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Brodarski Institute was established in 1948 as a scientific and research institution for the needs of military and commercial shipbuilding industry. In the period from its foundation until the Croatian Homeland War, the experts from Brodarski Institute designed naval vessels, developed a large number of weapon systems and other equipment systems, and in the shipyards numerous warships and submarines were built according to the designs made by our experts.
At the beginning of the Croatian Homeland War, and after the first air raid on Zagreb, on 15 September 1991 the crisis headquarters units of Novi Zagreb cooperating with 20 employees of the Brodarski Institute took control over the Brodarski Institute and placed it at disposal of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
In the year 1992 the Government of the Republic of Croatia brought a Decree on the Foundation of Brodarski Institute Ltd. as a company of special importance for the Republic of Croatia in the fields of maritime economy, science and defence. Brodarski institut Ltd. has been the agent of development of special shipbuilding and military industry in the Republic of Croatia.
On the occasion of visiting Brodarski Institute Ltd. the first Croatian President Dr. Franjo Tuđman wrote into the book of impressions: ”Brodarski Institute is a top-quality institution which is to be not only preserved for benefit of Croatia, but also further developed. I congratulate all the workers for the results achieved so far and thank them for their contribution in the Homeland War”.
During the Croatian Homeland War, in Brodarski Institute Ltd. over 80 development projects were realised for the needs of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. Significant projects and products realised in that period were: mine hunting vessel, missile boat, gunboat-missile, coastal self-propelled rocket launcher, mobile rocket launcher, 1000 HP-power pack for the Croatian tank and many other projects.
Apart from vessel designs for the needs of the Croatian Navy, Brodarski Institute Ltd. is well known for commercial vessel designs, the most notable among them being designs for fast vessels, tuna seiner, training ship, police patrol boat, and the Millennium Diamond passenger catamaran designed for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
As to the experimental work, first ship models were tested at the improvised polygon at Bajer Lake near Fužine before laboratories on site were finished.
Brodarski Institute Ltd. was developing its business activities also in the areas of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, industrial automation and process control, wherein it is necessary to emphasise in particular the contribution that experts from Brodarski Institute Ltd. have made to modernisation of turbine governing and control systems in hydropower plants.
The basic activity of Brodarski Institute Ltd. is research and development in technical sciences, and its core competences are in the fields of naval architecture, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, with different industrial applications in shipbuilding industry, power industry and environmental protection.
Brodarski Institute Ltd. received in the year 2006 the Zlatna kuna Award for its contribution to the field of innovation in Croatia.
Brodarski Institute Ltd. has considerably diversified its activities and has become oriented to civilian projects. It is continually present on the international market, and from 2007 started activities on EU projects.