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Since 1954, BIRNS has provided solutions trusted in the plan- et?s most demanding environments?from deep ocean and ma- rine applications to military programs and nuclear power facili- ties. With sophisticated lines of high performance connectors, custom cable assemblies, ABS PDA certi ed penetrators and lighting systems, BIRNS is an ISO 9001:2008 certi ed industry leader committed to a long legacy of developing new technol- ogy for highly competitive markets. The Company The Company In 2014, BIRNS will celebrate its 60th year in the subsea in-dustry, with a long and successful history of contributing im- portant technology along the way. In the 1950s, the company was  rst called upon to develop subsea systems for the US Navy, and today the Company is proud to have more than half a century of consecutive partnership with the US Navy, as well as other military organizations worldwide. Recent BIRNS? light- ing contributions include the next generation of extreme depth subsea lighting systems, such as robust LED solutions, and the BIRNS Aurora a high intensity 14,000 lumen Light Emitting Plasma (LEP) deep submergence light. BIRNS launched its Connector Division in 1990, responding to customer and in- dustry demand for quality and reliability. The division quickly met with huge success, and led to the development of several  agship connector lines, including the 6km rated BIRNS Mil- lennium range?miniature, high-density metal shell connectors that set the benchmark for elevated bandwidth delivery. With con gurable inserts for both high (= 3.6kV) and low (= 600V) voltage, the typical loss for a cable assembly of the series is < .5 dB. Today, BIRNS leads the industry in the development of  ber optic advances, both in penetrators and connector sys- tems, and has been called upon to develop numerous unique Electro-Opto-Mechanical (EOM) cable assemblies, all with im-mense performance capabilities, and capable of providing load strengths of >50,000 lbs.The Tech The Tech BIRNS is trusted globally by customers with demanding ma-rine and offshore applications to provide lighting and connec- tor systems for manned and unmanned submersibles, commer- cial diving applications, and security requirements. Therefore, BIRNS consistently ensures that its certi cations and standards meet or exceed the most exacting industry demands. BIRNS? cable shop is SUBMEPP-certi ed to NAVSEA S9320-AM- PRO-020 (one of only seven commercial  rms and  ve US Navy yards to be so certi ed) and its Quality System is certi ed to ISO 9001:2008 by DNV and complies with NRC 10CFR50, Appendix B. All BIRNS QA personnel and production tech- nicians are certi ed to both J-STD-001 Class 3 and WHMA- A-620-A Class 3. The company has held ABS Product Design Assessment (PDA) Certi cation for its commercial submarine and man-rated SAT-system penetrators for ABS-classed vessels since 2011.1720 Fiske Place, Oxnard, Calif., U.S. 93033 1720 Fiske Place, Oxnard, Calif., U.S. 93033 Tel: 805-487-5393 Tel: 805-487-5393 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.birns.com Website: www.birns.com CEO/President: Eric Birns CEO/President: Eric BirnsMarketing Director Amy Brown Marketing Director Amy Brown General Manager Keith Gear General Manager Keith Gear Engineering Director Jeff Kirby Engineering Director Jeff Kirby Square Footage 11,400 Square Footage 11,400 Number of Employees: 30 Number of Employees: 30BIRNS INC.BIRNS INC.Eric Birns Eric Birns MTR100July/August 2013 54 MTRMTR #6 (50-65).indd 54MTR #6 (50-65).indd 547/19/2013 11:20:21 AM7/19/2013 11:20:21 AM