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Copenhagen Subsea A/S

Hellerup, Denmark – www.copenhagensubsea.com

Copenhagen Subsea A/S is a leader in thruster and Re- motely Operated Vehicle (ROV) technology.

Headquartered and inspired by its namesake city, Copen- hagen Subsea melds the technical with the aesthetic, creat- ing products designed to be reliable, powerful and attractive.

Copenhagen Subsea uses the latest manufacturing technol- ogy for its thruster and ROV technology; for example, they make diligent use of 3D printing for the propellers.

Copenhagen Subsea has launched this year a new powerful

ROV, speci? cally developed for tough offshore conditions.

The ROV uses eight Copenhagen Subsea thrusters, de- signed to make it reliable and robust while keeping its posi- tion in strong currents and allowing for operation in harsh dle extreme conditions such as high current inrush from the and demanding environments—qualities which inspired the thruster during deceleration and current overload at fast shift- name “Gorilla.” ing of the thruster direction. Both of these are critical for the

The Gorilla ROV is equipped as standard with an intelli- ROV to be able to keep its position in strong currents.

gent Dynamic Positioning (DP) system, enabling automatic In short, the Gorilla is tough and strong, works reliably in control of position, depth, altitude, heading, pitch and roll. challenging conditions, is simple to maintain with easy ac-

The Gorilla ROV is based on industrial hardware from the cess to spare parts and is easily controlled thanks to Copen-

Japanese industrial electronics company OMRON. Industrial hagen Subsea’s innovative thruster technology, making it hardware components are more reliable and are built to han- suited for completing any task in tough offshore conditions. solutions. The EdgeTech 2205 USV-based sonar systems provide combined side scan sonar, bathymetry and optional sub-bottom pro? ling capabilities that have been optimized for shallow water USV operations. Using the popular 2205 platform, the USV-optimized solutions can operate at lower power settings while optimizing heat dissipation and power consumption, both critical factors for shallow water, small unmanned surface vessels operating in challenging condi- tions. The system produces real time, high resolution, side scan imagery and 3D maps of the sea? oor. Building on the 3400 Sub-bottom pro? ler solution EdgeTech has developed a new group of unique over-the-side (OTS) pole-mounted

EdgeTech sub-bottom pro? ling systems. The new EdgeTech 3400 OTS

West Wareham, MA – www.edgetech.com offers multiple transducer con? gurations and PVDF receiv-

EdgeTech is known for its side scan sonars, sub-bottom ers. The EdgeTech 6205s is the only shallow water wide pro? lers, bathymetry systems, AUV, USV and ROV-based swath bathymetry system to now offer EdgeTech’s motion sonar systems, combined and customized solutions. tolerant side scan sonar feature for operation in more ad-

In 2012 ORE Offshore, a provider of acoustic releases, verse weather conditions. The EdgeTech 6205s is a fully transponders and USBL systems, adopted the EdgeTech integrated boat/pole-mounted Swath Bathymetry and Dual name after more than 10 years of operating as an af? liate. Frequency Side Scan Sonar System that produces real time,

This year EdgeTech has continued to develop new products high resolution, side scan imagery and 3D maps of the sea- and enhancements to existing solutions. New systems in- ? oor. EdgeTech’s Ropeless Fishing System with embedded clude USV-optimized side scan sonar/ bathymetry systems, acoustic release technology was developed to eliminate ver- new pole-mounted sub-bottom pro? ling con? gurations, en- tical lines connecting a surface buoy to bottom ? shing gear. hanced 6205s bathymetry systems and expanded ropeless Over the past year, the system has expanded to include dif- ? shing. Over the past year EdgeTech has enhanced its sonar ferent trap con? gurations for various types and depths of and acoustic release product offerings with a number of new ? shing.

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