Mariscope Meerestechnik

Mariscope, which presents itself as the Mariscope Group under the line Innovation for the underwater, designs, develops and manufactures underwater equipment and supplies related services. The company states that since the early 90's it has designed, developed and manufactured different types and models of ROVs, towed systems, cameras and lights and other oceanographic equipment. It links its search for quality and excellence to an unusual commercial policy: the ROVs and other systems it manufactures carry a limited lifetime warranty with no restriction on the hours of use, something it describes as unique on the worldwide market. The business is divided into three areas, each presented with its own application fields, products and services. Marine technology is the largest, covering underwater remotely operated vehicles, towed systems, cameras, submarines, special systems and other developments intended for all kinds of underwater needs. The oceanography area supplies equipment and services for measuring the ocean, including sensors, current meters, wave measurers and sonars, and is the part of the business that sells measurement services alongside hardware. The diving area supplies equipment for professional, technical and sport diving, spanning compressors, helmet cameras, suits, buoyancy control devices and scooters. Alongside these catalogue ranges the company offers a custom ROV route for buyers whose requirements are not met by a standard model, reflecting a build-to-order approach rather than a fixed product list, and it publishes a documents library and a news section covering its systems. Mariscope addresses enquiries from companies and institutions working in robotics, oceanography and underwater sectors, and it runs separate online platforms for clients and for dealers, indicating that it sells both directly and through a distribution channel with password-protected access to each group. The group is based in South America, with Mariscope International in Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile, and a second entity, Mariscope Argentina, in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, on the Patagonian coast. Taken together the offering combines vehicles, underwater imaging, oceanographic instrumentation and diving equipment, which lets one supplier cover both the platforms that go into the water and the sensors and support equipment carried with them.