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New Products

Innovative new products, technologies and concepts

Forum XT500 Trenching System

Forum Energy Technologies has secured an order to supply specialist subsea equipment for a cable mainte- nance project in South East Asia.

The contract will see the company deploy a Perry XT500 trenching system and Dynacon Launch and Recovery

System as well as associated surface power and control installations. The equipment will be used to support tele- communication contracts in South East

Asia and the Indian Ocean.

The 500-hp XT500 trenching sys- tem has a 3,000m depth rating and three meter ROV burial capability on the ocean ? oor. The vehicle will

Forum be manufactured at Forum’s facil- ity at Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire and the ? rst mobilisation onboard the ves- over long stretches. Capable of operat- installed onboard the client’s vessel in sel, including sea trials. ing in free-? y, skid-based trenching and early 2021. As part of the workscope,

The XT500 trenching system is de- survey modes, the system is designed

Forum will also deliver operational and signed to meet the demanding trench- for demanding applications, providing maintenance training for the client’s ing requirements of both strong soils a robust solution even in the world’s personnel and provide support during and deep ? owline burial protection harshest environments.

Valeport Debuts new SWiFT CTD Pro? ler

The new SWiFT CTD is the next nience of Bluetooth connectivity, re- Temperature and Depth. In addition to generation of Valeport’s SWiFT pro- chargeable battery and an integral GPS the directly measured CTD, computed ? ler range and is designed to deliver module to geo-locate each pro? le. Salinity, Density and Sound Veloc- enhanced accuracy and versatility for The SWiFT CTD features a new fast ity is calculated using the UNESCO

CTD measurements. The SWiFT CTD response temperature probe and oper- international standard algorithm and pro? ler provides survey-grade sensor ates down to 500m as standard, deliver- the Chen and Millero equation. Data technology coupled with the conve- ing directly measured Conductivity, can be downloaded wirelessly, and uses

Valeport’s new Ocean software for iOS,

Android and PC platforms.

The new SWiFT CTD makes any problematic battery changes a thing of the past and delivers fully auto- mated data transfer with no user input required. It also features Valeport’s signature SWiFT magnetic switch ring.

The switch ring is easy to operate even with cold hands, it simply turns through 90 degrees and reassuringly clicks into position.

The end cap features user-friendly

LED status indications for GPS, battery and communications.

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