Kongsberg Sensors and Equipment for Germany's New Ocean Research Vessel
the ocean.Kongsberg Maritime will supply a complete integrated scientific handling system for Meteor IV, enabling safe and efficient operations with cables and ropes up to 12,000 meters in length.The scientific winch system comprises two direct pull winches, two conventional twin drum traction winch systems and a third traction winch system, which includes Kongsberg Maritime’s field-proven cable traction control unit (CTCU) for superior performance with synthetic fiber rope.The delivery also includes overboard handling units; a stern A-frame, two handling beams, and a corer handling system
Fairbanks Morse Defense, Caley Ocean Team on LARS
, Caley Ocean Systems has established itself as a manufacturer of offshore handlingsystems catering to international markets. The company specializes in engineering design, assembly, testing, installation and onsite support.It also provides A-frames for submersibles and oceanographic research vessels, winch systems, and dive handling systems. Caley Ocean Systems currently holds five patents, with one pending
Hydramec Delivers ROV LARS to NZ Navy
this proved to be an invaluable partnership. Their ability to deliver the exact specification Hydramec require means that Scantrol will always be Hydramec’s first port of call when AHC is required.Hydramec have built Electric driven winches in the past and have delivered many Hydraulic AHC winch systems to various customers, combining the two was the next natural step for Hydramec.Hydramec contracted Brammer AS of Bergen to supply the electric Drive system and invertor controls. Scantrol and Brammer worked closely together with Hydramec’s project team to make the integration of the control
EIVA Named Distributor for Sea-Bird Scientific Solutions
including a number of solutions in 2018.The signing of the new agreement will only strengthen this collaboration on providing integrated solutions for the oceanographic market, with Sea-Bird Scientific’s sensors fitted on EIVA’s sensor platforms (ROTVs and wave buoys) as well as including winch systems when required
Okeanus Delivers Magnetometer Winch Systems
Marine equipment and engineering services provider Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus) delivered of two Okeanus Model DT3030EHLWR winch systems to the Colombian Navy for magnetometer deployments.The Model DT3030EHLWR winch is a general purpose, highly transportable winch designed for a wide variety of oceanographic applications such as sub-bottom profiling, side scan sonar, CTD or other similar operations. Each of the two fully integrated systems features a gearbox-hydraulic motor drive, primary automatic fail safe brake, secondary manual band brake, automatic bi-directional level wind
Autonomously Operating Winches for Naval USVs
U.S. based aerospace and defense development and manufacture company Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has taken delivery of new purpose-built autonomous launch and recovery winch systems specifically designed for the high-endurance Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV).The custom-engineered winches were designed, manufactured, assembled, tested and delivered by MacArtney to adapt to Textron Systems’ specific requirements.In designing the winches, MacArtney said it placed special emphasis on tailoring the design and features to the conditions that they will be experiencing throughout their
Dynacon, Scantrol Partner to Provide Active Heave Compensation
of active heave compensation (AHC) control systems to offer AHC functionality. Dynacon, a Texas-based business line Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., is a manufacturer of handling systems for remote operational vehicles (ROV) and has supplied more than 250 ROV LARS Systems and almost 500 ROV winch systems. Scantrol is an independent supplier of control systems and has specialized in AHC. More than 1,000 vessels worldwide are deployed with a Scantrol system onboard. Together, the companies will offer an AHC solution to new and existing customers. As the industry continues
Rapp Marine to Equip New OSU Research Vessel
construction at Gulf Island Shipyard in Houma, La. Under the scope of the OHS SSV, Rapp Marine is responsible for integrating the systems required for science mission and cargo handling operations. The overboard handling systems will consist of the oceanographic winch and hydrographic winch systems, which will supply various tension members to the stern A-frame, main crane and overboard handling apparatus. The portable winch will also supply the tension member used with the portable side A-frame and portable crane. The primary application of the oceanographic winch system
Curtiss-Wright Winch Systems for US Navy Sonar
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has been selected by Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to provide its winch system technology for use in a new Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) for the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class. Raytheon recently announced that it had been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to develop the VDS, a mission-critical anti-submarine warfare asset that will be deployed from the LCS to locate and track submarines. Curtiss-Wright joins Raytheon's agile, dedicated team of industry experts committed to advancing the design to a full Pre-Production Test
February 2024
