SeaBotix provides Swedish EOD with integrated LYYN

Over the years SeaBotix and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has collaborated on the design and development of a set of systems that were in need by the Swedish Armed Forces’ EOD unit.  The requirement for the systems was the need to have a ROV ability to survey underwater environments in order to localize explosive charges on ship hulls, quays, bridge foundations and other areas.  Use of a small ROV was deemed preferable to divers from a personal safety point of view and the more enduring method of survey.

There were many requirements set forth in the development of a solution including portability, ease of operation, capability, versatility and integration.  Among them the integrated LYYN video enhancer.

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New dealer in Poland

We wish to welcome GRALmarine to our dealer network.

GRALmarine is a producer of professional underwater lightening, camera housings and monitoring for divers. Their main market is the Polish Fire and Rescue Service and education institutes.

GRALmarine is based in Wrocław.

New dealer in Germany

We wish to welcome CONTROS to our dealer network.

CONTROS is a leading producer of hydrocarbon sensors for the off shore industry. They are now expanding their business with local sales of other subsea tools, like LYYN products.

CONTROS is based in Kiel.

Bengt Sahlberg has been appointed President and CEO for LYYN AB as of April 2, 2008.

Andreas Ekengren will focus on New Business Development, developing our next segments and Bengt will continue to run the Sub Sea segment.

The company is now entering the market expansion phase and needs to reallocate the management resources for this important step. This week LYYN has shipped the first units of the new HAWK platform to be integrated in end customer solutions. The first HAWK customers are in the Sub Sea segment but this new product will also be targeted towards other business segments. This management change will release resources to develop these other markets.

Bengt has for many years worked with international management and sales for both large and small Swedish companies, stationed abroad as well as in Sweden.

“LYYN is in a very interesting stage. The founders have done a tremendous job in developing LYYN, and now it is time to take the next step. LYYN is rapidly becoming a well known player in the international Sub Sea arena.” says Bengt. “I believe my experience in developing market channels will come in handy. LYYN is an exciting company with interesting technology and market opportunities.”

“We are happy to have been able to recruit someone with Bengt’s experience to manage LYYN in the next development phase. It has been in the plans all along, that when LYYN takes off, we would recruit the best possible management team.” Says Mats Cremon, Chairman of the LYYN Board, “And focusing Andreas time on New Business Development is an important strategic decision. We see great growth potential for LYYN in e.g. the Homeland Security, Surveillance and Medical Technology industries.”

LYYN releases next generation Visibility Enhancer Platform and signs deal with SeaBotix

New Hawk integration board from LYYN enables SeaBotix to easily add LYYN’s Visual Enhancement technology to its LBV and LBC Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV). This greatly aids operator visibility in all types of sub-sea exploration and applications.

SeaBotix is one of the world’s leading producers of ROV for all types of undersea work including research, search and recovery, pipeline work and maritime security. The company has now signed an agreement with Swedish LYYN to include its V.E.T. (Visibility Enhancement Technology) video into SeaBotix ROV consoles using the HAWK Integration Board and Panel.

SeaBotix LBV and LBC systems are supplied with high-resolution low light color cameras that provide high quality video images. These images are affected by turbid waters resulting in low light, low contrast and poor color under sub-sea conditions. Using LYYN’s V.E.T., video or still images are processed in real time. The result is a vast improvement in video clarity and object identification.

”This product has been requested by our customers as an option and we are very happy that we can now be the first to offer this exciting technology as an integrated part of our ROVs.” says Jesse Rodocker, Director of Marketing at SeaBotix. ”Late last year we delivered the first 4 SeaBotix LBC Crawlers with the LYYN video enhancement integrated, based on reengineered portable T38s. This worked well but the HAWK Integration Board and Panel will allow for a much more easy integration.”

”This contract is a huge milestone for us. Anyone who buys an ROV from SeaBotix can now benefit from our Visibility Enhancement Technology being easily installed, either at purchase, or as an added feature when vision enhancement becomes a priority.” Says Bengt Sahlberg, Executive Vice President SubSea at LYYN. ”We already have proof that our Visibility Enhancement works exceptionally well in many situations where vision would otherwise be impaired. Now, sub-sea professionals can install our HAWK Board very easily, bringing great value visibility enhancement at low cost.”

The press release in PDF

LYYN named "Rapidus Company of the Year"

Rapidus is the leading business news wire of the Örersund region (Southern Sweden and Denmark). Every year they highlight interesting companies and entrepreneurs at an Awards Gala.

This year LYYN was given the most prestigious award: "Rapidus Company of the Year".

Motivation:

"For taking their original advanced medicinal idea to a completely new universal concept, quickly developing it and strongly driving the process to successful sales of their first ingenious product. In other words they have turned their vision into something visual remarkably quickly."

We, the LYYN Team, want to send our thanks to all Partners, Investors and Customers. You are the reason for our existence. THANK YOU!

The proud LYYN President, Andreas Ekengren

www.rapidus.se

Pictures from the ceremony (in Swedish)

Meet LYYN at Underwater Intervention 2008

LYYN is exhibiting at the Underwater Intervention 2008, January 29-31, in New Orleans.

We will be showing live demos, customer video footage and launch our new LYYN HAWK Integration Board for Analog Video. More about the new LYYN HAWK will follow soon...

We will also be running a LYYN LAB™ where we will process customer video LIVE. Stop by and bring your material and see for yourself what LYYN technology can do for You! On your own material!

Booth 836

www.underwaterintervention.com