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Sealite manufactures world-class marine aids to navigation
Innovative products with global reach
Sealite's range of navigation aids include short and long range LED marine lanterns, rotationally moulded buoy products up to 3 metres in diameter, monitoring and control systems including GSM, AIS and Radio, Leading Lights, UL 1104 certified and COLEG-72 compliant barge lights, bridge lights, area lighting systems, power systems and other products to provide safe environments for marine, aviation and telecommunications and mining customers worldwide.
Sealite products can be purchased through any of over 100 Authorised Distributors globally, and are in service in more than 110 countries. End-users include major military establishments, Coast Guards, Ports and Harbour and Inland Waterway Authorities and other government bodies worldwide.
Leading engineers and designers
Sealite's design and development capabilities are supported by leading in-house engineers with backgrounds ranging from optical polymer, electronic and aeronautical engineering.
High quality products
All Sealite products are manufactured under ISO9001:2008 conditions for quality assurance and Sealite's warranty is one of the strongest in the industry.
Four specialist in-house divisions
- A dedicated in-house research and development center for electronics
- Specialized tooling and injection die making facilities
- Skilled optics engineering facilities
- Rotational & injection molding facilities
Key capabilities
- A dedicated World-class manufacturing plant
- Manufactures in excess of 30,000 navigation aids per year
- In-house SMT Electronics assembly line
- In-house rotational-molding capabilities
- In-house tooling design and manufacture
- In-house injection molding capabilities
- ISO9001:2008 registered
- Victorian Manufacturer of the Year
- Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame inductee
- Duke’s Choice Award Winner
Sealite Apollo Lantern - latest industry innovation
Sealite's latest product: Apollo-155 Long Range Lantern Adjustable from 4-12nm+
2010 sees the culmination of research undertaken by Sealite into the next generation of long-range LED lanterns. The release of the Apollo-155 lantern series is an engineering accomplishment encompassing the latest in LED and optical research, electronics and thermal management.
- Range in excess of 12 nm
- 155mm lens
- Independent control of individual LEDs
- The only single-tier lantern capable of sectoring accurately in multi-colours (pat.pend.)
- The only LED lantern able to opeate as a rotating beacon
- Complete, continuous diagnostic checking of each LED
- PC interface for setup, diagnostics and testing
- On-board data communications, GPS, GSM, RF and AIS-ready
- Advanced thermal management
The HMAS Canberra Project
In 2009 Sealite was commissioned by Parks Victoria to provide navigation aids for the Ex. HMAS Canberra.
The decommissioned frigate was scuttled off the coast of Barwon Heads in Victoria, Australia on the 4th October 2009 and converted to a wreck diving site and artificial reef.
Sealite IALA special mark ocean buoys and lanterns were the perfect solution for marking this new marine hazard, with 4x Poseidon-1750 1.75 m diameter buoys and 2x Nautilus-2200 2.2 m diameter buoys with LED lanterns positioned around the site.
The Poseidon-1750 buoys, installed as boundary markers around the Ex. HMAS Canberra site, were fitted with Sealite SL70-CS 2-3 nm+ solar marine lanterns which come with wireless RF flash synchronisation. When lanterns flash in synchronisation they can be more clearly distinguished from other navaids and confusing background lighting.
The Nautilus-2200 buoys, installed at either end of the wreck site, were fitted with Sealite's SL125-GPS-GSM 5-9 nm+ solar marine lantern system. These lanterns were fitted with GSM remote monitoring and control capabilities enabling Parks Victoria to access real-time diagnostics data and change the lantern settings via cell-phone or PC interface. In addition, GPS flash synchronisation ensures clear visibility of these navigation aids by mariners at night.
As with all Sealite marine navigation products, the new navaids off the coast of Barwon Heads will ensure years of reliable service and ensure the safety of mariners in and around Port Philip Bay.
(The wreck was opened to the public as a dive site on 5 December 2009)
The Beacon Project – Victorian Regional Channels Authority
Representing a significant part of the Port of Geelong’s $10m navigation aid upgrade project in 2007, almost 100 new solar LED navigation lights are installed on new pylons to clearly define each shipping channel.
The systems selected for the port upgrade include SL125-GPS synchronised LED lanterns, GSM monitoring and SL96 lead lighting systems. All LED lanterns were supplied as complete lantern assemblies, and include power supplies and ancillary equipment.
The Port of Geelong adopted the concept of GPS synchronisation of all SL125 lanterns. Independent units set to the same flash pattern use an internal algorithm with time data received from satellites, to enable the lanterns to flash on and off in synchronisation. This provides an enormous, highly effective visual mark for safe vessel navigation by mariners, and clearly distinguishes the channel against background lighting from the City of Geelong and Melbourne.
In addition to GPS flash synchronisation, lanterns at key locations incorporate Sealite’s GSM monitoring feature, enabling remote monitoring of equipment. Maintenance officers rely on this system to gain important operational information about each AtoN, including diagnostics such as battery voltage and navaid position. Communication is achieved directly from the lantern to designated cell phones via mobile SMS communication.
The largest regional port in Victoria, the Port of Geelong, located on the south-eastern coast of mainland Australia, is a major hub for cargo movement within the state, including raw materials such as crude oil and petroleum, steel, timber, and fertilisers.
The port comprises of a number of commercial wharves and piers, therefore requiring a sophisticated aids to navigation system to ensure the safe and efficient movement of vessels in and around the bay.
(Video supplied by VRCA with thanks)
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