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Jakarta-based PT Fabila Teknik Sejahtra, has bought Saab’s Seaeye Falcon remotely operated robot, declaring it superior to other brands.
The diving company will deploy the Falcon in their marine and offshore contracting services support across Indonesia.
“The Falcon’s performance is far better than other brands and is the clear choice of many other diving companies,” says PT Fabila director, Enif Widoyoko,
Important to Fabila is the Falcon’s reputation for mastering the challenge of strong currents and being “tougher” than competitive brands, Enif Widoyoko says.
He also finds that Saab has an advantage concerning support:
“Information such as the operating manual, wiring diagrams and troubleshooting guides are complete and comprehensible, spares are easy to order and their distributor, Unique, is easy to work with.”
As PT Fabila’s marine and offshore undertakings include condition inspection and surveys, their Falcon comes fully equipped for the tasks including a Tritech Gemini sonar, a cathodic potential probe kit, Cygnus ultrasonic thickness gauge and a rotary wire cleaning kit.
For diving companies, the Falcon plays a vital role by undertaking missions too hazardous for divers, such as where the depth of water and strength of current become dangerous for divers.
The Falcon can also improve diver safety and increase efficiency by pinpointing and examining locations of interest before sending down divers.
The world’s most successful robotic vehicle in its class, the Seaeye Falcon has a reliability record covering over a million hours underwater.
Just a metre in size, it is easily manhandled and its intelligent control architecture, combined with five powerful thrusters allows precise manoeuvrability in turbulent waters amongst complex structures, whilst loaded with various cameras, sensors and tooling typically found on much larger robotic vehicles.
The diving company will deploy the Falcon in their marine and offshore contracting services support across Indonesia.
“The Falcon’s performance is far better than other brands and is the clear choice of many other diving companies,” says PT Fabila director, Enif Widoyoko,
Important to Fabila is the Falcon’s reputation for mastering the challenge of strong currents and being “tougher” than competitive brands, Enif Widoyoko says.
He also finds that Saab has an advantage concerning support:
“Information such as the operating manual, wiring diagrams and troubleshooting guides are complete and comprehensible, spares are easy to order and their distributor, Unique, is easy to work with.”
As PT Fabila’s marine and offshore undertakings include condition inspection and surveys, their Falcon comes fully equipped for the tasks including a Tritech Gemini sonar, a cathodic potential probe kit, Cygnus ultrasonic thickness gauge and a rotary wire cleaning kit.
For diving companies, the Falcon plays a vital role by undertaking missions too hazardous for divers, such as where the depth of water and strength of current become dangerous for divers.
The Falcon can also improve diver safety and increase efficiency by pinpointing and examining locations of interest before sending down divers.
The world’s most successful robotic vehicle in its class, the Seaeye Falcon has a reliability record covering over a million hours underwater.
Just a metre in size, it is easily manhandled and its intelligent control architecture, combined with five powerful thrusters allows precise manoeuvrability in turbulent waters amongst complex structures, whilst loaded with various cameras, sensors and tooling typically found on much larger robotic vehicles.
Saab Seaeye Limited
World leader in electric underwater robotics Saab Seaeye is the world’s largest manufacturer of underwater electric robotics vehicles engineered to address the diverse range of tasks found across commercial, defence and scientific markets. Trusted to perform complex tasks in some of the most challenging environments on the planet our pioneering developments continue to lead the industry with innovative solutions, including our iCON™️ modular intelligent control ecosystem. Our robotic systems are deployed in a vast array of demanding tasks including observation, inspection, repair and maintenance, diver support, survey, light construction and intervention, drill support, salvage support, deep tunnel and dam inspection, security, search and rescue operations, ordnance clearance, decommissioning, marine science, archaeology and environmental monitoring. Key to our success is the reliability and capability of our systems and the renowned support and service we offer our customers.
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