ations up to 4,000 m. The UHD systems will be delivered offshore survey, IMR, construction support and engineerto OceanWorks in September 2009. Schilling and ing contractor awarded a multi-million dollar contract to OceanWorks will be providing training and installation PSS to deliver 10 TXLX systems for delivery throughout support for the UHD systems. 2009 and 2010. It brings the total number of PSS systems A new ROV mades its debut at Underwater Inverention contracted by the company in the last three years to 22. in New Orleans: the TRV 005 Series from Submersible PSS has committed to deliver the latest 3,000m TXLX 38 Systems Inc. The TRV 005 has an open, angular frame mobile system for use across DOF Subsea's operations by made of T6061 marine grade aluminum, and is designed December 2008. to maximize its hydrodynamic flow. A modular design is "PSS and DOF Subsea have a long standing and suctouted by the manufacturer to minimize downtime, keep- cessful relationship and we are pleased to be in a position ing the vehicle operating quickly and efficiently in a num- to meet their equipment requirements in such a short ber of different modes. timeframe," said John Rhodes, Vice President, Sales at ECA Hytec has a long history in the creation of Perry Slingsby Systems Inc., when the contract was advanced subsea robots, among those was the 6,000 m announced. "The contract award recognizes our ability to rated Robin who, in 1987, was carried by the scientific deliver quality and reliability as well as our capability to manned submarine Nautile, operated by IFREoffer our customers new and innovative technoloMER to inspect the Titanic wreck. gy." Each TXLX is equipped with the all In its current range of ROV's, ECA new ICE (Integrated Controls TRV 005 Series from Hytec proposes: Engine) real-time control system, Submersible Systems · the H1000, a work class proportional tooling systems electric ROV, rated to 1,000m; and advanced survey systems the French Navy operates one The U.S. Army TACOM of them for intervention on awarded SeaBotix Inc. a wrecks; contract valued at up to · the Roving Bat, a $1.86m to deliver 27 of its hybrid ROV/crawler, mainLBV150SE-5 remotelyly suited to detailed hull operated vehicles, with an inspection of FPSO or vesoption to extend the consels at sea; it is equipped with tract for additional systems six thrusters (two longitudinal, through 2011. The four vertical) and two sets of LBV150SE-5 is a five-thruster motorized tracks so that it can reach ROV accepting a variety of options its target in free-swimming mode; comincluding manipulators with five differpletely tilt up or roll to one side and then ent attachments, sonar, tracking, laser scalstick to the vertical surface; then move along this suring, metal thickness and cathodic protection probes, face in crawling mode to run the close inspection. and many others. Definitely the most unique option for A Roving Bat is currently operated by Petrobras for the this LBV is the Crawler Skid Assembly (CSA). The CSA inspection of its FPSO, with use of Ultra sonic sensors for is an in-field add-on that includes a Vortex generator with continuous hull thickness measurement four independent drive wheels. The Vortex generator pro· the H300, a 300m inspection ROV, with a large range vides ~20Kg of suction force allowing the Operator to of options regarding viewing systems, sonars, sensors and attract the LBV to various objects and drive like a tank, tools. keeping sensors stable in relation to the area under inspecA common thread among them is the incorporation of tion. the Didson imaging sonar for applications where sea turThe Army configuration includes a Tritech Micron bidity does not permit conventional TV cameras. Scanning sonar, 3-Jaw Grabber with Cutter Head attachPerry Slingsby Systems (PSS) secured a fast-track con- ment, LYYN video enhancement, digital video recording, tract to supply a new generation Triton XLX ROV system and number of Crawler Skid Assemblies that can be to DOF Subsea. This contract comes six months after the shared among a group of vehicles.
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March 2009
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