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Deepwater Hydrate Detection

Armach Hull Services Robot WolfFish

TSC Subsea’s ART vPush is de-

Armach Robotics, a spin-off com- Arctic Rays LLC has unveiled its signed to provide hydrate detection.

pany from Greensea, has unveiled its most powerful continuous LED light yet: ? rst post-prototype Hull Service Robot The tool uses TSC Subsea’s ART tech-

WolfFish. The multichannel, ultra-high- (HSR).The HSR is man-portable at un- nology on a moving platform to rapidly output LED torch light sets a new bar for der 66 lbs (30kgs) and around 34 inches assess pipeline contents over complete the compnay with con? gurable combi- (86cm) long. For the HSR Armach de- pipe runs. Data is collected in real time nations of colors for specialized uses as signed and is producing the electro-me- and processed with several algorithms well as the one-two-punch of wide-? ood chanical drive and cleaning components to monitor signals from the far end side and focused-beam light, all in a single in-house because it needed not only high of the pipeline which detect if hydrate is 6,000-meter-rated housing. According to power-density and unique packaging but present. Typically deployed via ROV ma- the company, early adopters are ? nding also precision control and feedback. This nipulator, it can also be ? tted directly onto

WolfFish’s dynamic abilities can suit a bespoke approach pays dividends when it an ROV and has a depth rating of 3,000 variety of missions, from blue-chip ? lm comes to in-water usability and control, m. Common applications include detec- making to heavy ROV and everything in along with the quality of the hull data fed tion of, or screening for, hydrate in subsea between.

back. pipelines and wall thickness measure- ments on subsea pipeline.

Sub-Bottom Pipeline Survey

Seismic Data Processing T500 Thruster

EdgeTech added a new feature to

STRYDE has launched its new Blue Robotics announced the the 2050-DSS combined sub-bottom fast-track seismic data processing service T500 Thruster., an underwater thruster for high-density surveys. In addition to pro? ling and side scan sonar system: a that produces 16 kgf (35.5 lb) of thrust offering its disruptive nodal technology new Pipeline Survey Mode with the abil- and can be used on remotely operated un- to acquire seismic safely and affordably, ity to select a smaller hydrophone sub-ar- derwater vehicles (ROVs), unmanned sur-

STRYDE complements its solution with ray enabling a larger fore-aft beamwidth face vessels (USV), unmanned underwa- data processing of high-density datasets and faster transmission rate. The 2050- ter vehicles (UUVs), and human-carrying acquired from nodal technology to further DSS systems use a ? at multi-channel vehicles like kayaks and stand-up paddle- cement its position as the go-to provider Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) hydro- boards. The T500 Thruster uses the same of affordable land seismic equipment and phone array. The 2050-DSS also boast a patented ? ooded brushless motor design services for the energy market and be- tri-frequency side scan sonar, where any that enables the T200 with newly added two frequencies can be operated simul- yond. performance improvements and rugged- taneously. The tow? sh can be ? tted with ness. Blue Robotics is initially offering either a 120, 410 & 850 kHz or a 230, 540 the T500 Thruster through limited pre- & 850 kHz arrays along with a 2-16 kHz orders with shipments expected to start in sub-bottom projector..

July 2022 at a price of $690 each.

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