News Update on New Product Line - 01/04/2008 Cetrax Systems is continuing with its R&D program and will be releasing a new line of products towards the beginning of the third quater of 2008. A new line of camera and lighting systems as well as new inspection systems will be available. New Office in South England - 01/04/2008 Cetrax Systems Ltd has opened to assist with operations around the country. Clients can contact Jamie for details of Cetrax products and services. UCS take Delivery of Hotstabs - 01/03/2008 Aberdeen based Underwater Cutting Solutions have taken delivery of the Cetrax Systems designed dual and quad port hotstabs for use with their underwater cutting system. As well as the main stabs, UCS ordered the receptacles, dummy stabs and some recptacle port check valve blocks. The units have been used and UCS have reported back with positive feedback, especially on the quality of the units delivered. see the UCS cutting system at www.underwatercuttingsolutions.com CTC Marine Continue to Order Stabs - 01/02/2008 CTC Marine has ordered more custom made hotstabs to support their projects. The hotstabs were exclusively designed for CTC Marine in 2004 and due to the continuing orders from CTC, Cetrax Systems have updated the proven design. Cetrax Systems offer a custom design service to clients in order to assist clients in achieving the required product. For further information on how Cetrax Systems may assist your company, contact Cetrax Systems sales dept. New Line of Hotstabs - 01/02/2008 Cetrax Systems has now released a new design of hotstab for its dual port hotstab. The new design comes complete with integrated check valves and a choice of handles to suit the customers requirements. As well as the improved dual port hotstab, Cetrax Systems has now added a quad port stab to its product line. As with the dual port, the quad port comes complete with integrated check valves. For more information on the new range contact Cetrax Systems Sales. DSME Utech Change Name - 30/10/2007 DSME Utech Ltd have changed the company name to DSME E&R Ltd. E&R - Energy and Resources. Korean Fire Dept Body Search - 01/09/2007 The Korean fire department are constanlty on call with missing people in Korea. Korea has around 40 people a day commiting suicide. The Korean fire department recently called on the use of the DSME S-150 (400KHz) side scan sonar to search for two missing people. It did not take long to find the bodies of the two missing people using the high quality side scan sonar. There has been significant praise for this quality system. This praise has moved over to some of the side scan sonar manufacturers who are now looking at the DSME unit for OEM purposes. You need to see it to believe it, the S-150 scans speak for themselves. Contact Cetrax to arrange a demo. SEE DOWNLOAD SECTION FOR SCANS FROM THE SEARCH. Cetrax Systems Forward Focus. - 01/07/2007 Cetrax Systems is commited to bringing high quality products to the various industries. Part of that commitment is the time and effort put into R&D to bring a new set of products for 2008. Various new products will be available from 2008 including various new remote systems as well as an updated offshore section. Look out for these new products, coming 2008............ Seabotix LBV Continues...... - 01/07/2007 Seabotix continue to show the quality and reliabity of the LBV systems with new versions of the system and the introduction of the revolutionary LBC. View the new systems in the download section or contact Cetrax Systems for further information and pricing. DSME Utech Products 2007 - 01/07/2007 DSME Utech have updated their side scan products and have been showing the new systems off during the recent shows in Southampton. The new systems have had a great reception, even from the competition. The quality from the scan speaks for the system. Also for 2007, the new pricing for DSME Utech products is now available from Cetrax Systems Ltd. Contact Cetrax for the latest information and pricing. DIVEX - NEW Seabotix Distributor for UK - 01/07/2005 Divex, located in Aberdeen, have now been appointed the new Sales/Support Distributor for Seabotix Inc of San Diego. Divex will now provide clients with the sales and support of the LBV ROV. Divex is a worldwide company with experience in Diving and Underwater inspection. Contact Divex for more information on the LBV. Contact: www.divex.co.uk Divex also support the LBV in Australia, Middle east and South Africa. New LBV Pricing - 01/04/2005 The new price list for the LBV is now available for the UK. Please contact Cetrax for the 2005 Price List. sales@cetrax.com LBV in 2005 - 01/01/2005 2004 was a very good year for the LBV with over 250 units sold to date world wide. 2004 also brought some visual changes to the LBV with a more profiled look being the result. The new LBV has been very popular with clients around the world. In 2005, the LBV system package will change slightly with the inclusion of an