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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 59MacArtney has a network of testing facilities available at workshops in Europe and in the US. In-house facilities include large, full-ocean depth, computer-controlled pressure test vessels; an 8x3x3 meter test tank; and a cable tension rig. Some sites offer portable testing facilities, performing a range of tests on site. All testing procedures are documented under a DnV certified ISO 9001 QA system. Number of Employees: about 200 Company Profile The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group supplies underwater tech- nology and specializes in the design, manufacture, sales and service of sys- tems for offshore operators, surveyors, the renewable energy sector, ocean sci- ences, security forces and navies across the world. MacArtneys systems and components are backed by an international network of subsidiaries, provid- ing local access to global service. MacArtney has been supplying products and engineering solutions for over 30 years and is a privately-owned corporation with group headquarters in Esbjerg on the west coast of Denmark. From its head office in Denmark, the company has provided logistical, technical, financial and marketing support to all companies within the group since 1978. Technology Profile The MacArtney Group supplies and services a wide range of integrated sys- tems and products, many of which have been designed, developed and man- ufactured by MacArtney. MacArtney supply includes cable and connector systems, fiber optic telemetry systems, and complete launch and recovery sys- tems, including active heave compensation winches and electrical work class winches. Its range of oceanographic equipment includes the MacArtney FOCUS-2 and TRIAXUS vehicles. MacArtney UnderwaterTechnology GroupGl. Guldagervej 48, 6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark Tel: +45 7613 2000 info@ macartney.com ? www.macartney.com Niels Erik Hedeager, Group Managing Director/CEO Steen Worsøe, Technical Director Morten Helsinghoff, Financial Director Lars Andersen, Financial ManagerMarco MacArtney, Sales & Marketing Director Kurt Lund, Sales Manager - Connectors & Cables Hans-Jørgen Hansen, Sales Manager - Ocean Science Klaus Brix, Sales Manager - Launch & RecoveryAssociated CompaniesNorway ? MacArtney Norge AS Fabrikkveien 34, N-4033 StavangerTel.: +47 5195 1800 mac-no@ macartney.com Anders B. Andersen, Managing Director UK ? MacArtney UK Ltd. Howemoss Avenue, Kirkhill Industrial EstateDyce, Aberdeen, AB21 0GP Tel.: +44 (0) 1224 358 500 mac-uk@ macartney.com David Buchan, Managing Director USA ? MacArtney Offshore Inc. 2901 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Ste D-260 Houston, TX 77043Tel.: +1 713 266 7575 offshore@ macartney.com USA ? Subconn Inc.P.O. Box 459, 840 G Street, Burwell, NE 68823 Tel.: +1 781 934 0790 mac-us@ macartney.com MJ Stewart Associates - Subconn, Inc. P.O. Box 328, North Pembroke, MA 02358 Tel.: +1 781 829 4440 mjs@ subconn.com RESON A/SFabriksvangen 13, Slangerup 3550 Denmark Tel: +45 47380022 Email: reson@ reson.dk www.reson.com www.reson.com/academy RESON A/S manufactures under- water acoustic sensors, state-of-the-art echosounders, multibeam sonar systems, transducers, hydrophones, and software. RESONs SeaBat sonars and NaviSound echosounder systems have become an industrial standard in areas such as hydrogra- phy, dredging, offshore operations, marine research and defense & secu- rity. RESON was established in 1976 as a manufacturer of transducers; and after years of continued product and technology development, RESON is currently a leader in its field. The company has recently expanded into new markets and application areas: its fourth generation of sonar systems will provide unprecedented perform- ance for naval and commercial sys- tems in terms of accuracy, resolution, depth rating, and range. RESON hasits corporate headquarters in Denmark, with subsidiaries in USA, U.K., the Netherlands, Germany and Singapore. Training 2011: An increase in demand for training and boatdemonstration of multibeamechosounders as well as software relat- ed to multibeam data acquisition andprocessing inspired RESON to host two conferences during autumn 2011. One user conference in Jersey City, USA, the RESON user confer- ence 2011 and in Valencia, Spain, RESON Academy 11 Both conferences will contain basic and advanced training within sonar techniques, there will be on-boat demos and industry partners will present papers on the newest tech- nologies.