Investment in Winch for Vertical Turbulence Profiler
Rockland Scientific Inc. (RSI), at stand F3 during Ocean Business taking place from 14-16 April 2015 in Southampton, UK, has issued a purchase order for the second unit of a small instrumentation winch from the MacArtney Underwater Technology Group (MacArtney). The winch system is specifically designed and optimised for use with the RSI VMP-250 vertical turbulence profiler.
Customers using the RSI VMP-250, designed for coastal research applications, were requesting ‘turn-key’ system packages that include VMP-250 profiler, deployment line and winch, which could be used together on any research vessel, anywhere in the world. MacArtney and RSI delivered the first VMP-250 ‘turn-key’ system, including winch in December 2014, commissioned by Dr Daniele Iudicone from Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples, Italy. The second winch system has now been ordered by RSI at MacArtney on Stand B1.
The MacArtney CORMAC B / RSI MA-250 winch, which features a 0.37kW DC motor and clutch, is estimated for delivery to RSI in May 2015.
Image: Lars Hansen, President of MacArtney (left) and Fabian Wolk, President of Rockland Scientific (right).
