With open bottom parachute floats(air lift bags) of Buitink Technology, almost any object can be lifted from the water, lifted from the bottom, can be floated or buoyancy can be added!

Open bottom type parachute bags of Buitink Technology can be applied in recovery of vessels and vehicles that hit the water. These parachute flotation bags of Buitink Technology are also applied in the pipe laying technology, where tubes and pipelines are to be installed or have to be lifted in local waters or at sea.

Production and delivery according to strict standards

Of course we develop and produce our Open Bottom Parachute Bags according to directives in IMCA D-016.

All our floating bags - amongst others open bottom parachute bags - are delivered ready to use with all required and relevant documentation and registrations:

• each parachute bag has a unique product number, linked to information about who made it, when it was made, what material it is made of, which batch number etcetera;
• a log book with certificate and maintenance history;
• a user manual.

Characteristics of our parachute bags

Buitink Technology's Open bottom Parachute Bags have a number of distinctive features:

• EVA/PVC co-polymer coated polyester fabric is a very flexible material and as well is very easy to repair (with glue or a hot air dryer).
• We apply a safety factor for the WLL (Working Load Limit) for the lift bags of 5:1 or more;
• For the straps/slings we apply a safety factor for the WLL of even more than 7:1;
• The parachute- or airlift bags only have one single connection, the object to be lifted needs only one single suspension hook to be connected to the lift bag!
• Open bottom parachute bags of Buitink Technology are compliant with IMCA D-016;
• Open bottom parachute bags of Buitink Technology are made of coated super strong polyester fabric with a tensile strength of even 8.000-10.000 N/ 5 cm!
• Our parachutes or lifting bags can be custom made or adapted to your specifications or requirements. You get an inflatable under water bag, ideally adapted to your specific application!
• We have a lot of experience with custom made floats and its operational support.
• We use incredibly strong type IV and V polyester fabric for our floating cushions; these floats have a puncture resistance of more than 2.150 N  (while our competitors even don't go over 1.750 N);
• These floats require only limited maintenance and are very easy to clean;
• We can personalize the bags and apply your logo or your own imprint! If you want you can even resell them with your own label.

Specifications parachute bags

Material parachute bags

Top quality material is used for our floats:

• EVA/ PVC co-polymer coated  polyester fabric- extremely strong and heavy duty;
• Tensile strength fabric: 8.000 tot 18.000 N/ 5 cm;
• Puncture resistance: 2.150 N (competitive products usually have no more than 1.750 N);
• Chemical resistant;
• Excellent UV resistance;
• Very easy to repair (with glue or hot air dryer), much simpler than for PU of TPU coated materials;
• Very flexible and light weight material.

 Ready for use!

• All necessary items are included in the floating bags of Buitink Technology and are sold being ready for use;
• A SS ball valve of ¾ inch is provided;
• All necessary handles, inverter line and dump valves are included as well;

Provided items

Ball valve dual type 316 FB LD male-female thread

Summary of various models