HunterNet member in focus – BlueZone Group BlueZone Group is proud to be a member of HunterNet, widely recognised within Australian manufacturing and academia as the most successful industry ‘cluster’ of its type nationally. Incorporated in 1992, HunterNet is a network of manufacturing, engineering and specialist services companies located in the Hunter and Central Coast […]
Falcon Training for CSIRO in Hobart Seaeye Falcon Training for CSIRO staff has successfully been completed on-site at the CSIRO facility in Hobart, Tasmania. BlueZone Workshop Manager, Paul “Monty” Montgomery travelled to Hobart to conduct a week of training including theory and practical sessions. Monty said that the dockside facilities in Hobart were perfect for […]
ZB01 Custom Charger Case The ZB01 Custom Charger Case provides a fast and effective way to charge multiple Z-Boat batteries from one easy to manage Pelican Case. Many users find transporting, connecting and operating individual chargers for Z-Boat 24V nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries inconvenient and prone to mistakes due to the multiple connections that must […]
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) using REMUS 600 and UAV Hydroid and L3 Mission Integration are collaborating on a mission that illustrates the latest unmanned undersea vehicle technologies and capabilities in a single interactive demonstration. The Hydroid REMUS 600 is being launched on a mission from the R/V Tiburon marine research vessel. The REMUS 600 will surface and […]
BlueZone Group Consolidates BlueZone Group CEO, Neil Hodges, today announced that BlueZone Group would consolidate all activities of ATSA Defence Services and UVS under the BlueZone Group banner. “We have had great market reception from the BlueZone Group brand,” said Neil, “as it encapsulates everything that we do working with our customers in the deep […]
Underwater Structure Assessment Safety controls in many countries require that underwater structures must undergo an extensive survey that includes detailed inspection. The inspection requirements included video inspection with an Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) combined with an accurate 3D rendering to describe the structure foot morphology (silt build-up, collapsing, scouring effects, etc.), and included secondary structures […]
SeaVent™ Pressure Relief Valves Many Subsea Electronic Modules require a Pressure Relief Valve to relieve internal pressure due to internal off-gassing. DeepSea Power & Light SeaVent™ pressure relief valves meet critical subsea specifications for a variety of applications. SeaVent™ universal pressure relief valves can be used on instrument housings, battery packs, and other applications requiring […]
REMUS 6000 Plays Key Role in the Discovery of the USS Indianapolis Wreckage Hydroid announced that their REMUS 6000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) was used to gather sonar data by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s team in the historic discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreckage on 19 August 2017. The ship was found 5,500 meters below […]
Mooring System Numerical Modeling For many years moorings have been designed using basic mass-drag-buoyancy calculations, spreadsheets, rules-of-thumb, black magic scripts, and a dose of ‘salty-sea-dog’ experience. With these methods, we can frequently estimate a line size to use or an approximate anchor weight. But sometimes despite our experience we still have questions. This article supplied […]
Salmon Farming Gets New Falcon Technology The largest majority privately owned producer of fresh salmon in Australia, Huon Aquaculture, has ordered a second Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater e-robotic vehicle. Their newest Falcon is now enhanced with Saab Seaeye’s iCON behaviour-based intelligent control architecture. This is an important new resource for Huon as iCON makes possible […]
