Nortek has long sponsored young sailing athletes to enable them to learn and to compete internationally

Helping young sailing athletes learn and compete internationally

Sailors are as passionate about the ocean as we are. Nortek has long sponsored young sailing athletes to enable them to learn and to compete internationally. Currently, we are helping the athletes in the Nortek Sailing Team to compete on an...

Time series of backscatter intensity of beam 1 of Signature1000, deployed in Ems-Dollart estuary at 9 m depth. Instrument is located on the seabed and is directed upwards. Vertical resolution is 20 cm and outliers are visible in a range of 80 cm near the surface.

Two problems in sediment measurements tackled

ADCPs are great for current measurements, but can they be improved for sediment measurements? Absolutely! In this article you will find out how the Signature1000 echosounder improves two important aspects of your sediment measurements.

Survey of currents around a dredge with a Nortek vessel-mounted ADCP

High-res echo profiles and other updates to Nortek’s vessel-mounted system

We’re continuously working to improve our system for vessel-mounted current measurements and related data processing. In recent months we have added a scientific echosounder, along with making several smaller improvements to our Signature V...

Port Melbourne office gives Nortek a platform from which to extend its reach and offer support throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Nortek opens Australian office to build on regional demand

Nortek, a leader in Doppler-based measurements in marine environments, has opened the latest of its global network of offices in Melbourne, Australia. This facilitates access to cutting-edge Doppler instrumentation for researchers and engin...

Nortek has been providing high-quality environmental data to the Norwegian aquaculture industry. This segment of Nortek’s business has now been acquired by Realtime Aquaculture in Canada.

InnovaSea Systems acquires Nortek’s aquaculture business

InnovaSea Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nortek Akvakultur, Nortek’s aquaculture division. Nortek Akvakultur will be combined with InnovaSea’s Realtime Aquaculture unit to form the InnovaSea Instrumentation team....

Nortek’s Claire Cardy wins industry award at Ocean Business 2019

Nortek’s talented and hard-working UK Director, Claire Cardy, won the SMI Marine Science & Technology Business Person of the Year 2019 Award. Congratulations, Claire!

Nortek’s support hubs across the world make life a little easier for users when the need for maintenance and repairs arises.

Making life easier with support hubs across the world

Researchers and engineers actively using oceanographic instrumentation often face problems and practical challenges when accessing support to ensure instruments are indeed up and running and functioning. Nortek’s support hubs across the wor...

Strengthening Nortek’s presence on the US West Coast

Nortek welcomes Chris Kontoes as Senior Sales Engineer and Business Developer at Nortek in California, USA. Chris joins David Velasco in the region as part of Nortek’s 2019 plan to open a Southern California office to better serve the expan...

Nortek has been working hard to make the vessel-mounted current measurements and related data processing easier.

Improvements to Signature VM software and functionality

We have been working hard to make vessel-mounted current measurements and related data processing even easier. Here are the latest improvements to our Signature VM package:

Nortek expands its operations in Australasia

Nortek welcomes Yarran Crichton as Director of Nortek Instruments Australia. Yarran has over ten years’ experience in varying scientific roles, including the management of specialist multi-disciplined teams.

Company & Product News