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Tecnadyne

For more than 30 years Tecnadyne has been a leader in the worldwide subsea robotics industry, manufacturing under- water brushless DC propulsion systems, rotary and linear actuators, pan and tilt positioners, hydraulic power units, posi- tion sensors and pressure compensators for use on remotely operated vehicles (ROV), autonomous underwater vehi- cles (AUV), manned submersibles and

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Many ROV manufacturers (including

ECA Robotics, Deep Ocean Engineer-

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Marine, to name a few) use Tecnadyne thrusters on their vehicles. Tecnadyne @ Cali Science Center@ Cali Science Center products are presently being used on thousands of vehicles throughout the

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