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- Success Aboard QM2 Maritime Reporter, Feb 2004 #49
Datamodul 's daughter-company.

CONRAC GmbH was awarded by Kelvin Hughes for the delivery of Type Approved TFT Displays in their new and future IBS Programs. Next to the superior performance and quality aspects, one of the main reasons for this decision was, the high level of own development integrated in the concerned TFT monitors. The result can be recognized in the Queen Mary 2 bridge. All TFT displays are delivered in an OEM Chassis-Only version, ready for integration in the special design of the bridge.

The QM2 During the late 1990's Kelvin Hughes realized that the availability of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) for use in bridge navigation displays, such as Radar and ECDIS. was becoming limited. The introduction of flat panel screens into the leisure/home market and commercial industry was also seen to be growing.

Kelvin Hughes was making good inroads into the Integrated Bridge market with its Ninas 9000 system based on the Nucleus range of Radar and ECDIS displays.

International Design Consultants (IDC) was brought in to work with Kelvin Hughes in the past on Concept and Nucleus Radar. IDC was now tasked with looking at commercial shipping.

speaking to navigators and ship's bridge operators to see how they operated and what they wanted from the bridge of the future: in essence how it would look and operate. At the same time the designers at Kelvin Hughes sought flat panels to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment and the requirements of the type approval authorities.

While numerous panels were commercially available, their lack of ability to completely dim to black was just one of the problems encountered. At the same time the systems department of Kelvin Hughes were looking at multi-switching processors and displays to provide a more versatile future bridge.

Kelvin Hughes and IDC came up with a futuristic "Concept" design for a small five panel integrated bridge which would incorporate commercially available flat panels, engine controllers, autopilots, communication systems, steering control and other gauges and indicators. This bridge design became known as the Manta system because of its shape from above resembling that of a Manta Ray.

The "Concept" Manta Bridge was never intended as a saleable product, it was intended to show the market in which direction Kelvin Hughes was heading, in its design and engineering.

The company had continued to sell the traditional CRT based Ninas 9000 bridge to world-wide markets including the cruise ship industry with the 'Mistral' built at yard of Chantiers De L'Atlantique.

In 2000 Chantiers De L'Atlantique won the contract for the new Cunard cruise ship the QM2 and contracts went out for the equipment to be fitted in her.

Kelvin Hughes won the contract to supply the complete navigation bridge against stiff competition. At this stage no one was quite sure what the final layout would be or how it would look. One dilemma was that although the company had won the contract in 2000, the supply of the equipment would not take place until 2003. Kelvin Hughes knew that by then although CRTs would still be available it would be difficult to offer full life replacements. By now TFTs had improved, they were available, type approved and fully met the marine requirements. Kelvin Hughes now had TFT flat panels suitable for bridge installations and looked to IDC to produce a workable design which would accentuate the benefits of this new tech- nology. What was needed was a design that showed that TFTs were more compact than CRTs, lighter in weight and could be incorporated into an ergonomically pleasing unit. It was also required that these units could be incorporated into simple styled consoles to form anything from a small fast ferry bridge to a complex unit such as that required by Cunard for the QM2.

After much discussion and passing of various designs back and forth, the shape and form of the Manta Display was finally agreed. All that had to be done now was to convince Cunard that what Kelvin Hughes intended to supply their prestigious ship would match its image and take it well into the 21 st century.

One of the radical aspects of the new bridge layout was to move the center console away from the displays. This console, which traditionally protrudes out from the bridge, normally contains the engine controls, autopilots, communication handsets and other essential controls. Because of the amount of equipment that the console has to accommodate and the restrictions on its size to conform to class approval it can give problems in the design of bridge layouts. The decision to move it away from the displays now allows more equipment to be put in it, while allowing the bridge operators free access to all the displays. As this design concept had not been used before, Kelvin Hughes has taken out a patent on this layout.

At a meeting at the headquarters of Kelvin Hughes in Hainault. expected by the representatives of Cunard and Chantiers De L'Atlantique to last an hour or so. the new design was launched to them showing all the benefits and features that would enhance the new ship.

