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Compact Guide Wire Cutting Tool for ROVs

Allspeeds launched Webtool ROV cutting tools designed to cut steel guide wires used during subsea installation. Suit- able for wire up to 30mm diameter, the WCO30 tools are a compact and reliable alternative. The heavy duty WCO30D and WCO30DLP (high pressure and low pressure versions) wire cutters are suitable for steel wire ropes up to Ø30mm (1.181 in.) with a maximum tensile strength of 1960N/mm and high grade wire up to Ø28mm (1.102 in.) with tensile strength 2160n/mm. With its corrosion resistant stainless steel body with Nitrotec coated alloy steel cylinder, the hydraulically operated WCO30 tool is designed for use in

EIVA Software for Shallow Water Surveys severe working conditions. The WCO30 cutting tool can be

The EIVA NaviSuite software suite includes single-user used at any water depth, with pressure compensation on the sensor data acquisition and processing bundle for shallow hydraulic supply. Weighing 13kg in water, the high pres- water surveys, NaviSuite Kuda. The products include the sure WCO30D uses 700bar maximum input pressure.

new software solution NaviSuite Kuda, developed by the www.allspeeds.co.uk offshore survey and engineering specialist EIVA a/s and launched on September 10. NaviSuite Kuda is a single-user bundle dedicated to shallow water surveys. Its price match- es the budget of small companies, while allowing them to bene? t from the advanced features of the NaviSuite soft- ware solutions relevant to this type of operation by offering all the necessary tools to carry out time-ef? cient surveys that result in extensive end reports with high-quality data. www.eiva.com

Brazilian Order for Tritech’s Gemini Teledyne RD Instruments Updates ADCPs

Tritech International Ltd. sold its multibeam sonar Gem- Teledyne RD Instru- ini, to remotely operated vehicle (ROV) providers Sistac ments announced

Sistemas de Acesso S.A. Sistac initially hired a deep-rate two updates to its

Gemini to evaluate its performance during sea trials and Sentinel V ADCP. after the company observed its capabilities, subsequently The enhancements purchased the sonar. The Gemini 720id multibeam sonar is include a complete now the primary sonar onboard Sistac’s Soil Machine Dy- update to the ? rm- namics (SMD) Atom work-class remotely operated vehicle ware and the user (WROV). Tritech’s Gemini multibeam imaging range of- software interface fers users a real-time, 120 degree ? eld of view and operates program, ReadyV, at 720 kHz with a range of up to 120m, making it ideal for and an update to obstacle avoidance and target detection. the post-processing www.tritech.co.uk

Velocity software package. These two releases provide for added ? exibility in the setup of the instrument, including two completely independent ping pro? les, an improved web interface and new post-process- ing software package for its Sentinel V and Workhorse acoustic Doppler current pro? lers (ADCP). The ? rmware upgrades allow users to now use any web browser on their computer, laptop, tablet or phone. The software upgrades include a fully integrated version of waves processing from the company’s WavesMon software program. www.rdinstruments.com (Image courtesy of SISTAC)

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