Posted by admin in Uncategorized on 25. May, 2010 | Comments Off
Imtech Marine & Offshore (of whom Free Technics is a subsidiary) has recently signed the contract to act as primary sponsor of Team Solarboat Delft. This team consists of naval architecture students of the INHolland University of Applied Sciences. These students’ fraternity, UNFC, carries the motto “So that we may build the ship of the future”.
With this special Solarboat the students will soon be competing for victory in the Frisian Solar Challenge. Imtech Marine & Offshore’s sponsorship consist of a lump sum and Free Technics will supply her high-tech navigation & monitoring system FT NavVision.
The FT NavVision navigation & monitoring system contains an electronic chart on which the Solarboat’s position is displayed. Additionally, the system also show the vessel’s course and speed. Several key values relating to the power generation & propulsion are collected, processed and, via wireless connection, transmitted to a following car. Through this technology, all data on board the boat is also available on shore to help decide and adjust the team’s strategy. By using this Imtech solution, Team Solarboat Delft has access to the latest and greatest in navigation and monitoring technology.
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We are pleased to announce that as of January 1st, 2010
Frank Soonieus
will be appointed General Manager of Free Technics BV. He will take the place of Wim van Rij who will enjoy his well-earned retirement.
Frank will lead Free Technics, together with Peter Weijers, in a time where FT NavVision will play a vital role in Imtech Marine Group’s automation solutions. Frank will focus on the commercial aspects of the company, whereas Peter will lead the technical staff.
In the past few years, Frank has worked as Proposal & Sales Manager for Imtech’s Naval, Specials & Offshore Business Unit. He has a wide experience with automation systems as well as sales, while at the same time building a sizable network within the market.
Wim van Rij
Wim van Rij founded Free Technics in his own backyard, selling GPS receivers at first. Under his lead, Free Technics ventured into the field of maritime automation with the development of FT NavVision, which quickly became the company’s flagship product. This course, set out by Wim van Rij, allowed Free Technics to achieve continued growth and ultimately resulted in the acquirement by Imtech in 2007.
We wish both Frank Soonieus & Wim van Rij the best of luck in their new situations.
2010 will be an important year for Free Technics. Big developments in our FT NavVision system will be released this year, greatly strengthening & increasing our already stable position in the maritime market. Also, we will integrate even further into the Imtech Marine Group, and therefore increasing our area of service even further.
To accompany our continuing growth, we developed a new website to better fit the course Free Technics is heading. Like our flagship product FT NavVision, this new website is clearly focused on simplicity and user-friendliness. As always, you can still download a demo-version of FT NavVision from this site to get a glimpse of how our system will enrich your vessel.
