Greensea, GRi Simulations Announce Partnership
the GRi system is spectacular. Since it provides raw sensor data to OPENSEA, operators can train on the entire software stack prior to going offshore.”Greensea is offering a standard simulation environment for sale to its OEMs and direct to End Users for a variety of different navigation and control products, including the RNAV2 and EOD Workspace

Gilmore Names New CEO. Targets Acquisitions
Gilmore, a U.S.-based flow control solutions provider for the oil and gas industry, has appointed David Nemetz as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).The company is a subsidiary of Aberdeen-headquartered Proserv and provides flow control products and equipment for the drilling, downhole, production, and wider industrial sectors.Gilmore said that under Nemetz, who has 25 years' experience in the energy industry, it would actively pursue appropriate business acquisitions that will accelerate penetration into new markets or widen its product capabilities and range."Nemetz has significant

New Remote Robotics Manipulator Control System Launched
autonomy in the very near-future, we will unlock broad and diverse new marine use cases. The ES1 Control System will make it safer for pilots to perform intervention tasks in extreme and dynamic environments by making the robots they control smarter.”Key ES1 features eclipse legacy master control products with five new advancements. First, ES1 offers a graphical user-interface which reduces pilot stress. The control system then allows pilots the ability to rapidly select functions through a touch-screen or gamepad, and provides assistive constraints that can lock movements for cutting and torqueing

MTR100: Greensea
Using its core technology patent-pending OPENSEA software platform, Greensea has transformed vehicles into fully integrated systems across the marine industry – manned, unmanned, surface, subsea. Using the OPENSEA operating platform, Greensea has developed commercially available navigation and control products that are flexible and scalable, allowing the same reliable products to run on ROVs, submarines, waterjet boats, DPDs, etc. OPENSEA provides a common architecture in an industry full of single-use solutions; it works with any vehicle and any sensor set, and has been integrated into more than

Baumley Joins WFS for Scandinavia Sales
Sales Manager for the Scandinavia region. He will be based in Bergen, Norway. Baumley will extend the market reach of WFS’ Seatooth enabled products in the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish markets. These systems provide effective, reliable and affordable subsea wireless instrumentation, control products, sensor systems, networks and communication solutions for use in underwater environments, according to the manufacturer. Baumley has a wealth of managerial experience, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Prior to this appointment, he was the Business Development Manager GE Oil &

WFS Technologies Names Strahan VP Operations
. To meet market demand, Strahan is tasked with transferring technology and knowhow developed at WFS’s R&D operations to a world-class manufacture, service and customer support facility in Belfast. WFS Technologies supplies subsea wireless instrumentation and control products and solutions to customers in the oil and gas, renewables, environmental, consumer and defense markets

Canada Introduces Regulations to Address Aquatic Invasive Species
; These new measures also allow prescribed Ministers to authorize the deposit of deleterious substances to control AIS under certain conditions including the need to take into account alternative measures and possible impacts of the deposit. The regulations only allow the deposit of drugs and pest control products in compliance with the legislation of Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Fisheries and Oceans Canada undertook consultations with Canadians on the proposed regulatory framework for AIS and a draft of the regulations was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I for

AML’s UV Biofouling Control Seminar a Success
AML Oceanographic hosted its first UV Biofouling Control Seminar on October 2nd. Held locally in Victoria, BC, attendees enjoyed breakfast while presentations were given on the technology behind AML’s biofouling control products, UV-Xchange and recently launched Cabled UV, and results from past and current deployments. Tom Dakin, Sensor Technologies Development Officer at Ocean Networks Canada, presented his experiences with UV-Xchange and Cabled UV thus far and his plans to use them in future deployments. Included was the stellar performances of UV-Xchange protected conductivit
Exalto 223BDX Wiper Motor System From IMTRA
for a wide variety of window configurations—significantly reducing cost and delivery time. Designed to offer unparalleled options to both new and existing customers, Exalto’s external pantograph/pendulum style motors are fully compatible with the existing Exalto range of wiper control products, washing systems and accessories. The only wiper system with a motor that is housed in marine grade 316 stainless steel and protected from water ingress to the IPx6 rating, the Exalto 223BDX ensures long life in exposed, wet environments. The unit has a maximum wiper arm and blade length of