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70MTRJuly/August2011 THE MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER 100tor and distributor when TIMET (titanium mill) sold their Application Development Center. In the mid- 1980's, the engineering firm Kamyracquired Titanium Industries to sup- port its titanium industrial projects. In 1994, the titanium mill Jim Paddock and Oremet purchased the distribution and wire manufacturing segments of the company and in1997, Allegheny Technologies (ATI) purchased Oremet's share of the organization. James Paddock acquired the balance of the distribu- tion business from ATI in 2001, and the company became privately owned. TriOS Mess- und Datentechnik GmbHWerftweg 15, Oldenburg, Germany D-26135 Tel: +49 441 48598 0 E-mail: info@ trios.de ? Website: www.trios.de CEO / President: Dipl. Phys. Rüdiger Heuermann Engineering Director: Dipl. Phys. Karin Munderloh Square footage: 21,000 sq. ft. Number of employees: 19 TriOS develops and manufactures optical sensors for scientific andindustrial applications. TriOS was the first company offering hyperspectralsensors for environmental and marine applications. The most popular prod- ucts remain the RAMSES radiome- ters, which are used by scientists around the globe. Remote places like Arctic or Antarctic, coral reefs, moored in coastal seas and lakes, onboard cruise liners, regatta yachts and ferries ? these are locations where one can find RAMSES sensors inautonomous, continuous or mobileoperation. TriOS offers hyperspectral UV-photometer for chemical free substance analysis, hyperspectralattenuation meter and PSICAMabsorption meter. Besides hyperspec- tral technology, TriOS produces a range of fluorometers for CDOM, chl-A, blue algae or hydrocarbon detection with many accessories likesolid secondary standards for all types of fluorometer. VSD, LLC (VSD)4460 Corporation Lane, Suite 200, Virgina Beach, VA Tel: (757) 498-4766 E-mail: jbertsch@ vsdonline.com Website: www.vsdonline.com Managing Director: Chuck Wythe Director of Special Programs and Communications: Jessica Bertsch Director of Engineering Services: Mark Muhlenbeck Number of Employees: 96Established in 2001 and headquar-tered in Virginia Beach, VSD cur- rently has four national offices and six satellites, and is opening two interna-tional offices this year. VSD offers performance improvement, software engineering, corporate consultingand implementation, engineeringservices, and multimedia services. In the past several years, the company has acquired DTM Global (based in the United Kingdom), received Virginias Fantastic 50 Award, formed a joint venture with Ezz Al Khair Establishment in the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia, and garnered multimil- lion dollar contracts for the Iraqi 35- Meter Patrol Boat and 60-Meter Offshore Support Vessel. VSD has been chosen to exhibit in multipleforums such as the 2011 ITEC and IDEX conferences, and has been the topic of conversation on CNN and ABC news and in popular magazines such as Inside Business and Virginia Business. Technology Profile: VSD recently defined, designed, developed, and delivered a naval vessel training pro- gram in seven months after contract WFS supplies through-water and through-ground wireless technol- ogy for communication, naviga-tion and power transfer. Using radio, acoustic and inductive power transfer technologies, WFSs wireless connectivity devices support subsea and defense industries worldwide.WFS launched the first commer-cial underwater RF modem in 2006; the first underwater broad- band modem in 2007.That year, the first dual-technology RadioAcoustic modem was also launched and the company wasannounced as the overall winner of the UK MoDs top innovation award. Since then, seatooth was also awarded a Spotlight on new Technology? award by the Offshore Technology Conference. The company is headquartered in Livingston, Scotland with addi-tional offices in Aberdeen, Washington DC and Houston, as well as an R&D Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. For underwater vehicles, seatooth was designed to extend capability of an existingvehicle with the integration of wireless technology. Coupled with complementary hybrid solutions, seatooth can remove traditional limitations and enhance safety andreliability of operations. WFS Technologies 7, Houstoun Interchange Business Park Livingston, Edinburgh, EH54 5BZ, United Kingdom T: +44 (0) 845 862 1574 Email: info@ wfs-tech.com www.wfs-tech.com CEO/Chairman: Brendan Hyland Senior VP & General Manager, Subsea: Ian Crowther Marketing Manager: Amanda CollinsNo of employees: <25Annual Sales: <$5m
