Gall Thomson Launches Emergency Mooring Release System for Offshore Applications
, heading control, positioning and decommissioning-"PODx minimizes the risk of personnel injury, damage to equipment and subsequent downtime by remotely releasing mooring hawser chains under full load, quickly and safely," the company said.According to Gall Thomson, PODx utilizes release bolt technology that automatically separates on demand, providing an identified parting point in the mooring line. This allows it to reliably release in under 100 milliseconds. It is designed for use in a variety of offshore applications including FPSO, emergency mooring release system, and Anchor Handling
MTR100: Teledyne Marine Sensors & Systems (PART I)
and cable survey. The company has specialist sales and support worldwide through a comprehensive network of distributors and service providers. In addition to its sensor technologies, Teledyne has also recently rounded out its product offerings for offshore seismic exploration. Bolt Technology and Real Time Systems were acquired by Teledyne in late 2014, joining Teledyne Geophysical Instruments in this marketspace. Collectively, these organizations deliver a full spectrum of seismic technology ranging from small highly reliable hydrophones and intricate towed arrays, to innovative
Teledyne Marine Systems Welcomes SeaBotix
The Teledyne Marine Systems group, providers of undersea vehicles and subsea infrastructure, announced that SeaBotix, part of the recent Bolt Technology Corporation acquisition by parent company Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, will join the Marine Systems group of companies. SeaBotix is a manufacturer of underwater observation class MiniROVs designed to perform a multitude of tasks that include maritime security, search and recovery, hull, pipeline and infrastructure inspection, hazardous environment intervention, aquaculture, sensor deployment, oceanographic research, nuclear applications
SeaBotix: Mini-ROVs Sized Just Right for a Niche Market
water access for testing and training within a couple of hours offshore. “The Navy and Coast Guard are huge customers for us,” says Timm. “We work with them day in and day out.” The Teledyne Connection On Sept 3, 2014, it was announced that Seabotix parent company, Bolt Technology, was being acquired by Teledyne Marine. “Bolt will broaden our rich portfolio of marine instrumentation with a number of highly complementary products,” said Dr. Robert Mehrabian, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teledyne. “Bolt’s geophysical acoustic
EOD Orders $8m in Seabotix ROVs
Bolt Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:BOLT) announced that SeaBotix Inc., its San Diego based underwater robotics vehicle systems unit, received orders totaling in excess of $8,000,000 from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) groups of the United States Navy. The robotic vehicles are scheduled to be shipped prior to March 31, 2014.
Bolt Technology Announces Record Order
Bolt Technology Corporation said it has received a $4,600,000 order for a Seismic Energy Source system which is scheduled for shipment in September 2013. Raymond M. Soto, Bolt's Chairman and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to have received this order, which includes the first sale of our recently introduced SmartSource digital controller, and is the largest single order recorded in the Company's history." www.bolt-technology.com
Polarcus Innovation in Seismic Vessel Design
capable of deploying up to 14 Sercel Sentinel solid streamers. The navigation system is ION Orca and the depth positioning system is of type ION DigiBIRD combined with DigiFIN lateral control and DigiRANGE acoustic ranging, supplied by ION Geophysical Corporation. The seismic air gun source is by Bolt Technology 1500-LL/1900-LLXT with dual sources. The source controller is a fully distributed digital gun Seamap GunLink 4000 controller. The seismic operation room is located midship over two decks in close vicinity to the seismic winches in the work area. Seismic dedicated areas include a Seismic operation
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