An introduction to iXBlueOffshore Market Focus

Offshore, July 2015, J Titcomb

2Brief History

Photonetics founded in 1978 Specializes in Fiber Optic telecom test

equipment Herve Lefevre publishes “The fiber-optic

gryroscope” 1993 Photonetics sold to GN-Nettest in 2000 iXCorp founded with profits from

Photonetics sale. iXSea formed in 2000 as a spin off from

the Fibre Gyro activity of Photonetics

3Early strategy & Growth

Develop products based on the unique fiber gyro technology for civilian marine applications.

Acquire complementary technology to supplement the product offering for civilian markets. (Oceano 2002)

Penetrate military markets once established

Evolved to iXBlue in 2012

2014 turnover > 110M€

2014 employees 600

4iXblue Companies

5Internal Organisation

Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems

Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works

6Market Sectors

7Worldwide Presence

• FRANCE, Marly Le RoiCorporate Sales OfficeEMEA-LATAM

• UNITED KINGDOM,Aberdeen, Portsmouth• THE NETHERLANDS,Haarlem• GERMANY, Frankfurt• ITALY, Milan

• USA, Houston • CHINA, Beijing• SINGAPORE, SingaporeCorporate Sales OfficeAPAC

• UAE, Dubai

• BRASIL, Rio de Janeiro • AUSTRALIA, Brisbane

• USA, BostonCorporate Sales OfficeNORAM

• INDIA, Delhi

8Services Training & Support

Training Courses In house engineering

team Training centres on all

continents Sea Trials

A range of vessels available

La Citotat Shipyard Support Team

24/7 +33 1 30 08 98 98 support@ixblue.com

9Acoustic Systems Division

Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems

Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works

10Acoustic Systems Division - Positioning

11GAPS

4,000m range USBL system Compatible with third party beacons 200 degree coverage LUSBL capability Pre Calibrated – save setup time Fully Integrated. Light weight Highly accurate – 0.06% slant range.

12POSIDONIA

10,000m range USBL system LF Frequency Band Deployable or flush mount Can be supplied pre-calibrated Very accurate – 0.2% slant range Compatible with RAMSES (LF) 100deg coverage LUSBL capability

13RAMSES

Acoustic Range meter with smart features LF or MF variant MF variant compatible with 3rd party beacons Sparse array navigation On the fly array calibration

14Beacons and Releases

15SAMS

Deep tow synthetic aperture sonar system. 50cm resolution 1500m width 6000m depth rating Integrated SBP Integrated INS Modular systems available

16Echoes Sub Bottom Profilers

3500 t3 3500 t7 5000 10000

Mounting Hull or Pole Hull or Pole

Tow or Vehicle

Pole

Frequency 1.7-5.5kHz 1.7-5.5kHz

1-6kHz 5-15kHz

Power 2 or 4kVA 4 or 6kVA 1 or 2 kVA 2 or 4kVA

Resolution 20cm 20cm 25cm 8cm

Weight in Air / Water 160/120kg 363/265kg

83/25kg 26/13kg

17Geophysical Software

A complete range of acquisition, processing and interpretation software

Delph Sonar Delph Seismic Delph Mag Delph SAS

Open Data formats Batch processing Very fast processing flow Simplified Robust data acquisition software 3D multi-sensor data integration Optimized workflow for greater productivity Survey-scale quality control and interpretation

18Navigation Systems

Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems

Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works

19FOG based Products

IPD Product lines

FOG50

ADVANS VEGA

QUADRANS OCTANS SURF PHINS SURF/HYDRINS

PHINS6000OCTANS3000/ROVINS

MARINS

ATLANS

OCTANS NANO

LANDINS AIRINS

FOG90 FOG120 FOG200

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Military ControlledADVANS LYRA

20Subsea Products

21OCTANS NANO

Only 5kg in water. True north seeking gyroscope Heading accuracy 0.5°* Pitch and roll 0.1° 4000m depth rating No ITAR components, managed under EAR in US

22OCTANS

Heading Pitch Roll & Heave Data 0.1°heading accuracy* 0.01°Pitch and roll accuracy 3000m depth rating Mature product, 13 years in production

23ROVINS

Based on OCTANS hardware with INS firmware – Full INS capability

Position, heading, attitude, speed, depth, and heave 0.05°heading accuracy* 0.01°Pitch and roll accuracy 3000m depth rating DVL Mounting kit available Position drift with DVL 0.2% distance travelled.

24PHINS

Top spec commercial INS Position, heading, attitude, speed, depth, and heave 0.02°heading accuracy* 0.01°Pitch and roll accuracy 6000m depth rating DVL mounting kit available Position drift with DVL 0.1% distance travelled.

25Marine Works

Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems

Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works

26Marine Works

iXBlue Marine Works builds custom and semi-custom boats

From 16 to 55m

Monohull, Catamaran, or Trimaran

Full survey suites fitted

Turnkey options