New Work Class ROVs

With a new design of front end and fitted with Schilling Orion manipulators, the Panther-XT Plus boasts a power to weight ratio more than twice that of its competitors. This latest version of the very successful Panther series gives ROV operators a vehicle for handling a wide range of work tasks in a compact light-weight package.

The Cougar-Xti has a new design of man/machine interface, giving the pilot a clearer idea of the operational state of the vehicle, including smart fault diagnostics that plainly display the problem and the remedial action to be taken - thereby eliminating the need for the pilot to interpret fault data.Any failed component can be remotely isolated; so negating its impact on the overall system and ensuring that the ROV can stay working at its designated task.

Deployment of this new 3000 metre rated Cougar is made from a new-designed Launch and Recovery system that uses an umbilical cable of just 20mm in diameter.

And as the ROV flies away, a new autopilot system will hold depth and heading in much tighter parameters than ever before allowing ever more precise positioning of the vehicle.

Both the Cougar-XTi and the Panther-XT Plus offer operators a work system that can be quickly deployed from a small vessel, winning important cost savings in deck space and manpower.

The 3000m-rated Cougar is characterised as a combined inspection and light work-ROV that can be fitted with a variety of task-specific tooling skids. It serves as a deepwater backup vehicle to a full work class ROV, or as a standalone system in its own right.

And in the new Panther they will acquire a work-system which combines the capability of precision manipulative tasks whilst operating in high currents, all in a very compact and light-weight package.