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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 67SeaBotix was founded in 2001 by Donald Rodocker with the goal of manufacturing small ROV systems. In 2011, the company was pur- chased by Bolt Technologies. Its range of MiniROV systems were designed to offer enhanced capabili-ty and integration with such systemsas the first rescue system SARbot, LBC hull crawler and the vLBV: the first small, vectored platform with depth ratings to 4,000m. SeaBotix Inc.2877 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 100San Diego, CA 92106Tel: (619) 450-4000 Email: info@ seabotix.com Website: www.seabotix.com Donald Rodocker Jesse RodockerSean NewsomeSheldon RubinSquare Footage: 18,000 Testing capabilities: shallow water test/trim tank, hot/cold temperature test tank, multiple pressure test tanks, seawa- ter harbor with dockNumber of Employees: 50Annual Sales: $8.5 millionTesting Systems. One unit has been pressure tested to 2,000 msw and the other (handed machined in stainlesssteel) to 4,000 msw for use on medi-um to Work Class ROVs. The gauges are fitted with a safety Pressure Relief Valve and a Securing Eye for added security. Thickness measurements can be viewed at the surface using CygLink software to display on a computer screen. The units were designed to offer user-selectable out-put data in either RS-232 or RS-422without the need for a converter for use with multiplexers. There is a removable cover plate for full service- ability and mateable MC? styleunderwater connectors. Cygnus also offer a stainless steel probe holder designed for use on Work Class ROVs. SonTek/YSI9940 Summers Ridge Road, San Diego, CA 92121Tel: (858) 546-8327 E-Mail: inquiry@ sontek.com Website: www.sontek.com President/CEO: Rick Omlor Executive Vice President: Gayle Rominger International Sales and Marketing Director: Chris Ward Facility: San Diego Center of Excellence, Sorrento Valley Number of Employees: 250SonTek/YSI, founded in 1992, offers a wide variety of acoustic Doppler instrumentation. The com- panys instruments use sound waves to discern whether water is moving and, if so, where and how fast. Its cus- tomer base includes scientists, engi-neers, hydrologists, research associ- ates, and water resource planners. SonTek products can be found in a university laboratory, in the deep ocean, along the coast, or in a river, lake, or stream. The companys staff of 250 includes experts in fluid dynamics, oceanography, hydrology, and all engineering disciplines.SonTeks first product, the 10-MHz Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV), was developed in cooperation with the US Army Corps ofEngineers Waterways Experiment Station. Originally designed for labo- ratory use, the ADV is a single-point, high-resolution Doppler current meter used for detailed studies of 3Dvelocity fields. The ADV product line includes laboratory and field instru- ments with options for integratedsensors (temperature, pressure, com- pass/tilt) and autonomous operation.The SonTek product line has expanded to include a wide range ofcurrent measurement instruments. The Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) is a current profiler with profiling ranges of up to 200 m. Since its intro- duction in 1994, SonTek has refined current profiling and introduced the Pulse-Coherent ADP (PCADP) ? one of the highest resolution acoustic Doppler current profilers available. In 2009, SonTek launched the RiverSurveyor S5/M9. Sparton Navigation & Exploration5612 Johnson Lake Road, DeLeon Springs, FL 32130Tel: (386) 985-4631 President/CEO: Cary Wood Vice President: James Lackemacher Engineering Director: David Bruderick Number of Employees: 389Annual Sales (US$): Approx. $200 million Sparton has over 100 years of expe- rience serving the electronics and electromechanical device industries. The company has five facilities throughout the U.S. and Vietnam. Sparton supports businesses of all types, but primarily deals with med-ical, defense and security, and naviga- tion and exploration companies.Sparton has contributed to defense with its sonobuoy line of products, with over 6 million sold. The compa- ny is ISO registered, QSR compliant, and CAMCAS certified. Sparton pro- duces a line of digital compasses forcommercial and defense applications. The company also develops sensitive specialty hydrophones for general purpose underwater applications and marine seismic acquisition systems,such as oil and gas exploration and