ahead in the industry through transferring raw data into usable knowledge more quickly and efficiently. The company is also working with existing and potential customers to define new applications for its products, and ensure that its products are suitably engineered and priced to fulfill demand. One way in which the company is realizing this is through the development and refinement of firmware, which essentially is the utilization of the same hardware platform, with its function altered using software, with the aim of enhancing efficiency. "Our future success depends on our creativity in developing new applications to use our sonar technologies to help expand the market," said Kim Christiansen, Executive Vice President, Global Sales. While RESON, as many other high-tech companies in this sector, are constantly on the prowl for qualified employees, Vestergaard notes that with the company's financial resurgence has come an influx of former employees. In addition, Vestergaard counts the manufacturing process as a major challenge, specifically in finding the manufacturing resources to meet evolving demand. With the SeaBat 7K series fully in service, the company doubled production of the line in 2007, and will double that again in the summer of 2008.
SeaBat 7000 Systems
· 7125 high resolution bathymetry (+AUV): Single or dual frequency (200/400 kHz); 400 or 6000 m depth rating; 256 equi-angle or 512 equi-distant beams; 7125 AUV (currently available in single frequency only ... dual frequency will be available at the end of 2008); optional 6 km pressure housing. · 7101 240 kHz bathymetry: 150 degree swath; roll stabilization; 400 m range; available as upgrade to existing 8101. -- Available mid 2008 -- · 7111 100 kHz bathymetry: 150 degree swath; range 1000 m; 101/201 EA, 301 ED beams; calibrated backscatter output. 7111 Features pack available in October 2008 includes: roll stabilization; variable swath width; multiping; FM for increased range. · 7150 full ocean depth bathymetry: 12/24 kHz high performance, hull mounted full ocean depth bathy system; 150 degree swath; up to 880 ED beams. · 7100 dual frequency bathymetry · 7128 forward looking object detection (+AUV): Dual frequency (200/400 kHz) FLS for object detection; AUV version available; data or image export. · 7123 high resolution FLS: Triple frequency sonar designed to provide combination of long range and high resolution to detect small targets; extremely narrow beams; steerable projectors for optimization in difficult environs. -- Available mid-2008 -- · 7122 FLS: Combination of 100/400 kHz FLS/Navigation sonar; FM & interferometry; interface to ADT software. -- Available mid-2008 -- · 7100: 100/200 kHz high performance bathy system; 150 degree circular array; suited for surface to 6 km and AUV installation. -- Available mid to late 2008 -- · 7112: 100 kHz 360 degree diver detection system; 1000 m range; optional sensor package and fiber optics for remote installations. -- Available mid-2008 --
For more information on these and other RESON products, visit www.RESON.com
Although RESON's turnover continued to rise, from 22.8 m Euro in 2001 to 42.7 m Euro in 2007, its profitability did not.
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