Fortis has valuable knowledge of the Windscale Pile One facility and experience with the design and remote operation of equipment within the voids around the... Continue reading
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Stephen Lainson - Mechanical Engineer
Stephen Lainson has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Lancaster University and a background of working on underwater engineering projects for over 30 years. He has become a leading subject matter expert on the design and use of 3D SONAR surveying technology in hazardous environments, having undertaken numerous technically challenging 3D underwater surveys in nuclear, subsea and environmental surveying.
Contact Details
Email: steve@fortis-design.co.uk
Phone: 01229 716689
Expertise
Mechanical Engineering Degree, Underwater Engineering
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Working closely with our customer we design and manufacture innovative radiation mapping systems. The devices integrate a range of sensor technologies, optimised for their operating... Continue reading
Fortis provides mechanical design, prototype build and test services, supporting our clients vision for autonomous, off grid solar powered barriers and gates. Starting from first... Continue reading
A 3D SONAR seabed survey is regularly taken on a pair of underwater cooling pipes to monitor for any silt build up around the open... Continue reading
Using an array of our SONARs permanently installed within hazardous sludge settling tanks, 3D surveys are regularly undertaken to determine the settle pattern and the... Continue reading
Using a short range, high-definition 3D SONAR that could operate in the fast moving water, we were able to 3D map all the submerged surfaces... Continue reading
In the search for a collapsed outfall navigational marker, a 2D Sidescan SONAR was used for target location and a 3D SONAR for detailed examination... Continue reading
Using an array of our SONARs permanently installed within hazardous sludge settling tanks, 3D surveys are regularly undertaken to determine the settle pattern and the... Continue reading
Calling on our background in Submarine Rescue Systems design, we use a combination of both ‘Design by Code’ and ‘Design by Analysis’ methods to optimise... Continue reading
Using a 3D SONAR probe deployed into position on the outside of the cooling water inlet cage by a diver, we mapped the sediment build... Continue reading
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