Talon Technology Corporation, Richardson, Texas, was organized recently to provide mobile satellite data communications systems and consulting services to the petroleum, marine, and defense industries.
Lynn B. Heitman is president of the new company, whose corporate headquarters are at 1819 Firman Drive, Suite 137 in Richardson.
Mr. Heitman f o r m e r l y was manager of marine engineering for Geophysical Service Inc., petroleum exploration subsidiary of Texas Instruments Incorporated, of Dallas.
Other principals of the company are Bruce C. Toal and Robert E. Bredehoft, vice presidents, and Terry McDonald, chief engineer.
All formerly served on the marine engineering staff of Geophysical Service Inc. and are highly experienced in various aspects of satellite data communications.
Mr. Heitman said the company will offer communications systems that will allow data to be transmitted at speeds up to 1.5 megabits per second via domestic or maritime satellites. The systems are designed for rough mobile environments such as are encountered in land and marine seismic and drilling operations.
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N.A. Philips Communications Systems has announced an advance micropressor-controlled error correcting system that links shipboard teleprinters to the worldwide Telex network. The new unit, called STB-750, installs between the vessel's high frequency radio and the teleprinter. Using ARQ, "FEC" and
Representatives of Waterway Communications Systems, Inc. (Watercom®) and International Telecharge, Inc., Dallas, Texas, recently announced that a contract between the two organizations has been signed. ITI will provide Watercom telephone subscribers with operator-assisted long distance services.
to be learned here, from across the great pond. When Mantsbrite became the sole U.K. distributor of the David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications Systems in 2012, one of the first users was Tidal Transit, a fast growing North Norfolk company providing a new generation of personnel transfer vessels
approval" for a satellite communications system from INMARSAT, the International Maritime Satellite Communications Organization. Satellite communications systems are an essential component of the Future Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (FGMDSS), an automated network providing fast response
with major marine electronics companies includes responsibility for the design and study of navigation and communications equipment, hardened communications systems, and underwater communications systems. He has worked in great detail on navigation and timing equipment, antenna systems, including submarine
newly established Systems Support and Field Integration Group. Mr. Pientka will direct the activities of Tele- Systems' maritime satellite mobile communications systems for the transportation, oil exploration, and other industries. Since joining Comsat in 1981, he has held various managerial level positions
applications. For example, the company is currently taking an active role in the development of new highly distributed parallel network communications systems. The company is working with several government and commercial research units in various areas of advanced technology, including digital system
, Henschel vice president and general manager. Henschel is one of the nation's leading designers and manufacturers of ship control and interior communications systems for the U.S. Navy and commercial maritime markets. For more information on Henschel, Circle 162 on Reader Service Car
Gunter J. Waehling has been named vice president and general manager of Henschel, a Newburyport- based producer of ship control and internal communications systems for naval applications. He succeeds George Curry, who retired in May prior to the acquisition of Henschel by SPD Technologies. George
, Wash., San Diego, Calif., Portland, Ore., Jacksonville, Fla., and Norfolk, Va. The unit provides repair and overhaul services for shipboard communications systems, weapons systems, air traffic control systems, sonar, radar and antenna systems, electronic warfare hardware and electrical equipment. With
—Literature Available Sal Berte recently announced the formation of Saber Communications, a Houston-based company that will specialize in the representation of high-quality products for marine dealers in both the commercial and pleasure-craft marketplaces. In addition, the company will offer
, GTMaritime predicts that these modernizing and expanding system new demands will increase the load capabilities, particularly with refer- on communications systems. How- ence to satellites. Also upcoming: a ever, they further predict that this June meeting of the Sub-Committee new monitoring and tracking
connection, rather the encing slower than expected speeds to and from its on-board products and services offered to help make ship operations communications systems. more ef? cient and cost effective. AST’s ? agship Integra suite Many vessel owners are unaware that mobile devices auto- of services offers
, the DMS calculated data performed offshore. Combining re- tonomous independent operation, com- and logged structural defection, head- mote communications systems with re- municating data to one of the installation’s ing, pitch, roll, depth and suction pile sponsive technology has allowed the DMS ROVs
to help the com- opening port operations and local businesses as soon as pos- munity recovery process begin. sible. Backing up all technology and communications systems • Preparation for any disaster in the cloud and off-site will allow you to gain access to critical Conducting regular simulations or scenarios
