RBR Integrates Hydromea's Optical Modem into Its Loggers
RBR Ltd (RBR), a provider of oceanographic instrumentation, announced the integration of Hydromea's LUMA™ FLEX optical modem into its range of standard loggers. This partnership enables the wireless transmission of oceanographic data from subsea environments.The integration of LUMA™ FLEX technology into RBR's instruments empowers users to collect large volumes of data wirelessly using AUVs and ROVs, supporting the rapidly expanding ocean economy.To showcase this innovative integration, Hydromea will host a dock demo at Ocean Business in Southampton (April 8-10, 2025), offering
RBR Hires Kumhyr as VP of Sales and Marketing
Ottawa-based oceanographic instrumentation company RBR Ltd. said it has hired John Kumhyr as its new vice president of sales and marketing.Kumhyr will lead RBR’s technical sales team, focusing on global market growth and breaking into untapped markets, the company said.“A strong background, sales talent, and a highly personable leader, John will excel in this role and help take RBR to the proverbial ‘next level’,” said Greg Johnson, president of RBR.Having completed a joint honors degree in electrical engineering and business from McMaster University, Kumhyr started his
Canada's Ocean SuperCluster Invests in Collaboration
resources for the testing, operation, and subsequent data analysis of BGC sensors in the lab and through ocean deployments.“The OSC funding enables a leap forwards in our capabilities and reduces the timeline to bring these exciting new sensors to market” stated Greg Johnson, President of RBR Ltd
RBR Moves into New HQ
RBR Ltd. continues its rapid growth with the opening of its new headquarters.The new premises, located at 359 Terry Fox Drive in Ottawa, boasts approximately 22,500 sq. ft., nearly double the size of the previous space. The interior was custom built and provides RBR with the area to accommodate ongoing growth while encouraging innovation, and for employees to nurture creative ideas. Designed around the staff requirements, the two-story space is outfitted with many large meeting rooms, collaboration spaces, a substantial kitchen, and sit-stand desks creating a comfortable yet productive working space.
RBR Opens Office in China
Oceanographic instrumentation manufacturer RBR announced it has opened RBR China in Qingdao. The wholly-owned foreign enterprise under the direction of RBR Ltd. (Canada) will support the growing customer base and collaborative business development activities in China, the company said.“The market in China is huge and the local innovation in ocean science research, operational oceanography, deep sea studies and autonomous vehicle development is tremendous. RBR’s continued investment in China will help enable more innovative projects in China and allow RBR to share these experiences and
An Industry in Change
from the deep depths of the ocean’s abyss to the extreme climates of the polar regions, and all in between. Over the last 4 years, RBR have published a growth of around 20 percent every year, now employing twice as many people compared to 5 years ago. Greg Johnson, President of RBR Ltd., said “That continued performance has shown us that this isn’t caused by currency exchange rates or winning a single big customer, but how we have adapted our products and services to today’s demands and market climate. While many of our competitors provide excellent instrumentation
MTR100: RBR
5-95 Hines Road Kanata, ON, Canada K2K 2M5 T: +1 (613) 599-8900 E: [email protected] W: www.rbr-global.com CEO/President: Greg Johnson No. of Employees: 26 Since 1976, RBR Ltd. has been manufacturing high precision instruments for oceanographic, freshwater, groundwater and cryospheric research. Founded by Richard Brancker, the company is now run by a team of enthusiastic engineers and oceanographers and produces instruments calibrated to WOCE standards.deploy RBR develops and markets submersible data loggers (sondes, recorders) for CTD, conductivity, temperature, depth (pressure)
Oceanology International 2014 Exhibitors
Handling Systems Ltd Parker Maritime AS PDM Neptec Ltd Pearson Engineering Services Periplus Group Planet Ocean Ltd PMI Industries, Inc. Pole Mer Méditerranée Positioneering Limited Prevco Europe LLC Proteus FZC and DigitalGlobe QPS BV Qualitas Remos R2 Sonic LLC Radac B.V. RBR Ltd Remote Ocean System RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH RJE International Inc. Roaming Expert Rolls-Royce Canada Limited - Naval Marine Romica Engineering Limited Ropner Insurance Services Limited Rosemount Wave Radar AB Rovtech Systems Ltd. Rowe Technologies RPS Energy RPS Oceanography RS
Oxford Blue Systems Launched
RBR Europe Ltd. (U.K.), the European sales and support arm for RBR Ltd. (Canada) – manufacturer of high performance submersible data-loggers and sensors, is announced the launch of a new company – Oxford Blue Systems Ltd. Oxford Blue Systems Ltd. represents manufacturers of complementary equipment for Survey, Offshore, Monitoring and Research applications. System integration for monitoring equipment, data buoys and real-time data web-hosting, will also be key services. Products include echosounders and altimeters for scour detection, magnetometers and side-scan sonar for survey
December 2025
