This is the largest single order for cameras and lights ever received by Bowtech. Mike Winstanley, Sales Director at Bowtech, commented “We are delighted at winning such a large and prestigious international order. It’s testament to the design excellence and build quality of our products and establishes Bowtech Products as a major supplier of vision systems to one of the world’s largest ROV operators and manufacturers”
The QX-Ultra work class ROVs were commissioned by i-Tech (division of Subsea 7). For each ROV, Bowtech will supply a Surveyor colour zoom camera, an Explorer low light level, high resolution monochrome camera, a L3C-L miniature high resolution colour camera, a LCC miniature high resolution monochrome camera, eight LED-3200-AC lamps and a ST3K xenon strobe. The cameras, lights and strobes were chosen after exhaustive tests, extended use and feedback of similar equipment already extensively used by iTech and Subsea 7.
To complement the vision system order, iTech also chose for SMD to fit the new QX-Ultra work class ROV’s with Seacon 55 underwater connectors. Bowtech are an exclusive agent for Seacon Europe who manufacture these connectors at their Great Yarmouth base. Seacon 55 connectors were chosen by iTech because of their improved quality and reliability over traditionally used ROV connectors manufactured overseas.
Bowtech Products Ltd have been designing, manufacturing and supplying market leading products to the subsea ROV, AUV, Military, Nuclear and Leisure markets for over 20 years. From patentable designs through to unique manufacturing techniques, our Underwater Cameras, Video Systems and Lights operate in harsh environments, hazardous areas and underwater, to any ocean depth. Through our appointed global agents, we supply remote intervention solutions for use in all oceans and harsh environments of the world.
SMD is one of the world’s leading subsea engineering companies designing and manufacturing Work Class ROVs, trenching systems, subsea mining machines and tidal generation devices. They have a worldwide customer base operating in oil and gas, telecoms, mining, salvage, renewables, defence and scientific markets. SMD has offices in UK, USA and Singapore.
