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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 55 technology and energy efficiency measures. Cooperation between the companies facilitates the develop- ment of future path-breaking tech- nology. Based on complementary user needs and technological oppor- tunities we aim at developing techno- logical solutions that contribute to more environmentally friendly, effec- tive production. ”This is a strategical- ly important agreement for Statoil,” says Halfdan Knudsen, senior vice president for process and refining technology in Statoil. Siemens is an important Statoil supplier within sev- eral areas, and the two companies already cooperate in the technology development area.

Bluefin AUV With SAS

Bluefin Robotics tested and demonstrated an AUV with a fully integrated commercially available synthetic aperture sonar (SAS). The

PROSAS Surveyor, manufactured by

Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (AST), provides a 1x1-in. resolution out to a 200-m range. The Bluefin- 12 AUV combines this SAS data with navigation accuracy usually better than 0.1% of distance traveled to provide an advanced capability for many undersea applications.

The AST PROSAS Surveyor was integrated into the standard Bluefin- 12 AUV for the purpose of a rapid proof-of-concept demonstration.

Bluefin required only nine months to design, test and deliver the vehicle with the new payload, proving the efficacy and flexibility of Bluefin’s modular design. In its current SAS configuration, the Bluefin-12 can operate for up to 12 hours at 200 m depth.

SeeByte Wins DoD Deal

SeeByte won a $8.9m modification to previously awarded contract (N00174-09-D-0001) to exercise option two for Common Operator

Interface command and control soft- ware for Navy explosive ordnance disposal teams. The software applica- tion is used for mission planning, equipment data transfer, mission exe- cution tracking, post mission analy- sis, and data reporting by Navy explosive ordnance disposal mobile units, mobile diving and salvage units, and research and development activities. Work will be performed in

Edinburgh, Scotland, and is expected to be completed by December 2013.

Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The

Naval Surface Warfare Centre, Indian

Head, Md., is the contracting activi- ty.

Bowtech Wins Contract

Bowtech Products was chosen by

SMD and it’s customer, iTech, to supply all the cameras, lights and strobes on twenty (with options for up to a further ten) ROV’s.

This is the largest single order for cameras and lights ever received by

Bowtech. Mike Winstanley, Sales

Director at Bowtech, said “We are delighted at winning such a large and prestigious international order. It’s testament to the design excellence and build quality of our products and establishes Bowtech Products as a major supplier of vision systems to one of the world’s largest ROV oper- ators and manufacturers”

Email: bowtech@ bowtech.co.uk http://www.bowtech.co.uk

Strategic Alliance Puts

Retlif On West Coast

Retlif Testing Laboratories, an independent leader in EMC and

Environmental testing since 1978, has announced a strategic alliance with Acme Testing (Acme,

Washington). The arrangement brings Retlif’s wide array of advanced Electromagnetic

Compatibility (EMC) and

Environmental Simulation (ESS) testing as well as extensive engi- neering capabilities to the Pacific

Northwest, specifically the Puget

Sound area. The expansion in com- bined capacity and capabilities enables Retlif and Acme to service the rising demand from commer- cial maritime, commercial avia- tion, homeland security and defense industry sectors. The

Retlif-Acme alliance offers in- house EMI, Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), power line fluctuation, and magnetic effects testing, in addi- tion to EMC site surveys and

EMC final compatibility testing.

Combined ESS offerings include in-house full classic shock testing capabilities, as well as Ballistic and

Pyrotechnic shock, vibration test- ing up to 20,000 lbf, salt fog, incli- nation, temperature, humidity and many more capabilities. In addi- tion, Retlif and Acme also offer vibration site surveys and acoustic noise site surveys. In addition to

Retlif headquarters (Ronkonkoma,

NY), other Retlif locations include

New Hampshire, Pennsylvania,

North Carolina, and Washington

D.C. www.retlif.com