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Machining counter bored holes in syntactic foam blocks
These syntactic foam blocks needed modification to fit to an ROV.
Syntactic foam blocks are used as ballast on ROVs to allow them to work properly underwater and syntactic foam is used as it enables them to work at great depths without issue from the pressure of the water at depth.
ROV’s are Remotely Operated Vehicles, ROV for short.
and when certain projects are worked on the ROV is adapted to adjust the buoyancy for the load it is carrying/working with.
We programmed and machined the counter bored holes on a cnc milling machine
The syntactic foam blocks were a little over 2mtrs long, which made them a little more difficult to machine and great care was required so as not to damaged the syntactic foam blocks in the process.
The syntactic foam blocks shown here are being re-packed after machining into a crate ready for return transport
A couple of close up shots of the counter bored holes in the syntactic foam ballast blocks
Syntactic foam is made up of lots of small perfectly formed glass spheres.
The syntactic foam block is brightly colored so it can be seen easily underwater.
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