First deliveries of the CDL TOGS-NAV have been received by SMD at their state of the art facility in Wallsend, England. The first 2 systems were delivered in October on an accelerated schedule as part of a major contract awarded to CDL earlier this year.

SMD, one of the world’s leading ROV manufacturers, specified the TOGS/NAV system as a standard fit to each of 20 QX-Ultra work class ROVs to be delivered to Subsea 7 / i-Tech in the next 18 months. The award is CDL’s single largest order to date for the relatively new system which was launched early in 2010 and provides further evidence of CDL’s position as a major force in the supply of navigation and inertial solutions to the Oil and Gas sector.

The unit itself is a leap forward in the provision of an integrated navigation solution for ROV systems, providing Heading, Pitch and Roll, Depth and DVL data in a single compact housing. At the heart of the unit is CDL’s already successful TOGS (Tiny Optical Gyro System) - this is combined with Valeport’s miniIPS (0.01% accuracy) depth sensor and RDI’s industry standard Workhorse Navigator DVL to complete a powerful tool for subsea navigation.

Commenting on the award, Kevin McBarron, MD at CDL said,“The decision by both Subsea 7 and SMD to commit to the TOGS-NAV system for this contract is welcome justification for the effort and inward investment CDL have made in recent years in developing the next generation of navigation systems for the subsea oil and gas industry.

The timing of this contract coincided with the opening of our office in Rio de Janeiro and was an important factor for both SMD and Subsea 7. Our commitment to the region continues with full support and calibration facilities available for our clients from this month.”

CDL are a major supplier of inertial navigation and attitude sensing technology. Their systems play an important role in providing surface and subsea positioning and navigation services for clients worldwide operating in the oil and gas, renewables, defence and marine markets. CDL have offices in Aberdeen, Houston and Rio de Janeiro.

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