Thankfully everyone was more than enthusiastic and embraced the new look.

They immediately set about replanning the bridge to incorporate all the new ideas and designs in a meeting that now took up most of the day.

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- Kelvin Hughes Bridge Chosen For Queen Mary 2 Maritime Reporter, Aug 2001 #45
Kelvin Hughes has earned its way onboard the most prestigious current cruise ship newbuild project. Cunard selected Kelvin Hughes' fully integrated bridge system is to be installed on board its eagerly anticipated new flagship, Queen Mary 2. At over 1,132 ft. (345 m) long, Queen Mary 2 will be the
- Radio Holland Introduces New Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System In New York Maritime Reporter, Mar 1992 #43
The Radio Holland Group, Electronic Systems, Marine, recently introduced a new Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System at a demonstration at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City. The demonstration in New York was part of a nationwide tour of the Kelvin Hughes integrated bridge systems. The
- Kelvin Hughes Product Range Expands Maritime Reporter, Oct 2014 #71
Kelvin Hughes launched a host of new products and services at SMM 2014, including a port security radar system, specialist mission radome radar and displays, Voyage Data Recorders and the latest version of ChartCo PassageManager software. The Port Security system (SMS) incorporates the new lightweight
- New Revolutionary River Radar System Launched By Kelvin Hughes Maritime Reporter, Jul 1989 #13
—Free Literature Available— Kelvin Hughes Ltd. of England has launched a new revolutionary River Radar system, the RSR 1000, that has been designed to meet the rigorous standards of the new Rhine River Radar specification. The RSR 1000 consists of only two compact units, a display and an aerial/tra
- U.K.'s Kelvin Hughes To Get Queen's Award For Export Achievement Maritime Reporter, Jun 1989 #102
The U.K.'s Kelvin Hughes, markers of maritime navigation aids and equipment since 1750, will receive the Queen's Award for Export Achievement. The award, given for a significant increase in sales of ships' navigational radar abroad, comes as the company has announced its new and revolutionary river
- Kelvin Hughes Successful At Posidonia Exhibition Maritime Reporter, Sep 1988 #27
Orders for radar systems valued in excess of $620,000 were finalized by Kelvin Hughes Ltd., a subsidiary of Smiths Industries PLC, during the Posidonia Exhibition in Pireas, Greece. The orders for more than 20 ARPA-based radar systems were taken from 12 different shipowners. Most of these radar
- Plug & Play Maritime Reporter, Feb 2001 #36B
and waypoint data, wind, drift, depth and more. Utilizing a modular design, Voy- ager is designed to be customized to any bridge environment. Kelvin Hughes Smiths Group expertise in aircraft display technology has helped Kelvin Hughes produce their range of integrated bridge systems. The ninas
- Integrated Bridge Allows Cutting Edge Design Maritime Reporter, Jan 2002 #36
from Hyundai, to be operated by CMM (Greece) in addition to two shuttle tankers from Samsung for Interocean Ugland Management. Ever the innovator, Kelvin Hughes Ltd. introduced its new bridge design concept at the recent Europort 2001 exhibition in Amsterdam. "The new bridge system represents a radical
- New Technology Melded to the North Atlantic Tradition Queen Mary 2 Maritime Reporter, Dec 2003 #24
of all the above systems, permit full control and monitoring from the bridge wings. The heart of the integrated navigation system is the new Kelvin Hughes Multi- Function Screen Technology (MFST) system, employing eight 23.1-in. TFT(thin film transistor) workstations, comprising four at the center
- Chartco: The Best of Both Worlds Maritime Reporter, Aug 2001 #42
to Multi-Point service. The company is small by many accounts, yet it is jointly owned by two corporate heavyweights; Smiths Group (which also owns Kelvin Hughes) owns 60 percent and Fugro owns 40 percent. At the helm, Norris delivers a careers of technology expertise, including eight years as the technical
- Navigation & Communications Equipment Review Maritime Reporter, Mar 1989 #12
and lifetime service policy. Also available from ICOM is the M500 digital voice scrambler for use with both the IC-M500 and ICM500D. KELVIN HUGHES C i r c l e 8 5 on R e a d e r S e r v i c e C a rd The latest products from Kelvin Hughes, Ltd. of England, a subsidiary of Smiths Industries

