Amron International Blog

Winners of the 2013 Calendar!!

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:41:55 +0000

Each year, we hold a photo contest with 13 winners to be featured in the Amron International Calendar. We also offer some cool prizes. We had plenty of entries this year, which made is very hard to pick a winner!

It is finally time to announce the winners of the 2013 Amron International Photo Contest!

Drum roll please...

Our First place winner is Ricardo Ruggeri! He sent us this picture of his Amcommand II in action. This one was a crowd favorite, especially with the employees at Amron. Nice set up Ricardo! It's always nice to see our products still looking good after strong use.

Here is a slide show of all of the 2013 photo contest winners.

How Dan Wilson Beat 'The Rapture of the Deep'

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In 1962, Dan Wilson successfully completed a dive to 400 feet breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen. This dive was the catalyst for the expansion of deep-water diving in the commercial diving industry. At the time, all diving outside the U.S. Navy was done with divers breathing compressed air. Wilson thought that with helium he could extend the bottom time at 200 feet from the 20 minutes on air to a full hour on Oxygen and Helium. He needed to demonstrate a deep dive to gain the trust of the oil companies. He collaborated with Santa Barbara Radiator Shop to modify his Japanese abalone helmet and on November 3, 1962, with his new make-shift equipment Dan made his 400 ft. demonstration dive. Phillips Petroleum decided to give Dan's company General Offshore Diver, a chance for diving support on a drilling vessel. Against considerable odds, he and his team succeeded. Two years later, General Offshore became the core of the world’s first commercial diving company.

In order to better allow divers to perform long deep-sea missions, Wilson invented a piece of dive gear known as a commercial diving bell, a kind of underwater elevator that brings divers to great depths while staying dry.

This led to another problem though: The dive gear was too bulky for the divers to fit comfortably into the bell.

In 1965, Bob Kirby and Bev Morgan solved the problem by developing sleeker equipment. To this day, the Santa Barbara-based Kirby Morgan Dive Systems is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial diving gear.

Tomorrow, November 9th, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will be opening an exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Oxygen-Helium dive performed by Dan Wilson.

This model which includes the original gear, will be part of the exhibit. Dan Wilson Jr. will be the honarary guest at the opening.

Google Maps Goes Underwater!

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:25:17 +0000

Google is bringing the beauty and magnificience of the underwater world to its "Street View" in Google Maps.

Explore the first Google Map Underwater Street View here!

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery.html#!/ocean

Stanley Trash Pump

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:37:02 +0000

With Hurricane Sandy coming through the East coast, we are getting ready to see a lot of flooded streets, sink holes, trenches and even flooded homes that all need to be emptied. These areas can contain leaves, twigs, trash, rocks and other small objects that make it hard to remove the water.

The Stanley Trash Pump is a very efficient hydraulic power tool when it comes to moving dirty water from one place to another.

These pumps are submersible, meaning you can simply drop this pump into the body of water you are attempting to remove and begin pumping. Here is a video of the Stanley TP03 in action:

Product of the Week: Stanley BR87 Hydraulic Underwater Breaker

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:50:51 +0000

Everyone here at Amron hopes you enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend, which always means that May is coming to a close. It also means there are only a few days left to qualify for the Stanley 4-Tool Combo Kit Giveaway. And what better way to gain an entry than putting a Stanley BR87 Hydraulic Underwater Heavy Duty Breaker in your commercial diving arsenal.

The Stanley BR87 Breaker is in the 90 foot pound per blow impact class and above. With its longer piston stroke, the BR87 is one of the hardest-hitting Stanley breakers. It’s perfect for breaking concrete and rock underwater, in repairing water or gas mains, and a host of other underwater projects.

The BR87 Heavy Duty Breaker comes standard with hose whips, and quick disconnect couplers can easily be purchased separately. The durable underwater hydrauic tool also features a feathering On/Off Valve to control speed that makes start-up and tool placement easier.

When you purchase a Stanley BR87 Breaker through Amron’s website, or any other Stanley tool, part, or accessory, through May 31, you automatically get entered to win a DeWalt 20V Li-Ion 4-Tool Combo Kit that has a $499 value. The kit includes a DCD985 Hammer Drill, a DCS381 Reciprocating Saw, a DCS393 Circular Saw, a DCL040 LED Work Light, 2 Lithium-Ion Battery Packs, a Fast Charger, a 360-degree side handle, a Carbide Tipped Blade and a Contractor’s Bag.

Visit our Stanley BR87 Underwater Hydraulic Heavy Duty Breaker product page at http://www.amronintl.com/hydraulic-underwater-heavy-duty-breaker-br87.html to learn more about this awesome tool. And to see our huge selection of Stanley tools, parts and accessories, which is the largest in the industry, visit the brand page at http://www.amronintl.com/stanley-underwater-hydraulic-tools.html.