St. Petersburg, Russia based Marine Techincs (MT Group) in July 2016 handled a shipment of unique Horizon MF Gyro Compass (HRG) from Raytheon Anschuetz, the Group said.
Horizon MF Gyro Compass uses so called Hemispherical Resonator Gyros (HRGs) to measure angular rates and accelerations in three axes. Based on these measurements sophisticated software algorithms compute heading but also roll and pitch. Horizon MF comes as a maintenance-free (MF) sensor with an outstanding lifetime performance. Its Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) value is more than 100,000 hours which is a multiple of the MTBF values of other solid-state compasses (such as FOGs) but also classical mechanical gyros bringing forth an outstanding long lifetime and long-term stability gyro compass for seagoing vessels.
Being designed as a modular system, Horizon MF can be extended to a heading management system by using an operator unit and a distribution unit. Anschütz Standard 22 gyro compasses, satellite compasses and magnetic compasses can be added.
Marine Technics was founded in 1997 as a company supplying marine spare parts. After a year a new department of marine electronics was opened, which provide marine radio and navigation equipment supplies.
During three years the company opened new regional offices in Baku, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and other port cities of Russia. The Company opened new Logistics Department. In line with its expansion strategy MT opened new offices in CIS countries and developed new business sectors: newbuilding equipment supplies, installation and commissioning and support services of mechanical equipment. The company is a general importer and central service station of marine engines of Germany's MAN.
The management system of the "Marine Technics" has been assessed and found to be in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008.