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Rotary Controls, Joysticks etc
News Release from: Penny + Giles | Subject: Latitude 52
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2001
Joysticks are all at sea
Penny and Giles Controls has supplied its new JC400 joystick controller to Latitude 52, a company specialising in the design of skippers' chairs for large ocean-going ships.
Penny and Giles Controls has supplied its new JC400 joystick controller to Latitude 52, a company specialising in the design of skippers' chairs for large ocean-going ships The company's Norsap 1500 chair has been developed to accommodate full ship's controls in the armrests and the Penny and Giles three-axis JC400 has been selected for its perfect precision control in this demanding environment
Explains Latitude 52 managing director Peter Methven: "From the seated position the captain can control the whole ship using the Penny and Giles joystick, including close manoeuvring to an oil rig with fingertip control of engines and thrusters".
He adds that precise control is vital, as it is not uncommon for ships to have to maintain constant position in a hostile North Sea. Request a free brochure from Penny + Giles ...
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