Specifications

SimradSH90
managementandlevelsensors,maritimetrainingsimulatorsand
positionreferencesystems.Importantmarketsincludecountries
withlargeoffshoreandshipyardindustries.Thecompanyhas
approximately3300employeesandanannualturnoverofMNOK
6.425(year2008).KongsbergMaritimeownssubsidiaries
inSpain,Canada,Italy,theNetherlands,Germany,Sweden,
Singapore,China,Korea,theUKandtheUSAinaddition
tofourlocationsinNorway.Decentralisationletssubsidiary
companyoptimizecustomerrelationshipswhileproviding
maximumexibilityinrelationtoproductdesign,productionand
marketing.KongsbergMaritimecurrentlyexportsitsproductsto
alloftheworld’smajormarkets.
KongsbergMaritime’smainofceissituatedinHorten,Norway.
ThepremiseslocatedatStrandpromenadeninHortenhouses
thehydroacousticactivities.Theprofessionalsinthisfacility
sharemorethan60yearsofexperienceinsingleandmultibeam
echosounding,sonartechnologyandunderwatercommunication
andinstrumentation.Thefacility’slocationclosetothe
waterfrontprovidesexcellentsurroundingsforthedesign,test
andmanufacturingoftheadvancedproducts.Twoin-housetest
tanks,aseabasedteststationaswellastwovesselsareavailable
forextensivetestingandqualitycontrol.
Figure15KongsbergMaritime’ stestandresearchvessel“MK
SimradEcho”
TheproductrangesprovidedbyKongsbergMaritime’s
StrandpromenadenfacilityinHorteninclude:
•Sonars,echosoundersandcatchmonitoringsystemsforthe
world’sprofessionalshingandscienticcommunities
•Scienticmultibeamechosoundersandsonarsforthe
internationalsheryresearchcommunity
•Singleandmultibeamechosoundersforhydrographic
applications
•Underwatercommunication
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