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74MTRJuly/August2011 THE MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER 100Black Laser Learning is a marine technology education company spe-cializing in distilling complex techno-logical subject matter into easy-to-understand training segments pre- sented live, by DVD or computer- based interactive training formats. Vince Capone, a 30+year diver and 20-year ROV pilot, has over 25 years of commercial/military/Homeland Security side scan experience in most every environment with all types of sonars. With over 500 copies in circu- lation and in over 34 countries world- wide, Black Laser Learning's second edition Not in the Manual Guide to Side Scan Sonar Image Interpretation has become a standard in sonar train- ing. iRobot8 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730 Tel: 781.430.3000 Email: info@ irobot.com http://irobot.com iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference. iRobots gov- ernment and industrial robots pro- vide enhanced situational awareness and increased mission success on the land and in the water. iRobots Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) perform multiple missions for maritime researchers and military planners, including physical, chemi-cal, biological oceanography, oceano- graphic surveys and marine environ- mental monitoring. iRobots mar- itime systems include the iRobot 1KA Seaglider, a long-range, high- endurance UUV for oceanographicmeasurements, and the iRobot 15A Ranger, a development platform for reverine and littoral operations. The Seaglider precisely measures and reports a multitude of data, including temperature and conductivity, dis- solved oxygen concentrations, ocean current variation, backscatter and multiple trophic level biomass. These measurements enable development of sound velocity profiles that are critical for characterizing acoustic propaga- tion models and monitoring oceansin great detail. Seagliders modular architecture accommodates a variety of configurable sensors for exact mis-sion need. iRobot remains committed to establishing robot and software platforms for invention and discov- ery, building key partnerships to develop mission-critical payloads and creating robots that improve the stan- dards of safety and living worldwide. Balmoral Offshore EngineeringGroup HQ Balmoral Park, LoirstonAberdeen AB12 3GY, UK Tel: +44 (0)1224 859000 Email: offshore@ balmoral.co.uk www.balmoral-group.com Balmoral Offshore Engineering provides surface and subsurface buoy- ancy, insulation and elastomer prod- ucts and services to the global energy, defence, subsea communications andoceanographic industries.Early in 2011 the companyannounced plans for a new Brazilian manufacturing facility. As it already exports more than 95% of manufac- tured goods from its Aberdeen HQ, the company is completing the incor-poration of its Brazilian division, Balmoral Offshore Brasil Ltda. The new facility will manufacture the companys complete range of products from the largest deepwater riser buoyancy and insulation systems to the smaller, more intricate, elas- tomer mouldings such as bend stiff-eners, restrictors and cable protection. In May the company announced the opening of its new test facility ? The Balmoral Subsea Test Center (pictured below) ?located at compa-ny HQ in Aberdeen. It offers a range of procedures including hydrostatic, mechanical and laboratory testing and represents a multi-million pound investment for the company. A custom-built pressure test vessel, PV6, thought to be the largest com-mercially available unit in Europe, forms the centrepiece of the new cen- ter. Installed vertically with an inter- nal diameter of 1.83m (72?) an inter-nal length of 9m (29.5) and a maxi-mum operating pressure of 410bar (6000psi), the vessel is fitted with penetration flanges to allow the con- nection of hydraulic and electrical lines. Other tests carried out at the all-new centre include uplift determi- nation, water ingress, bulk modulus, compression and creep. All equip- ment is fitted with or linked to thelatest software to provide highly detailed results. Transcendev35 Bridge Street, #222, Gaysville, VT 05746-0222 Tel: (802) 788-4154 E-Mail: info@ transcendev.com www.transcendev.com Facility: Laboratory, Workshop, and Office Testing Capabilities: Comprehensive electronics bench test- ing; other testing is outsourced. Annual Sales (USD): $300,000Transcendev is a small business startup that develops and markets sensors, sensor systems, and instru- mentation for applications in themarine, hydrologic, atmospheric, geotechnical, security, transportation, and medical sectors. Transcendev began operations in 2010, capitaliz-ing on the founder's 20-plus years of experience in a large science and engi-neering firm. The company out-