ACR
Electronics, Inc., (www.acrelectronics.com)
part of Cobham’s Avionics and Surveillance Division headquartered in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and
survival products including EPIRBs, PLBs, AIS, SARTs and safety accessories. The
quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2000
Series Standards. Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival
technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the aviation and marine
industries as well as to the military since 1956.
2008:
April 9, 2008
PLB Usage Grows in U.S. - More Rescues
Credited to the Use of the Satellite Detectable Locator Beacons
January 21, 2008
First PLB Rescue of 2008
Arizona Couple Trapped Overnight in Wilderness Set Off Emergency Beacon
2007:
December 14, 2007
ACR EPIRBs
Selected by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
November, 2007
“The only thing
we had left was the EPIRB,”Captain Says About Perilous Sailboat Rescue
November, 2007
Park Ranger Uses PLB to Signal for Help
Because He Knows ELT Is Not Enough
July 17, 2007
Douglas
Wiklund Joins Sales Team at ACR Electronics, Inc.
July 13, 2007
EPIRB Guides Coast Guard to Fishermen Adrift in
Tropical Storm
June 4, 2007
ACR
Electronics Sponsors Tred Barta Youth Fishing Tournaments
May 29, 2007
ACR
Introduces Nauticast™ B AIS System
Now Available in 11 Countries
May 7, 2007
ACR Receives
Canadian Approvals for New Personal Locator Beacons
MicroFix™ and ResQFix™ to Begin Shipping This Month
April 27, 2007
Jose Bueno
Joins Sales Team at ACR Electronics, Inc.
April 23, 2007
Personal
Locator Beacon Guides Rescuers to ATV
Crash Victim with Fractured Leg
February 26, 2007
Locator
Beacon Helps Save Disabled Motorist in 1 1/2 Hours
February 5, 2007
Stranded
Backpacker Saved By Beacon by Bill Egger, San Antonio, Texas
February 5, 2007
Satellite Technology Helps Avert Tragedy at Sea
January 2007
Satellite2
406™ EPIRB Saves Solo Navigator 500 Miles Off Chile
January 16, 2007
ACR
Introduces the MicroFix™ 406 Personal Locator Beacon
Newest Generation PLB Receives FCC Approvals and Ships Next Month
January 16, 2007
ACR
Introduces the ResQFix™ 406 Personal Locator Beacon
Newest Generation PLB Receives FCC Approvals and Ships Next Month
2006:
November 1, 2006
Rented
AquaFix™ PLB Aids French Journalist in Distress
August 4, 2006
A Whale of a Tale
July 19, 2006
RapidTrack™ S-VDR and MARIS S-VDR 2000
are Approved for Sale in International Markets
July 19, 2006
Injured Alpine Climber Aided by TerraFix™
PLB
June 30, 2006
Scott Swanby Joins the ACR Sales Team
June 26, 2006
Two veterans
of the ACR Electronics’ Sales Team have assumed new titles and
responsibilities
May 1, 2006
TRED BARTA SIGNS ON AS SPOKESMAN FOR ACR ELECTRONICS
April 24, 2006
ACR Electronics Onboard as Major Equipment
Sponsor for Arctic Expedition
April 13, 2006
First Rescue by TerraFix™ PLB Aids Teenage Hikers in Distress
March 13, 2006
ARON RALSTON Signs on as PLB Spokesman for ACR Electronics
March 10, 2006
ACR Electronics Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Lives
January 23, 2006
Two capsized American rowers in turbulent ocean seas
are saved by an ACR Electronics EPIRB rented through the Boat U.S. EPIRB Rental
Program.
January 13, 2006
Diversify Your Portfolio This Year, Invest in an AquaFix™ P-EPIRB
2005:
December 5, 2005
2005 "Leap-Second" Alert
November 28, 2005
ACR's AquaFix™ P-EPIRB Now Available in Eight
European Countries
November 14, 2005
ACR Electronics
Announces the Opening of ACR EUROPE in Austria
November 7, 2005
ACR Electronics and
Inmarsat Announce Agreement Leading Provider of Mobile Satellite Communications
Services to Contract for New GlobalFix™ EPIRBs
November 1, 2005
Despite
Wilma's Wrath ACR Electronics Continued to do Business
September 25, 2005
25th
Anniversary Finds ACR President on
Top of the World Paul Frank Celebrates Quarter of a Century with U.S.-based
Manufacturer
June 7, 2005
ACR Electronics, Inc. Introduces the RapidTrack™ S-VDR
May
26, 2005
ACR
Electronics, Inc. Appointed "Official Supplier of Marine Safety
Electronics" for the VOLVO Ocean Race Round the World 2005-2006
May
23, 2005
ACR
Equips Business Executives for Adventures in Greenland
May
10, 2005
ACR
Electronics, Inc. and Maritime Information Systems AS (MARIS) Announce Strategic
Alliance
May
10, 2005
College
Women Take on 1200-MILE, 90-DAY Canoeing Expedition
April 9, 2005
Media
Alert:
First recorded rescue from an AquaFix™ P-EPIRB activation 10
miles off the coast of Bradenton, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico
January 29, 2005
ACR
Electronics to Present Arctic Exploration Team and Heroic Washington State Skier
With an Array of Safety Gear at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
January
6, 2005
ACR
Security Alert System (SSAS) Receives FCC Approval
2004:
November 14, 2004
ACR
Provides Aviator with Critical Safety and Survival Gear For Upcoming
Pole-to-Pole World Record Attempt
October 28,
2004
ACR
Introduces Next Generation of Personal Locator Beacons
The World's Smallest and Most Functional PLB Is Now FCC Approve
October 22,
2004
ACR
INTRODUCES GLOBALWATCH2™ AIS Transponder
Designed Specifically to Non-SOLAS Carriage Requirements
September 10,
2004
Mini
B300™ ILS H2ON is Water Activated
August, 2004
MEDIA ALERT: Second PLB Rescue Aided by ACR's
406 PLB
August,
2004
Arctic
Exploration Team to Carry an ACR Personal Locator Beacon
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