Vitrovex Glass Buoyancy Order10/03/2008 |
| RS Aqua Ltd report that the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK) has ordered 314 x Vitrovex 17" glass buoyancy spheres with hard-hat sets. The buoyancy spheres are crafted from Schott borosilicate glass and are used to support deepwater moorings for the RAPID ocean circulation programme and other NOC projects. |
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The Vitrovex range includes several diameter and wall thickness versions which are also ideal for instrument housing applications. During 2007 special, 12,000m rated Vitrovex spheres were supplied to OceanLab, Aberdeen who deployed them to a depth of 10,800m as part of a Far East, deep ocean project that will be reported in more detail at a later date. Amongst the many other UK users of Vitrovex are Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (Liverpool), CEFAS Laboratories (Lowestoft) and the Scottish Association for Marine Research (Oban).
Vitrovex glass can be viewed on the RS Aqua booth 520 at Oi and also at the Nautilus Marine Services booth in the German pavilion.
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This latest contract follows similar orders for 180 sets last year and confirms the complimentary feedback from NOC moorings and instrumentation experts over the quality of the glass spheres.
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