Manufacturer Partners — C.A. Richards Offshore & Subsea Technology

Copenhagen Subsea designs and manufactures high-performance subsea thrusters, ROVs, and maneuvering systems engineered for reliability in the most demanding underwater environments. Their seawater-cooled, gearless thruster technology delivers exceptional continuous thrust with minimal noise — proven in ROV, AUV, and manned submersible applications worldwide.

Digital Edge Subsea is a world leader in offshore digital video recording (DVR) and inspection systems for ROV, diving, and topside operations. Their EdgeDVR platform — now in Version 5 — is used by most major ROV and diving contractors worldwide, with over 900 systems deployed offshore. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for the EdgeDVR product line. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Intamo (formerly nCentric) designs and manufactures mobile mesh networking systems purpose-built for offshore and maritime operations. Their IP-based networks keep vessels interconnected and connected to shore — enabling real-time video streaming, file sharing, and navigation data exchange across fleets operating in harsh offshore environments. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Intamo. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Kongsberg Discovery is a world leader in underwater acoustic technology. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for their single beam sonars, multibeam sonar systems, subsea altimeters, and acoustic leak detection systems — delivering precision acoustic sensing for offshore energy, subsea inspection, and ocean science applications. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Nexans Norway's Specialized Underwater Cables division. Nexans Norway designs and manufactures purpose-built underwater cables known for robustness and performance in the harshest subsea environments — from ROV umbilicals and tether cables to deep sea mining risers, permanent reservoir monitoring cables, and low-voltage/fiber optic subsea cables. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Ocean Sonics manufactures the icListen — the world's first smart digital hydrophone — setting a global standard in underwater acoustic sensing. Compact, rugged, and IEC 60565-compliant, icListen hydrophones deliver real-time listening, broadband acoustic recording, and onboard FFT processing across depths from 900m to 6,000m. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Ocean Sonics. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

SH Group is a Danish manufacturer of custom-engineered maritime handling systems and deck equipment for the marine, offshore, and wind industries. With fully in-house engineering and production, SH Group delivers their Sepro™ LARS systems, Cube™ multi-mission modules, electrification solutions, and containerised handling systems to operators worldwide. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for SH Group. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Sidus Solutions designs and manufactures rugged subsea and topside imaging systems from their San Diego headquarters. Their product range spans HD and 4K subsea cameras, LED lighting, laser scalers, pan-and-tilt positioners, subsea communications, video management systems, and explosion-proof topside CCTV. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Sidus Solutions. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Sound Metrics designs and manufactures the ARIS and DIDSON families of acoustic imaging sonars — delivering real-time, camera-like imagery in turbid, dark, and deep-water environments where optical cameras fail. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Sound Metrics. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Sun-Star Electric, Inc. (Lubbock, TX) has specialized in the manufacture, repair, and sale of submersible electric motors since 1977. Their Aqua Star deep ocean motor is purpose-built for ROV propulsion and subsea applications, rated for depths greater than 10,000m. Sun-Star is also the principal worldwide distributor and only authorized warranty, repair, and manufacturing facility for Hitachi submersible motors. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Sun-Star Electric. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Tracerco's Subsea & Pipeline Technologies division — delivering field-proven, non-intrusive condition monitoring services for subsea assets. Tracerco's technologies inspect both piggable and unpiggable subsea pipelines without requiring shutdown. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.

Established in 2013, Verlume is the world leader in subsea batteries and intelligent power management systems, with a track record of world-first technology deployments. Their technology suite — Charge, Halo, and Orah seabed batteries — is unified by Axonn, the only fully autonomous subsea power control and communications gateway system on the market. C.A. Richards is an authorized representative for Verlume. Contact our Houston team for availability and territory coverage.