Mechanical Research & Design, Inc. ROV Tools

Mechanical Research & Design, Inc. has excelled in the design, manufacture, and testing of ROV Tools, Underwater Remote Installation Tools, and Robotic tooling for decades. We provide standard and cutting-edge customized tooling for Underwater Construction, Offshore Subsea, Hydropower Repair, and other Marine Maintenance, Isolation, and Testing needs, leading the industry in rapid design to manufacturing turnaround. The Lab, our own in-house research, design, and validation proving grounds, is capable of simulating most diver and ROV installations, for real life flow, pressure, and functional testing, confirming solutions prior to shipping them to site. Our ROV Tools are used in the isolation of Dam Intakes, Hydroelectric Dam Penstocks, Offshore Sea Chest Valve Maintenance, General Underwater Grouting Repairs, Marine Salvage & Repair, and Subsea Clamp and Pipe Connectors to name a few. Mechanical Research & Design, Inc.’s ROV Tools are trusted as single-point isolation products throughout the industry for primary gate and control valve repairs. We also provide a large variety of pipeline de-commissioning plugs and isolation barriers, configured to work with the many makes and models of ROVs, including Work Class ROVs.