Magneto-Inductive Systems Limited Powers Up for Launch
Posted on: Thursday, 18 August 2005, 21:00 CDT
Aug. 18--SAN BERNARDINO - High-tech manufacturer Magneto-Inductive Systems Limited is receiving equipment and raw materials to begin manufacturing operations at San Bernardino International Airport next month.
The company has more than $18 million in Department of Defense contracts for products using its proprietary magnetic wave communications devices.
Unlike radio frequency transmissions, magnetic waves can penetrate rock, concrete, water and dirt, said Robert "Skip" Zeiler, general manager of Magneto-Inductive's San Bernardino operations.
The range of magnetic waves is not as far as radio waves, which is both good and bad.
Distances between the sender and receiver is currently limited to about one-half mile. On the other hand, electromagnetic waves are harder to intercept or jam, Zeiler said.
Magneto-Inductive Systems has a $10 million contract from the Army to deliver electromagnetic wave-sending and receiving devices capable of remotely detonating explosives.
These devices would be used by Army engineers, Rangers and Special Forces operatives, Zeiler said.
The contract also includes the development of devices that carry voice communications via the magnetic signal.
The company also has a $8.75 million Navy contract to deliver an undersea version of the remotely activated munitions systems. These would be used by Navy SEALS, Zeiler said.
There is also a $700,000 Army contract to extend the range of the electromagnetic communications devices from one-half mile to two kilometers, he said.
An area for future development might be compact communications devices that could give the location of the user, Zeiler said. These could be used by firefighters or other first responders to a disaster or by backcountry skiers and other outdoor adventurers, Zeiler said.
The company has 20 employees and will grow to between 40 and 60 during the next six to 12 months. The average pay for its professional and technical staff members is in the $60,000 range. The company has mechanical, electrical, industrial and system safety engineers on its payroll, Zeiler said.
Magneto-Inductive has a research and development arm in Nova Scotia.
In the United States, its manufacturing facility occupies a 21,314-square-foot slice of the former commissary building at the airport.
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