kick-up rudder systems are used in more than 50 countries of the World.

2009 - The "Award for Export and Innovation" from the Ministry of Economics of Latvia was awarded to the best company. This award is especially valuable for us, as it was received during the crisis.

2003 - We believe this is a very important article: "Attention Optimist Sailors"

2002 - Winner METS 2002 in the category Deck equipment, for the product kick-up rudder system.

1998 - The beginning of mass production of rudders in 12 basic versions.

1997 - The design of a rudder box made of reinforced polyamide of increased strength has been developed.

1997 - The company Dotan has developed a new technology for manufacturing a rudder blade, based on the simultaneous action of high pressure with a thermal shock. This is know-how technology.

1997 - Registration of the company DME Ltd., which specializes in the development and production of the kick-up rudder systems.

1996 - Made the first version of the rudder with an aluminum rudder box.

1995 - Received a patent for the kick-up rudder system. US Patent # 5,447,113. Rudder, Foreign patent documents: 2372078 7/1978 France; 2398662 3/1979 France; 1544345 4/1979 United Kingdom

1989 - The engineers developed a new concept of kick-up rudder system for catamarans, sailboats and dinghy.

Vantaggi del Timone Dotan

Controllo istantaneo del timone
Il sistema kick-up di Dotan consente di sollevare o abbassare la pala in pochi secondi con un solo gesto. Essenziale per manovre sicure, anche in condizioni difficili.

Scatola durevole
Realizzata in materiali compositi resistenti alla corrosione, la scatola del timone garantisce affidabilità e stabilità anche in situazioni estreme.

Pala leggera e robusta
Grazie a una tecnologia avanzata con shock termico e alta pressione, la pala offre un peso ridotto e una durabilità eccezionale. Il profilo idrodinamico assicura una navigazione fluida ed efficiente.

Regolazione universale
Il timone Dotan è facilmente adattabile a diversi tipi di imbarcazioni e catamarani. La sua installazione semplice lo rende ideale sia per professionisti che per principianti.

Protezione dagli ostacoli
La pala si solleva automaticamente in caso di collisione con ostacoli come rocce o tronchi, evitando danni. Torna alla posizione iniziale in pochi secondi, garantendo stabilità e controllo.

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