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IQUA robotics MSI Transducers

Based in Catalonia, Spain, IQUA Robotics emanated with MSI Transducers based in Littleton, CO, is an Airmar Tech- technology transfer from university to market. Led by Marc nology Company that designs and manufactures custom so-

Carreras with 11 employees today, the company is a spin-off nar transducers and arrays for a wide range of applications, of the University of Girona, an European higher education including harbor defense, side-scan (Synthetic Aperture institution of reference in underwater autonomous robotics Sonar), obstacle avoidance, sub-bottom pro? ling, swath ba- research. The company has made two robotics products out thymetry, mine hunting, swimmer detection, and acoustic of a set of licensed technologies which were at TRL5 at the communications.

University. It also has been able to generate a new software Led by Matt Boucher with 35 employees, it offers a technical product using the same technology transfer process. breadth that enables it to provide a complete range of services

The company designs, manufactures and commercializes to meet your requirements, including: custom product design, two different autonomous underwater vehicles, the Girona engineering and measurement, prototyping and development, 500 and the SPARUS II, both created at the University with a low or high volume manufacturing, additive manufacturing very open conception from both software and hardware points (3D printed ceramics), injection molded piezocomposite ma- of view. In 2020 the company launched its ? rst stand-alone terials, and new material development. software product, SoundTiles. www.msitransducers.com https://iquarobotics.com

NOVACAVI

NOVACAVI develops cable solutions to support any form of

NORBIT Subsea

Based in Trondheim, Norway, NORBIT is led by Peter K. innovative sustainable energy systems from the initial proto-

Eriksen and is a stalwart in the Multibeam Echo Sounder mar- type stage through to design and production. Led by Gianluca ket. In 2020 NORBIT saw signi? cant growth in service and Ramploud, President and CEO, this 30-person company is supply offering to multiple marine markets including Renew- based in Milan, Italy.

ables; Offshore Construction; Hydrographic Survey; Marine Being challenged by speci? c tough permanent application on

Research, Dredging, Salvage and Environmental Surveys. top of ? oating fully supported solar panels above water level,

NORBIT recently launched a new multibeam sonar platform NOVACAVI recently made its own technological-productive named WINGHEAD. NORBIT offers two main sonar fami- contribution to a ? oating solar solution for the marine environ- lies; all wide band; with integrated positioning, attitude, head- ment with high energy production capacity and limited environ- ing and SVP sensors being part of our now iconic curved ar- mental impact installed in the freezing water of the Oslo Fjord, rays. NORBIT Subsea is part of NORBIT Oceans, a developer Norway. With long-term technical and manufacturing expertise, and supplier of high technology maritime monitoring, visu- NOVACAVI developed and delivered a custom-engineered wa- alization, and measurement equipment operating in Defense ter blocked composite power and signal cable to ensure maxi- & Security, Maritime Surveillance, Oil & Gas, Renewables, mum performance without losing elasticity in constant cold cli-

Transportation and Research applications. mates, saltwater splashing or submersion and also sun exposure.

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