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Aandera Instruments

P.O. Box 34 Slåtthaug, 5851

Bergen, Norway

Tel: +47 55 60 48 00; Fax +47 55 60 48 01

E-mail: [email protected]

Aanderaa Instruments develops, manufactures and markets oceano- graphic and meteorological instru- ments and special systems for collect- ing environmental data. The products are designed to be rugged, reliable and particularly well suited for long- term applications in remote areas without electricity supply.

AC-CESS Co. UK Ltd

Tyrebagger Works, Clinterty,

Kinellar, Aberdeen, AB21 0TT

Tel: + 44 (0)1224 790100

Fax: + 44 (0)1224 790111

Email: [email protected] www.ac-cess.com

The AC-ROV is a portable ROV. A complete system comes in one rugged waterproof hand carry case with an all up weight of 18kg — a true "Hand

Carry" class in underwater inspection systems. CE Marked and certified for all "feet wet" applications, offshore, onshore or down pipes for underwa- ter inspection. One person can deploy the system in less than 3 min- utes. It can also be controlled with one hand, leaving your other hand free to tend to the tether, take notes operate the manipulator or answer your mobile. The AC-ROV is a true single operator system. Technology

Profile: Standard System

Components — AC-ROV, surface control unit, intuitive 3-D hand con- troller, monitor & stand options, tether configuration to client require- ment, tether deployment system (TDS), flight assist functions, tool kit, storm case, instruction manual, training, operators online secure area.

Options — 2 function manipulator, slip ring, depth sensor, rear view cam- era and light, custom cable reel (addi- tional tether to 120m), video grabber.

Airmar Technology Corporation 35 Meadowbrook Drive

Milford NH 03055

Tel: 603-673-9570; Fax: 603-673-4624

Email: [email protected] www.airmar.com

CEO: Steve Boucher

President: Ted Krantz

Vice President: Ron Cormier

Engineering Director: Fred Boericke

R&D Director: Dr. Roger Tancrell

Facilities: Engineering, Marketing, Manufacturing

Square Footage: 75,000

Testing Capabilities: Acoustic test tanks, test boats,

Number of Employees: 200

Annual Sales (US$): 25,000,000

Design and manufacture of ultra- sonic transducers for underwater applications. A major focus is on innovation and continuous product improvement. Airmar sells more than 600,000 sensors per year and has more than 30 U.S. and foreign

Patents. ISO 9001/2000 Registered.

Technology Profile: The products and systems used in following appli- cations are: recreational marine, com- mercial fishing, high seas navigation hydrographic survey, homeland secu- rity, industrial process control, aqua- culture, algae control, et al. Airmar was the first developer of affordable

Broadband technology.

Applied Science Associates, Inc 70 Dean Knauss Dr., Narragansett, RI 02882-1143

Tel: 401-789-6224; Fax: 401-789-1932

E-mail: [email protected]

President: Eric Anderson

Applied Science Associates (ASA) is a leader in the development and application of computer tools to investigate marine and freshwater environments.

The MTR100

Evaluating and ranking the top 100 companies in any industry is no small task, particularly in one such as the subsea tech- nology market, which is vast and international in scope, with companies serving the scientific, defense and commercial ends of the market to varying degrees. The companies serving this market are significantly diverse in shape and size, with corporate titans rubbing elbows with a field of smaller, privately held firms. Last, but certainly not least, is the fact that in many cases technology and financial data is held very close to the vest for competitive reasons. Regardless, the editorial staff of MTR entered the hunt for the Second Annual MTR100 with abandon, and presented on the ensuing 43 pages are profiles of 100 leading companies — including a number of significant business and technological insights recorded over the past 12 months.

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