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terminal, either act- The Manta NEO X band radar is com- data entry from navigation systems such ing as a stand-alone primary commu- patible with Kelvin Hughes Multifunc- as the automatic identi? cation system nications terminal or combining with tion Displays, including 22” and 26” (AIS) or the integrated
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. The technology is designed to provide an upgrade in vessel operations by enabling remote and autonomous control of conventional boats, courtesy of: Kelvin Hughes Rolls Out New ECDIS • Direct Remote Command, which is remote joystick Kelvin Hughes introduced its latest (ECDIS) designed for control of a boat
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of BAE Systems as the new for the entire HII enterprise. at shipping services provider Clarksons chairman of the association. HENSOLDT Acquires Kelvin Hughes Platou. Kelvin Hughes has been acquired by Glickman takes the Helm ZIM Mathewson Joins FarSounder HENSOLDT (formerly Airbus Defense Eli Glickman
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provides a massive market for commercial systems and equipment. A&P Group, Alicat, Babcock Marine, Cammell Laird, Chemring Marine, Ham- worthy, Kelvin Hughes, Rolls-Royce, SELEX and South Boats are some of the major U.K. players in this ? eld. ¦ Leisure On a growth trajectory the leisure ma- rine
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require- ments and assess the operational per-formance, energy efÞ ciency and fuel consumption of new and existing ves- sel designs.Ralph Bell is Kelvin HughesÕ new Regional Sales Manager in North America. Operating from the com- panyÕs Washington ofÞ ce, Ralph will be responsible for the Kelvin Hughes
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, Inc.; COMSAT General Corporation; Digital Marine Electronics Corporation; IBM General Systems Division; ITT Decca Marine; lotron Corporation; Kelvin Hughes, a Division of Smiths Industries Inc.; Konel Corporation,- Magnavox; Navidyne Corporation; Raytheon Marine Company; RCA; Simrad Inc.; Smiths
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Marine Radio Ltd U.K. IPC Industrial Press Ltd U.K. Japan Ship Machinery Export Association Japan Jung Hang Marine Instruments Ltd Korea Kelvin Hughes U.K. J. Kobelt Manufacturing Co. Ltd Canada Kone Finland Kone Ja Peite Finlan Jamsan Konepaja Ja Finland Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering
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A/S Harding A/S A/S G. Hartmann Erik B. Hasvold AB Hedemora Verksteder Hjelset Motorfabrikk A/S Holec Gas Generators A/S Horten Verft Kelvin Hughes A/S Hydranor Trading A/S A/S Hydraulik Brattvaag Hytek A/S, Ingeniorer Hyundai Corporation Idhammar Konsult AB IMI A/S International
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azimuth stabilizer, and performance mon- itor; Decca satellite navigator, type D53; Plath Angulus radio direction finder with homing sys- tem ; Kelvin Hughes echosounder; and Microtecnica Sirius Mk 2 gy- rocompass. A Dancom HF 1200 radio station is installed in the communications room. According
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BOX INC. JACK PARK COMPANY JENSEN & SONS (BC) LTD. JENSEN CONSULTANTS JETCRAFT THE JOHNSON RUBBER CO. JOVANOVICH SUPPLY CO. KELMAR INC. KELVIN HUGHES KEM EQUIPMENT INC. KENNEBEC MARINE COMPANY KINEMATICS, INC. KING MARINE RADIO KLASSEN ENGINE CO. KOBELT INC. KOLSTRAND SUPPLY CO
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, particularly command, control and information systems, which can coordinate important air-naval op- erations. Sensors are from Mar- coni, Kelvin-Hughes and Plessay. The propulsion plant is a COGOG (combined gas or gas) installation with two Rolls Royce Olympus gas turbines with a total
