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MTR100achieve a speciÞ c beampattern or to achieve a hydrodynamic proÞ le when mounting the arrays to the curved hull of a vessel or AUV. Resonant transmit designs are in production at frequen-cies ranging 12 kHz to 1MHz. Receive arrays cover this same range and more, operating as low as 3 Hz in long-range surveillance arrays. MSIÕs piezocom- posite arrays have been shown to meet full explosive shock requirements for Navy operations in both the U.S. and U.K., and can be conÞ gured for full ocean depth performance. MSI also has ongoing R&D efforts to further develop sonar technology. Currently MSI has a number of R&D projects developing single crystal piezo- ceramic and piezocomposite technology for use in sonar transducers and arrays. Single crystal materials provide wider bandwidth and higher sensitivity than current piezoceramic and piezocompos-ite technologies. McLane Research Laboratories, Inc.121 Bernard St. Jean Drive East Falmouth, Mass. 02536 Tel: 508-495-4000 Email: [email protected]: www.mclanelabs.com CEO/President: Dr. Susumu Honjo Number of Employees: 15 The Company:McLane Research Laboratories was founded in 1983 and manufactures advanced time-series oceanographic proÞ lers, samplers, and ß otation to the oceanographic community. The objec- tive at McLane is to enable worldwide investigators to achieve their research and scientiÞ c goals by providing ad- vanced, cost-effective instrumentation. The Tech: McLane manufactures a number of proÞ lers, samplers and mooring prod- ucts that are used for scientiÞ c ventures worldwide. McLane develops two Pro- Þ lers: the Ice Tethered ProÞ ler (ITP) and the McLane Moored ProÞ ler (MMP). These autonomous time-series instru-ments collect data while traveling on a Þ xed mooring wire. Samplers that col- lect suspended and dissolved particulate samples in situ include sediment traps, remote access samplers, large volume water transfer systems, and zooplankton samplers. in 2013, McLane announced a new instrument - the Imaging FlowCy- tobot (IFCB) which an automated sub-mersible imaging ß ow cytometer that generates images of particles in-ß ow taken from the aquatic environment. Depending on the target population, the IFCB can generate around 10,000 high resolution images per hour. McLane mooring products include glass ß otation modules depth-rated to 7,000 meters, glass instrument housings, mooring re-covery ß oats, and steel buoys. Marine Technology Reporter 21www.seadiscovery.com MTR #6 (18-33).indd 21MTR #6 (18-33).indd 217/19/2013 10:47:49 AM7/19/2013 10:47:49 AM