THE STORY: FarSounder Inc.’s products have been out on the high seas – literally. The Argos Forward Looking Sonar, made in Warwick, allows ships to navigate safely through oceans and other waterways.
› The Argos series – the 350, 500 and 1,000 – are installed on all types of vessels from large cruise ships and super yachts to commercial vessels, such as survey and research vessels.
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› Each product costs between $55,000 and $180,000.
› The sonar has a user interface showing 3D imagery in up to a 120-degree field of view out to significant ranges. They are made with a transducer module with advanced acoustic phased arrays, advanced analog and digital electronics, a custom cable and a processing computer, among other components.
› It takes approximately three to four people about three to four days to assemble and test new sonars.
› FarSounder’s work has expanded into such areas as shipboard and portside security, marine mammal protection, fisheries, ocean sustainability and real-time mapping.
COVID-PROOF: Far Sounder has not closed during the pandemic and production of the series has continued throughout.