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MAN B&W Auxiliary engines . . MAN B&W Holeby Generators .BBC Nordisk Brown Boveri Elec. motors Stromberg Steering gear Porsgrunn Radars Kelvin Hughes Gyro/autopilot Sperry Radio station Dansk Radio Bridge maneuvering system and alarm system . . . Soren T. Lynges Remote sounding Autronica
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., Roches- ter NY 14610 Henschel Corporation, 9 Hoyt Dr., P.O. Box 30, Newburyport MA 01950 in Mackay, 441 U.S. Highway #1, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Kelvin Hughes Ltd., New North Rd., Hainault, llford, Essex 1G6 2UR En- gland Mackay Communications, 441 US Hightway #1, P.O. Box 331, Elizabeth NJ 07207
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. . TANK GAUGING 227 TRINITY MARINE/EQUITABLE BARGE BUILDING 269 JIM'S PUMP PUMP REPAIR/SERVICE 332 TWIN DISC . . . . MARINE TRANSMISSIONS 275 KELVIN HUGHES RADAR SYSTEMS 201 UNITOR MARINE CHEMICALS 284 KING ENGINEERING . . TANK LEVEL GAUGING EQUIPMENT 119 VSE . . . MARINE DESIGN SERVICES 287 LEISTRITZ
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and lifetime service policy. Also available from ICOM is the M500 digital voice scrambler for use with both the IC-M500 and IC- M500D. KELVIN HUGHES Circle 85 on Reader Service Card The latest products from Kelvin Hughes, Ltd. of England, a subsid- iary of Smiths Industries, pic, are
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., 271 Harbor Way, S. San Francisco, CA 94080 Henschel, Inc., 9 Hoyt Drive, Newburyport MA 01950 Hose McCann, 9 Smith Street, Englewood, NJ 07631 Kelvin Hughes Ltd., New North Rd., Hainault, llford, Essex 1G6 2UR EN- GLAND Hull Electronics, 7563 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA 92111 Mackay Communications
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, CA 94080 Henschel, Inc., 9 Hoyt Drive, Newburyport MA 01950 IDB Aero-Nautical Communications, 15245 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD 20850 Kelvin Hughes Ltd, New North Rd, Hainault, llford, Essex 1G6 2UR ENGLAND Kenwood USA Corp, Marine Products Div, 2201 E. Dominquez St, Long Beach, CA 90810
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880 for the commercial, gov- ernment and defense markets. RADIO HOLLAND Circle 108 on Reader Service Card Radio Holland, distributor of Kelvin Hughes equipment in the U.S., recently unveiled the Kelvin Hughes' integrated bridge, featur- ing the new Nucleus 6000A ARPA radar system. The
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(SHIPCON) • Vessel Monitoring Workstation (MONDIS) • Communication Workstation (COMDIS) As part of the IBS, Radio Holland offers the new Kelvin Hughes Nucleus radar system. This new range of radars has a simple tracker ball, with three push buttons, re- placing the conventional keyboard
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for Maintenance Managers," by Kenneth S. Jacobs. 3:20 p.m.—Closing remarks by Clifford G. Geiger, NAVSEA 04. Radio Holland Introduces New Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System In New York Participants examine the new Kelvin Hughes' Integrated Bridge System at a recent demonstration in New
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on NAVIONICS products, Circle 45 on Reader Service Card Radio Holland Group Electronic Systems, Marine \ v V-t \ * Wi nucleus The Kelvin Hughes NUCLEUS Series Color ARPA Radars are redefining the modern radar for the shipping industry. The NUCLEUS Color ARPA combines innovative target
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and in- formation systems. He is also re- sponsible for the broad re-engineer- ing initiatives underway in the com- pany. QUBIT Acquired By Kelvin Hughes Kelvin Hughes, the naval and marine division of Smiths Indus- tries PLC, has acquired QUBIT U.K. Ltd., to join its group of maritime technology