integrated control console. These changes will be implemented towards the end of February. There will be some further changes to the system package which will result in an increase in price. All orders received prior to this date will be at the present lower price. Look out for the announcement of the new system in February. CTC Order New Hotstab - 10/10/2004 CTC marine has placed another duplicate order for a high flow rate hotstab to help assist in offshore operations. Along with the hotstab, CTC Marine also ordered a receptacle and dummy stab. Cetrax Awarded DSME Agency - 15/05/2004 Cetrax Systems Ltd have been awarded an agency contract with Korea based DSME Utech. DSME Utech are manufacturers of a high quality Side Scan Sonar towfish. Also from DSME Utech is a new underwater inspection camera system for use in fish farms, and other inspection applications. See the new additions to the Cetrax Product range in the product section. Cetrax Special Broadcast LBV - 26/03/2004 Cetrax systems has developed a broadcast quality LBV for use in the television industry. The special LBV was developed to provide broadcast quality video for filming in the film & television industry. The system is fitted with a broadcast quality video camera and multiple external lights. The system also uses fibre optic technology for long distance cables to maintain the high quality picture produced by the ROV. For more information on the system contact Cetrax Systems. CTC Marine (UK) use Cetrax High Flow Stabs - 26/03/2004 CTC Marine based in the UK have takedn delivery of some specially designed hotstabs for use in subsea operations. These hotstabs and receptacles were designed by Cetrax to meet CTC Marine's requirements including high flowrate with integrated check valves. The stabs are due to be sent offshore shortly as part of CTC Marines operations. Oceanology Big Success - 26/03/2004 Oceanology 2004 has no passed and Cetrax systems along with Seabotix Inc had a great success at the show. Oceanology 2004, London, proved to bring a along interest towards the LBV ROV system. Cetrax systems had 5 LBV systems with a host of accessories on display at the show with daily demos of the system at the quay side. People from around the world showed high interest in the ROV with several orders being obtained at the show. Seabotix have now delivered 165 systems with 25 further systems yet to be delivered. With orders to come from Clients at Oceanology the LBV is shaping up for a good distribution around the world. Watch this space for futher details........ 2004 LBV Price List - Weak Dollar Provides Good Pr - 05/12/2003 The new 2004 price list for the LBV systems and accessories is now available from the products or downloads page. Due to an increase in manufacturing costs the prices of the LBV systems has gone up slightly. Due to the weak dollar, pricing has been reduced. Prices listed are UK delivered prices. Deliveries to countries outside the UK will see a slight increase to cover shipping charges. LBV sales figures are still going with a recent increase in the number of enquiries and orders. Cetrax Systems Ltd have delivered 29 systems in the UK and some of Europe. The total number of LBV systems sold worldwide is around 135. These figures cover sales for the past 2 years with 2003 sales being the majority. See LBV section in Products for information on the LBV and pricing. LBV Order for Hampshire Police - 01/12/2003 Hampshire police have chosen to order an LBV system to assist them in underwater searches. The LBV is to be used in various search/inspection activities including the arrival of a certain new vessel. US Navy Move Ahead with Homeland Security - 01/12/2003 The US Navy has purchased six(6) LBV150S systems c/w sonar, tracking system and remote spares kit for homeland security in Europe. The Navy base in Sicily will be using these systems to help carry out inspections of vessels and harbours around Europe. The LBV managed to win the contract beating off competition from various other ROV systems presently available. See the full specification of the LBV and accessories in the the Products section Cetrax Systems Ltd. on the Move - 13/05/2003 Cetrax Systems has moved premises to a larger facility to help with the increase in projects and LBV sales. The new facility allows for better facilities for the purpose of training clients in the various products including the LBV. The new premises also boasts a test tank for LBV demonstrations. LBV uses UT probe in Rig leg - 13/05/2003 Integrated Subsea Services Ltd recently successfully completed a UT inspection of an offshore rig leg. The job required the LBV to fly a UT probe to various points in the rigs legs so as to get of the thickness at specific points. This is the first time the LBV has been used for a job of this type. The success of the job helps strengthen the job list that the LBV is capable of performing. Grampian Police Utilise LBV - 01/01/2003 The Underwater