with full communications POSMV OceanMaster for vehicle capability (including dual redundant heading, attitude, heave and velocity. satellite communications systems), The Miller pipeline survey was con- HQTXLULHV#EOXHSULQWVXEVHDFRP cameras (including thermal imaging), ducted from just 2.5m water depth
industry now Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ desire to meet the of communication – this is an important normally associated with ship connec- adopts new communications systems to requirements of the growing market for area of activity for KVH.” tivity solutions,” said Parkin, adding that remain a modern, ef? cient
, and we’re the overall cost of ownership and open up new opportunities. currently developing the advanced software that will run our Robust communications systems are another important need next-generation ROVs and autonomous underwater vehicles – 4G networks didn’t exist in the North Sea a few years
single platform. These operating platforms provide having implemented a drone permitting requirement in 2017, the baseline for port security and communications systems in the Port of Long Beach is experiencing a pronounced increase and around maritime facilitates. With new technology com- in the use of drones
ag states that we have dealt satellite. With the continuous proliferation of new satel- with have all been amenable to autonomous operations lite communications systems, costs are going down while at this point. They are all very positive and interested in transmission speeds are going up. New low Earth orbiting
MN Communications / Technology / SoftwareCommunications / Technology / SoftwareCommunications / Technology / Software 100 FLIR Maritime US THE COMPANY: FLIR Maritime US, Inc. is a division of FLIR Systems, a world leader in thermal imaging. Through its maritime brands FLIR and Raymarine, the company
delivers innovative navigation and communications systems vessel (USV). which isn’t part of anyone else’s design. Each of these small By using PicSea, Durant believes inspection tasks such as robots will have their own role to play in the future of ocean pipeline, sea
accom- COMPACT DESIGN panied by any maritime physical attacks on people or infrastructure, but what if it had been? With cargo stacking up and communications systems impaired, port areas might have presented target rich environments with reduced response and recovery capabilities. The sinister syn- ergy
; • Administration and maintenance systems and data » On board IT infrastructure for use by crew; (pr ocess health, logistics, etc.); » Communications systems. • Many in-house and third party line of business systems; • Government and other supervisory and regulatory For example, an application
or affecting com- cure areas; procedural security policies; The Author The Coast Guard has issued guidance merce”, it provided the FTC with no communications systems; and other se- to its ? eld units and the Area Maritime authority regarding cyber security. Evi- curity systems (emphasis added). Given
. “The resulting in- lines, pipelines and other equipment, also employing multiple spection data (photographs, 3D models etc.) is uploaded within communications systems. the docking station and send to the operations center, where A functional replica of the docking station has been tested it can be automatically
users at sea and on land. These solutions include the mini-VSAT Broadband network, IP- MobileCast content delivery service, TracPhone satellite communications systems, and TracVision satellite television systems. The company has designed, manufactured, and sold more than 175,000 mobile satellite antennas
along with any shallow depth creates multipath issues for acoustic position- potential survivors. The search required a deep diving AUV, ing and communications systems making it almost impossible to supervise the survey. There is no other way of surveying and the US Navy called on Phoenix International to
Security or SMS as a service.” SMS’s roster of security professionals and expert crews use patrol vessels with the latest tracking and communications systems to provide piracy and rob- bery protection for commercial vessels and private yachts from ports to international shipping lanes. Under SMS
leverage that growing demand from the marine sector, KVH Industries provides, in addition to myriad other products, in- motion satellite TV and communications systems for vessels. Recent KVH acquisitions of Videotel (July 2014) and Head- land Media (May 2012) have now been rolled into KVH Me- dia Group and
connector technol- ogy for the military marine and subsea sectors, including ROVÕs, AUVÕs, oil and gas, and oceanographic applications. Satellite communications systems provider KVH (NASDAQ:KVHI) made an interesting acquisition in London-based Videotel, a producer of training Þ lms and e-Learning services
, Inc., 109 Beaver Court, Cockeysville, Md. 21030 Nav-Com, Inc., 2 Hicks Street, North Lindenhurst, N.Y. 11757 North American Philips Corp., Communications Systems Div., 31 McKee Drive, Mahwah, NJ. 07430 Raytheon Marine Co., 676 Island Pond Road, Manchester, N.H. 03103 Raytheon Co., Submarine Signal
of their kind. The publication lays down the requirements for the towed ob- ject, towing vessel, towing ar- rangement and equipment, and communications systems, which have to be met to obtain a towing declaration. Traditionally, only a few com- panies have carried out ocean- going towing operations
, Inc., 109 Beaver Court, Cockeysville, Md. 21030 Nav-Com, Inc., 2 Hicks Street, North Lindenhurst, N.Y. 11757 North American Philips Corp., Communications Systems Div., 31 McKee Drive, Mahwah, N.J. 07430 Raytheon Marine Co., 676 Island Pond Road, Manchester, N.H. 03103 Raytheon Co., Submarine Signal
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