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Imagenex Technology with unprecedented accuracy, stability,

Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada and robustness, thereby eliminating im- www.imagenex.com age smearing from vehicle rotation, and

President: Willy Wilhelmsen simplifying navigation and target track- Based in Greater Vancouver, Imagenex was founded in 1988 by pioneers in the ing.The 881A-GS and 881L-GS now have a 10,000 m depth rated version. development of high-resolution imag- ing and pro? ling, gradually growing to There is also a cost-effective, shallow about 25 employees. The product lines water version (300 m depth rated), the

Model 882-GS, available with serial or include a variety of mechanical scan- ning, sidescan, and multibeam sonars, Ethernet communications. The newest

HydroComp, Inc.

model, the 852-GS, is an ultra-miniature as well as echo sounders/altimeters.

Durham, NH

Each system in these product lines version, designed for use with the small- www.hydrocompinc.com integrate the latest in sub-miniature est of vehicles and can be daisy-chained

CEO/President: Jill Aaron electronics into industry proven, robust with the optional echo sounder.

underwater housings for a total package

HydroComp has developed a special that is small, rugged, and will provide expertise in the design of high-ef? - years of maintenance-free use.

ciency small propulsors for submers-

Ease of use is an integral part of the ible vehicles, typically driven by elec-

Imagenex design philosophy. Each tric or hydraulic motors. New open sonar system is designed to maximize and ducted propeller design tools imaging time and minimize setup time. provide for optimum designs and true

The custom software available to oper- measures of performance.

ate most Imagenex sonar systems has

HydroComp is a pioneer in the very been re? ned into a package that is user speci? c area of applied hydrodynam- friendly, yet complete with various op- ics. Its maritime software and con- tions for sonar control, data display and sultancy services for hull and propel-

Nautilus Marine Service GmbH recording. New additions to the Ima- ler analysis and design is valued by

Buxtehude, Germany genex line include a smaller, improved marine companies around the world. www.nautilus-gmbh.com version of the Model 965 Multibeam

This focus shaped a line of unique

CEO/President: Steffen Pausch

Imaging sonar has been released - the naval architectural software packages Nautilus Marine Service offers ? oata- new 965A, sporting the new Imagenex beginning with our ? agship product tion and instrument housings made of

Xi platform with faster processing capa-

NavCad, and now includes Prop- glass in different shapes (spherical, cy- bility for real time high-resolution im-

Expert, PropCad, and PropElements. lindrical, and capsular) and in a wide va- aging performance. The DT101 Multi-

Notable is itsexploration of underwa- beam Echo Sounder, a single instrument riety of outside diameters from approxi- ter radiated noise. Its propeller design integrating the sonar, motion reference mately two- up to 20-in. for deep ocean software tools are used by nearly 250 unit, and sound velocity sensor into one exploration and research. Depending propeller designers and manufactur- sleek and compact unit, has also been on the wall size and diameter, they can ers around the world. As propeller de- enhanced and marketed as the DT101Xi withstand pressure up to 1,200 bar.

sign experts, HydroComp has served It is a German-based specialized com-

Multibeam Sonar.

hundreds of clients for projects from The newest addition to the Imagenex pany to manufacture pressure housings small thrusters to the largest ocean- line of sidescan sonars is the Model 873 made of glass (VITROVEX) for use in going propellers. the deep sea. The company was founded

BlackFin 1100, a 1.1 MHz high resolu-

HydroComp, Inc. is a developer and in 1985, and today it exports more than tion sidescan sonar, available as a tow- consultancy of design tools for hydro- 90% of its VITROVEX glass products ? sh or OEM kit.

dynamic and propulsion system simu- to more than 30 countries. Many well-

The gyro-stabilized family of Ima- lation, with a specialty in propeller known marine research facilities are genex sonars also has some new addi- design. Its NavCad software is used among these customers. The VITRO- tions. An advanced, low drift gyro is in- by some 1000 naval architects and tegrated directly into these sonar heads, VEX glass housings can be integrated propeller builders from around the making for an ideal navigation tool and with metal or plastic parts (e.g. made of world. amazingly user friendly drop sonar. The Titanium) to meet the diverse needs of primarily scienti? c customers. gyro stabilized transducer steering com-

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