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Press Releases
AIRMAR Hires Suzanne Hawley As Brand Manager
By Craig Cushman, March 15, 2023
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology has named Suzanne Hawley as the Brand Manager for the company’s wholly owned distributor, Gemeco Marine Electronics Specialists, located in Lake City, SC.
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Popular Speed/Temp Multisensors Reinvented by Gen2
By Craig Cushman, January 5, 2023
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to introduce their high-performance speed-through-water/temperature ST900 and ST950 thru-hull multisensors.
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AIRMAR Announces the Passing of Vice President Peter Braffitt
By Craig Cushman, October 27, 2022
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation is saddened to announce that its Vice President, Peter Braffitt, died suddenly on October 25, 2022 at his home in South Carolina.
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AIRMAR Wins Coveted NMEA Technology Award at 2022 NMEA Conference
By Craig Cushman, October 13, 2022
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to announce their SmartBoat® system, which provides access to and control of onboard sensor data, was named winner of the NMEA Technology Award at the 2022 National Marine Electronics Association Conference held last week in Anaheim, California.
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SmartBoat Modules’ New Signal K Compatibility Brings Open-Source Tools & Standards to Every Boater
By Craig Cushman, September 30, 2022
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to announce their SmartBoat® system, which provides access to and control of onboard sensor data, is now Signal K compatible.
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New Multisensor Paddlewheel Redefines the Standard for Speed Performance
By Craig Cushman, July 14, 2022
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to introduce their new Gen2 paddlewheel, a next-generation paddlewheel designed to deliver industry-leading speed-through-water boat performance data for start-up responsiveness and linearity throughout the speed range.
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AIRMAR Welcomes Anita Hatherley as Director of Global Operations Planning and Supply Chain
By Craig Cushman, April 15, 2022
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to welcome Anita Hatherley to the company as Director of Global Operations Planning and Supply Chain.
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Airmar Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation in Ultrasonic Technology
By Craig Cushman, February 4, 2022
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of groundbreaking ultrasonic transducers and sensor technology.
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New Marine Electronics System Provides Integrated Network and Device Management
By Craig Cushman, September 23, 2021
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to to introduce their new SmartBoat® system, a groundbreaking vessel-management solution for all marine-sensor protocols and network types.
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AIRMAR Welcomes Diana Sufariu as Director of Engineering
By Craig Cushman, September 2, 2021
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to welcome Diana Sufariu to the company as Director of Engineering.
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AIRMAR Introduces New Chirp-ready Cavity Mount Transducer For Commercial Fishing
By Craig Cushman, November 19, 2020
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to announce their CM510L Cavity Mount Transducer, a 3 kW Chirp-ready transducer with low frequency (25-50 kHz) Chirp capabilities.
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AIRMAR Welcomes Brian Vlad as Marine Product Line Manager
By Craig Cushman, September 21, 2020
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to welcome Brian Vlad to the company as Marine Product Line Manager.
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AIRMAR Announces the Opening of South African Sales Office
By Craig Cushman, August 31, 2020
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to announce the opening of its new South African sales and support office in Cape
Town.
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AIRMAR Introduces Long-Range Ultrasonic ART15 Airducer
By Craig Cushman, May 27, 2020
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic sensor technology, is pleased to introduce their ultrasonic ART15 Airducer®, an air transducer for long-range level measurement of both solids and liquids.
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AIRMAR Introduces Breakthrough Bluetooth® Enabled Multisensor
By Craig Cushman, April 24, 2020
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic sonar and Chirp technology, is pleased to announce their depth/speed/temperature DST810 Smart™ Multisensor, a significant upgrade to the marine market’s most popular TRIDUCER® Multisensor, the DST800.
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AIRMAR Announces Two New Ultrasonic Weather Multisensors Are Now Shipping
By Craig Cushman, January 13, 2020
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic sensor technology, is pleased to announce their new 110WXS and 150WXS WeatherStation® Multisensor instruments, designed for real-time, site-specific weather information, are now available and ready to ship worldwide.
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AIRMAR Introduces New Wide Beam Chirp-Ready Transducer Designed for Freshwater and Inshore Anglers
By Craig Cushman, August 2, 2019
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic sonar and Chirp technology, is pleased to
announce the TM165HW, a 600 watt, Chirp-ready transducer in an easy-to-upgrade transom
mount housing.
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AIRMAR® Announces Launch of New Website
By Craig Cushman, November 30, 2018
AIRMAR Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic sensor technology, today launched a new website dedicated to the company’s high-performance ultrasonic WeatherStation® multisensors.
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AIRMAR Wins Product of Excellence Award at 2018 NMEA Convention
By Craig Cushman, November 19, 2018
AIRMAR Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic sensor technology, has won the Product of Excellence Award for its SensorCheck™ app at the 2018 Marine Electronics Conference & Expo held Sept. 25-28 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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Airmar Acquires Former Materials Systems Inc.
Posted By Greg Trauthwein, December 19, 2016
"In addition to acquiring all the assets, MSI Transducers Corp. has retained the complete management and production staff in the CTG Littleton facility. This allows MSI to continue to provide existing and future custom sonar transducers to both defense and commercial customers without any interruption."
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SMART™ Sensors
METS 2016: Navico, Fusion, Airmar and Signal K
By Kees Verruijt, November 18, 2016
"The beauty for sailors is that the DX900+ can measure leeway directly, instead of inferring it from the difference between speed through water and speed over ground. As the sensor is fully symmetrical it can even measure reverse speeds accurately."
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Depth An Important Parameter For USGS Researchers In California
By Daniel Kelly, April 6, 2016
U.S. Geological Survey researchers measure depth using an Airmar EchoRange SS510 Smart Sonar Depth Sensor and a high-speed mapping system... Read the article
Chirp Transducers
Airmar Ultra-Wide 2-Kilowatt CHIRP Transducers
By Jason Y. Wood, September, 2016
Proven technology for improving sounder performance, and a wider beam can increase the sweep size, allowing anglers to spot more fish throughout the water column...
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CHIRP VERSUS CONVENTIONAL SONAR
By Jim Hendricks, September 23, 2016
Any boating angler who’s shopping for a new fish finder today will face this question: Should I buy a CHIRP sonar or stick with conventional technology...
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CHIRP Sonar or Chirp Sonar?
By Chris Woodward, August 02, 2016
Airmar's Ken Rolt discusses the difference between CHIRP and chirp revealing the truth about spread-spectrum technology...
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WeatherStation® Instruments
Choosing The Right Airmar WX Ultrasonic WeatherStation For Your Project
By Daniel Kelly, November 11, 2015
These three [WeatherStation®] options all boast the ability to gather basic weather parameters, but are ideally suited for different projects. Since it can sometimes be difficult to sift through the variation between the models, we talked to Stephen Johnson, business development manager at Airmar, who clued us into which type of weather station is best for some of the common applications out there... Read the article