MacArtney Buys Into A. Schmidt Marine
MacArtney A/S bought into its long-term supplier, the engineering company A. Schmidt Marine A/S. The purchase of ASME A/S is
designed to allow MacArtney to extend and improve its winch range and further develop into the marine electric power regulation within the offshore renewable energy sector. After many years working together to produce industry-respected, quality heave compensation winches for offshore work-class ROVs, MacArtney and A. Schmidt Marine El A/S, ASME, have further strengthened their ties with MacArtney's purchase of a share in ASME. ASME A/S produces high quality electronic control systems for winches, and the two companies worked
ASME produces electronic control systems for MacArtney winches.
closely in the development of the active heave compensation winch range. Having closer ties with ASME A/S will make it easier for MacArtney to develop and manufacture even larger systems with the complex control systems required by the offshore market. ASME A/S has been developing and producing advanced PLC (programmable logic controllers) systems and electrical drive systems for marine and land-based industries for more than 25 years. Their team of engineers and specialists are renowned for their specialized electrical drive systems and frequency controllers designed to endure the harsh offshore environment.
Estonian MOD Takes Two Hydroid REMUS 100s
Hydroid, Inc. reported that the Estonian Ministry of Defense signed a contract to acquire two lightweight REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). As a member of NATO since 2004, the Estonian Navy's top priority is the development of mine countermeasure capability. The REMUS 100, equipped with sophisticated sensor, navigation and power resources, has the proven reliability to perform the intricate sonar surveys the Estonian Navy needs to accomplish this priority. "We welcome the Estonian Navy as the latest addition to the growing number of navies now leveraging the REMUS capability for both Organic and Dedicated Mine Countermeasure operations. The REMUS AUV technology enables fast, accurate and safer operations," said Graham Lester Director, Hydroid Europe. During World War I and II, more than 80,000 sea mines were laid in the Baltic Sea. Since 1995, a number of mine clearance operations have been carried out in Estonian waters in close co-operation with other navies of the Baltic Sea region, in order to find and dispose of these ordnances. In June, during NATO's BALTOPS 2008 exercise, the Estonian Navy learned first-hand how easily yet exceptionally the REMUS vehicles perform as many of the participants brought their REMUS vehicles to participate in the mine countermeasure segment of the exercise. "We are pleased that the Estonian Navy has confidence in Hydroid and our REMUS technology. Once the systems are accepted for in-service use, the Estonian Navy will become the seventh NATO Navy to include REMUS in their complement of systems used to conduct expeditionary shallow water mine countermeasure operations. We are confident that the REMUS systems will meet the operational expectations of the Navy," said Kevin McCarthy, Vice President Marketing of Hydroid. Hydroid's AUV's are in use with several NATO and other international navies around the world.
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