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not observed that depth affects pin-less manufacturers, AUV operators, acous- ing interfaces with customers in North connector performance, except in the tic communication systems providers, America. WiSub’s innovation in high- case where materials compress (e.g. en- subsea infrastructure stakeholders and frequency data transfer has added an es- capsulation material around transducer academia, who all play a role in the sential component to enable faster data heads) and seawater gap increases. Fur- project. Each brings their own unique transfer speeds, an advancement which ther research in the project will con? rm competence and their invaluable experi- was recognized at OTC 2015 through a operational parameters of the project’s ence and advice to the development of panel of industry experts awarding Wi- results. The project’s planned research the most relevant results.” Sub’s Maelstrom connection system a into calcareous deposits is expected to WiSub believes it will have UAC tech- Spotlight on New Technology Award. yield additional useful information on nology operational for use in a deep- Maelstrom was developed to be our environmental factors that might in? u- water AUV docking station in the near ? rst ? agship product to demonstrate ence pin-less connector performance.” future, with one system to be deployed the capabilities of high-speed pin-less

Bokenfohr also pointed out the diver- by the end of this year. “The Fonn 250W communication over microwave fre- sity and importance of his partners in development is in its ? nal stages now, quencies, coupled with inductive power the project: “The PAX project brings the ? rst hardware to be deployed within transfer methods to meet industry needs together a diverse group of participants, December 2017. Torden PAX 3kW will for repeatable reliable connection. Tor- some who are in direct competition with be deployed in Q2/Q3 2018. Both resi- den also took home its own Spotlight each other, but will all bene? t from the dent ROV and AUV systems will be en- award in May of 2017, con? rming that developments. Several of the project abled via these developments. WiSub’s the industry continues to see great value participants have existing commercial existing products are however already in pin-less underwater connector solu- relationships, and they include AUV deployed and in use as AUV dock- tions,” concludes Bokenfohr.

Fonn represents the convergence of patented high-speed microwave- based data transfer technology with innovative power transfer techniques.

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