BlueZone Group Birthday BlueZone Group celebrated its first birthday this September with staff at all of our sites gathering for cake & coffee. Neil Hodges, BlueZone Group CEO, said that the grouping of ATSA Defence Services, UVS and UVS Trenchless under a common banner had been a success and enabled BlueZone to offer even more […]
Clever Buoy Receives NEWi Award for Best Government Solution BlueZone Group has been successful in The Lunaticks Society 2016 NEWi Awards for Digital Creativity, receiving the NEWi Award for the Best Government Solution. This is an award that recognises the most exciting and innovative government or NGO use of technologies or online services. The Clever […]
Hassle Free Rental Arranging rental equipment with BlueZone UVS just got even easier! We are now able to bundle equipment insurance for approved renters, so that you will not need to arrange your own insurance. One less job to so when timelines are tight and conditions are demanding! The UVS Rental Catalogue is available here […]
DL25 Deployed on South Coast The DL25 Extended Memory and Control (EMAC) for Teledyne RDI ADCPs has been deployed for a wave and current monitoring application on the NSW south coast. UVS engineer, Josh Berry, travelled to the south coast to support the installation and setup of the DL25 with a telemetry buoy and a […]
Successful SeaBotix Training Staff from UVS workshops in Newcastle and Perth have completed training in all aspects of support for Teledyne SeaBotix Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) at Newcastle, NSW. The training was conducted by Cyril Poissonnet, Strategic Product Development Manager, SeaBotix Teledyne Marine, who traveled to Australia especially for the event. Newcastle Workshop Manager, Grant […]
Sealite Sphere 200 Series DeepSea Power and Light has announced the launch of the next generation SeaLite Sphere. This upgrade to the SeaLite Sphere family features increased light output, LED efficiency, and updated housing providing improved beam control. The Sealite Sphere 200 Series includes flood 75° and Spot 34° reflector options with a hard anodized […]
SeaBotix ROVs for Aquaculture UVS has recently supplied Huon Aquaculture with Teledyne SeaBotix Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) to support their operations at Hideaway Bay – the home of Huon Aquaculture. Huon is the largest family owned and operated vertically integrated salmon producer in Australia. Its operations span all links of the supply chain, from hatcheries […]
RobotX Report BlueZone Group is a proud sponsor of the University of Newcastle’s 2016 Maritime RobotX team, which competes on an international stage against some the most prestigious engineering institutions around the pacific rim. This December the competition is based in Honolulu Hawaii and the team has been busy developing their MKII platform, based on […]
ADCP-based Monitoring System Aids Operations in Darwin Harbour Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) includes a station at the entrance to Darwin Harbour. Information for currents, tides, waves, temperature, water quality parameters (e.g., Chlorophyll-a, turbidity), wind and rainfall are recorded. While navigating ships in Darwin Harbour, pilots can use a smartphone to see the data. […]
Successful IEEE Student Outreach The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has supported a successful student outreach program conducted at the BlueZone Group Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) facility in Newcastle, NSW. The IEEE NSW Joint Chapter Communications, Signal Processing and Ocean Engineering, EA and IICA arranged a site visit to BlueZone Group’s facility at […]
