Sensor Technology Expands Manufacturing Facility
.Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sensor Technology has seen a steady increase in sales across all business lines, which prompted the search for additional facilities to handle the increase in volume of production and build capacity for future product lines. With the addition of this new manufacturing space, Sensor Technology will have an opportunity to optimize the production flow of its acoustic sensor lines by keeping small runs & product development at COVE, while high volume and new product lines will move to the new facility.“This is an exciting venture for the company &ndash
General Dynamics Mission Systems Opens New UUV Manufacturing Site
In an August ceremony at General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Taunton facility, company officials as well as representatives from the U.S. Navy formally opened the General Dynamics Mission Systems Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Manufacturing and Assembly Center of Excellence.The repurposed manufacturing space at General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Taunton facility will provide manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing capabilities for General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Knifefish and Bluefin Robotics UUVs. Knifefish is a medium-class Mine Countermeasure (MCM) UUV that provides enhanced
L3Harris Expands RI Facility to Service USN Contract
L3Harris Technologies announced plans to expand in Ashaway by investing $1.5 million in its operations. The company will add more than 40 positions and increase its manufacturing space to 92,000 square feet.The L3Harris facility develops and manufactures technology the U.S. Navy uses in submarines for surveillance and detection. The expansion will support the Navy’s recent contract award of $31m for L3Harris to build next-generation towed sonar systems for submarines.L3Harris’ Ashaway location has provided undersea sensor systems since 1991, including the TB-29C and TB-34A towed array
MTR100: MetOcean Data Systems
. MetOcean’s facilities have recently expanded to occupy a facility of over 40,000 sq. ft. of space that is divided into offices, labs, prototyping facilities, electronics assembly/storage and mechanical assembly, with approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of space is strictly dedicated for use as manufacturing space. MetOcean also owns the NOVATECH brand and NOVATECH beacons and flashers, products that have been proven throughout the world’s oceans and trusted around the globe for over 40 years. The iBCN is the next-generation of MetOcean’s NOVATECH satellite beacons, designed for tracking
James Fisher Defense Opens Facility in Sweden
(JFD) has opened a new facility in Vaxholm, Sweden, JFD’s international base for the manufacture and maintenance of the company’s SEAL Pod range of Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs). The new facility is the headquarters of JFD Sweden and includes over 800 square meters of manufacturing space, providing the scale and infrastructure required for the simultaneous assembly of multiple SDVs. With a fully integrated design and manufacturing capability, designers and engineers are able to operate more effectively and efficiently throughout the manufacturing process, ensuring the highest
Forum Expands DYNACON Facility in Texas
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced the completion of the expansion of its DYNACON facilities in Bryan, Texas. The expansion effectively doubles the square footage of manufacturing space to 110,775 sq. ft. which includes larger welding and assembly shops. Additionally, a new 53,000 sq. ft. testing facility has been added as well as a new state-of-the-art environmentally controlled blast and paint booth which will speed associated processes. The implementation of multiple shifts, coupled with the new larger facilities, has enabled a significant reduction in cycle time for new equipment builds
EdgeTech Expands Manufacturing Space in Massachusetts
the second in less than two years for the company. EdgeTech continues to see a growing demand for the company’s side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetry systems, AUV-based sonars and deep sea acoustic releases. With the additional space, EdgeTech now has over 30,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space located in West Wareham Massachusetts. The new space will be used to build commercial off-the-shelf and customized sonar products. The majority of the space will be allocated for engineering and manufacturing, with a portion dedicated to supporting office personnel as well. With
MTR100 '13 Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd.
infrastructure), to telecoms, mining, naval/military and scientific communities. The company has recently reorganized itself along a number of key business streams: Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Subsea Trenching, Marine Renewables and Submerged Mining. SMD has 90,000 sw. ft. of manufacturing space over four production sites in and around Wallsend near Newcastle, where the head office is based. The company also has offices in, Singapore, the U.S. and Brazil. (As published in the July/August 2013 edition of Marine Technologies - www.seadiscovery.com)
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