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18www.cadc.caFallWinter2011featureNuytcoResearchLtd.andCan-DiveCDaretwoCanadiancompaniesthatarepartoftheNUYTCOgroupwhichalsoincludesHardSuitsInc.SeagraphicPublicationsLtd.HydrosourceInc.andseveralothernon-diving-relatedcompanies.Can-Divegoesbacktothemid-1960sandwasresponsibleforalargenumberofCanadiandivingtechnologyinnovations.TheseincludethefirstCanadianbell-bouncesystemthemanipulatorthrusterbellx18Arms4x19directedbyCDengineerJimEnglishthefirstCanadiansatsystemsandalargenumberofsub-systemdesignsrangingfromlock-outsubmersibleequipmentice-bergdrillingtowingROVx19swithISEthefirstmodularwork-classROVx1cSAAB-SUBx1dinpartnershipwithSaab-ScaniarecirculatorshelmetsforCanadianNavy1000metersubmersiblex18DeepRoverx19inthe1980stonamejustafew.Throughawholly-ownedsubsidiaryHardSuitsInc.the300meterone-atmospheredivingsystemx1cNEWTSUITx1dinventedandpatentedbyCDNuytcopresidentPhilNuyttenwasintroducedinthemid1980s.TheNewtsuitwentontobecomestandardinanumberofNorthAmericanandworldnaviesandoffshorecontractors.Inthe1990sthemilitarysubmarinerescuesystemx18Remorax19wasdevelopedandpatentedbyNuyttenandlatermorphedintothex18PMRSx19nowtheUSNavystandardportablesubmarinerescuesystem.NuytcoResearchintroducedthefirstdirectlyoperatedvehicleDOVinthemid-1990stheNewtsubx1cDEEPWORKERx1dseries.DeepWorkerisasmallmannedworkclassvehicledesignedtoworkun-tetheredinthousandsoffeetofwater.AnumberofvariationsofthisbasicDeepWorkerdesignweredevelopedforspecializedtasksandarestillinactiveproductionatNuytcox19sNorthVancouverheadquarterswithseveralsubsscheduledtobedeliveredin2012.Nuytcorecentlyfinishedtestsonthelatestgenerationofatmosphericdivingsuitthex1cEXOSUIT.x1dAnumberofthe1000-footratedExosuitshavebeensoldandarescheduledfordeliveryinearly2012.NuytcoandCan-Divehavebeenheavilyinvolvedindeepaqueductandmineshaftworkstartingwiththerecordmulti-miletunnelpenetrationsinOntarioandNewYorkinthe1980swiththesubmersiblesDeepRoverAquariusandSeaOtterthisworkwasdirectedbyCDengineerDougElsey.InspectionremediationandinterventionworkcontinuestothisdaywithInnovationintheCanadNuytcoandCan-DiveBringInnovationtotheDivingIndustrycrewsusingatmosphericdivingsuitsandROVscarryingoutwork700feetdownunderthecityofNewYorkin2010and2011.DuringthelatteryearsofthisdecadeNuytcoCDcrewshavedoneextensiveworkindeepfloodedmineshaftsinnorthernCanada.Acurrentprojectisthedevelopmentofanamphibioustrackedmine-shaftROV.ThisnewROVdirectedbyNuytcoSpecialProjectsmanagerDavePorteriscapableoftraversingdryshaftsbycrawlingtravelingthroughpartiallyfloodedshaftsasasurfacecraftandtravelingthroughfullyfloodedmine-shaftsasatrackedROV.Thefirstvehicleisscheduledtocompletefieldtestbytheendofthisyear.DeepWorker2000astronautDaveWilliamsinasubmarinewithNuytcoheadpilotJeffHeaton.DavePorterwithatrackedmineshaftvehicle.ByPhilNuyttenThefull-lengthNewtsuit.TheExosuitSwimmableADSisself-containedautonomousandfree-swimming.Ithasbasicpincermanipsorafour-fingeredprehensorhand.x1d