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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Aquatec Equipment Awards UVS partner, Aquatec Group, are creators of innovative instruments, services and solutions for measurement, monitoring and communication underwater. Aquatec’s Equipment Awards give students and early career researchers the opportunity to use Aquatec’s innovative instruments for their research and are now open for applications. Two instruments are available to loan: the commercially established […]
Greater Hunter Makers Festival BlueZone/UVS is excited to be a participant in the inaugural Greater Hunter Makers Festival to be staged in Newcastle 11 and 12 November 2016. The vision of the Makers Festival is to showcase the Greater Hunter Region as a global centre of engineering and manufacturing excellence offering world-class people,customised products and services. […]
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 […]
Release Refurbishment These “before & after” pictures from the BlueZone workshop demonstrate the complete capability offered for repair, overhaul and total refurbishment of equipment like acoustic releases. BlueZone workshops include electrical, electronic and electro-mechanical service capability that is focused on the maintenance of oceanographic equipment. Importantly, BlueZone has a complete painting facility that specialises in […]