Search team of the Grampain Police force utilised the LBV system to assist in the search for a missing person in Buckie, North East Scotland. The system was operated by Cetrax systems as part of a sponsorship between Cetrax systems and Grampian Police. The LBV was used to search areas in Buckie harbour that were deemed to be unsafe for divers due to the movement of moured vessels. The search was completed in a matter of hours, however no body was found. Grampain Police were very impressed with the LBV and its capabilities to search areas in a fraction of the time it would take a diver. WIth the combined use of the LBV and divers the poilce are sure that future searches will be performed in an highly efficient manner. LBV Delivery Rate Increase - 01/01/2003 January has seen the highest rate of deliveries for the LBV to date. At present Cetrax has a confirmed 6 systems to deliver to various clients in various industries The popularity of the LBV has started to increase as more systems are utilised in the field of various industries. The LBV has proven to be a cost effective tool and 2003 should be a good indication of this. Cetrax Systems Ltd LBV Service Centre - 01/01/2003 Cetrax Systems is proud to announce that it has been awarded the service/warranty/repair centre responsibility by Seabotix. Areas to be covered include Europe, Africa, Middle East and Russia. As one of the three worldwide service centres, Cetrax Systems will provide full support for technical questions, hardware repair/replace and full servicing to clients who require it. NEW Drop Down Camera System - 01/01/2003 A new version of the Drop Down camera system is now available to clients. The new system has a built-in DV-recorder and is successfully selling thoughout Australia and South east Asia. For more information see our products page. Further Deliveries of LBV - 01/10/2002 Further LBV systems have been delivered to clients of Cetrax Systems Ltd. Cetrax systems have 8 clients presently waiting for delivery of their systems. Seabotix are working hard to increase the production rate of the LBV so as to meet the demand. Kongsberg Simrad Aquarium LBV - 01/10/2002 Kongsberg Simrad recently used the LBV system in an aquarium to demonstrate the benefits of this low-cost tool. The LBV was used in conjuction with divers at the MacDuff Aquarium in Scotland to produce attractive photos and video. See Picture Gallery The personnel at the Aquarium were very positive of the LBV and future use of the system is on the cards. NEW CETRAX PRODUCTS DUE 4TH QUARTER - 01/10/2002 Cetrax systems Ltd. are presently working on a new range of ROV products due for release in the 4th quarter of 2002. For more information on these up and coming products please contact Cetrax Systems Ltd. HIGH DEMAND FOR LBV SYSTEMS - 01/10/2002 Cetrax Systems has delivered another three LBV systems in the UK. Two of these Systems were purchased by the Department for Transport for use on the Gaul inspection project. The thrid system has been delivered to an independent user for use on various inspections projects. Seabotix are due to up the production rate of LBV systems in the next few weeks in order to cope with high demand for systems throughtout the world. Cetrax Systems is waiting for the delivery of another 10 systems which are to be used in UK based industries. For further information on the LBV visit the Cetrax Products Page. FIRST UK PIPE INSPECTION FOR LBV - 01/03/2002 The first internal pipeline inspection using the LBV ROV systems was performed in early may in Ireland by Aberdeen-based ROV operations company Marinspect. The inspection of a water coolant pipe was required so as to identify any possible mussel growth on the inside of the pipe. This required the shut down of the coolant pipe for approx. 3-4 hours. The inspection involved flying the LBV through restrictive conduits of the coolant pipeline including a 24" vertical entry pipe, 54"/84" horizontal pipe sections and 90 degree bends. The total excursion of the job was approximately 110 feet. The results of the inspection of the pipe were well received by the end client, both for personnel and equipment used, and as a result more work is expected in the near future. Seabotix have now announced the release of the low-cost LBV ROV system. Cetrax Systems have the pleasure of distributing the system throughout the UK & Ireland. For more information on the LBV check out the products page or contact Cetrax. Cetrax Systems are proud to offer clients a new animation/media service. This animation service can help with presentations or conceptual design. For examples on how the animations/media can assist clients please contact g.hendricks @ Cetrax Systems Ltd. Oceanology 2002, London, was a great success for Cetrax Systems Ltd. Oceanology was the first showing of the LBV ROV system in the UK. Demonstrations of the system proved to be very popular and as a result has generated various sales throughout the country.