Page 37: of Marine Technology Magazine (July 2014)

MTRMTR 100 100Teledyne Benthos Located in North Falmouth, Massachu- setts, Teledyne Benthos is an industry leader with a history of over 50 years of innovation in marine technology. Ben- thos designs and manufactures rugged, reliable oceanographic instrumentation and infrastructure for marine environ- ments. Teledyne Benthos products in- clude: acoustic releases, acoustic te-lemetry modems, positioning systems, hydrophones, remotely operated ve- hicles (ROVs), glass ß otation spheres and instrument housings, and locating devices. These tools provide the building blocks of ocean observing systems for diverse users. Benthos technologies pro- vide access to the deepest ocean depths. www.benthos.com Teledyne Webb Research Joining Benthos in a dramatically ex- panded North Falmouth facility in later 2013, Teledyne Webb Research has been serving oceanographic research, com-mercial, and government customers for over 30 years. Webb Research designs and manufactures scientiÞ c instruments for oceanographic research and monitor- ing with a focus on extended observa- tions over both time and space. Teledyne Webb Research specializes in three ar- eas of ocean instrumentation: Neutrally buoyant, autonomous drifters and pro- Þ lers, autonomous underwater gliding vehicles, and moored underwater sound sources. These systems are core to sev- eral major ocean monitoring programs including the international Argo array, the National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative and the US Navy Littoral Battlespace Sensing Ð Glider (LBS-G) program of record. A Webb Research slocum glider was the Þ rst un- manned vehicle to cross an ocean. www.webbresearch.com Teledyne Gavia Located in Kopavogur, Iceland, Tele- dyne Gavia provides turnkey survey so- lutions to customers undertaking a vari- ety of tasks for defense, commercial and scientiÞ c applications. The Gavia Au- tonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) can carry an array of sensors and custom payload modules that make it suited for any research, monitoring or surveillance task where autonomy, cost and ease of deployment matters. Its modular design allows for rapid sensor reconÞ guration and battery replacement. While compact and Òlow logisticsÓ the Gavia is also extremely capable, rated to 1000m and proven with a variety of sensor systems. As an Icelandic technology and com-patible with sensors from other interna-tional sources the Gavia AUV is widely exportable and the chosen low logistics AUV of commercial survey Þ rms.www.teledynegavia.com www.marinetechnologynews.com Marine Technology Reporter 37MTR #6 (34-49).indd 37MTR #6 (34-49).indd 377/30/2014 4:21:55 PM7/30/2014 4:21:55 PM