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Divex Ltd
Divex is recognised as a global industry leader in the design, supply and manufacture of diving and subsea equipment for the international market. Divex operates in many market sectors, including offshore, inshore and onshore commercial diving, defence diving, submarine rescue, hyperbaric medical and renewable energy.
Divex selected ABLE Instruments & Controls Ltd to provide the level control technology for fluid measurement on the Navy’s Astute class of attack submarines. The Astute is the latest class of nuclear-powered submarines in service of the British Royal Navy. The class sets a new standard for the Royal Navy in terms of weapons load, communication facilities and stealth. The boats are being constructed by BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines at Barrow-in-Furness. Seven boats will be constructed. The first of class, Astute, was launched in 2007 and commissioned in 2010, and the second, Ambush, was launched on 6 January 2011, and commissioned on 1 March 2013. Astute was declared fully operational in May 2014, while both she and Ambush have sailed for their maiden deployments. In considering this highly critical measurement application, ABLE proposed the tank level indicators (TLI) due to their highly reliable float technology and their ability to operate flawlessly in tanks with curved walls or other shapes without clear vertical access, where other liquid level technologies may be unable to function.