ACR Electronics is the world leader in the field of emergency locator devices. Formed in 1956, ACR Electronics have been credited with saving thousands of lives around the world.
The thousands of lives saved even includes the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970.
ACR Electronics design and manufacture devices knowing that they will be capable of saving lives.
The four main customer markets for ACR Electronics are Marine, Outdoor, Military and Aviation.
Marine - ACR Electronics have designed and manufactured a full range of EPIRBs (emergency position indicating radio beacons), PLBs (personal locator beacons), VHF emergency radios, man overboard lights, search lights, strobe lights, AIS (automatic identification system), SART (search and rescue transponders) and emergency life jackets.
Outdoor - The Firefly Plus strobe/flashlight combination plus other emergency lights have been launched by ACR Electronics for land-based outdoor enthusiasts. ACR Electronics is also the world leader in 406 MHz personal locator beacons.
Military - A countless number of lives have been saved in military operations thanks to ACR Electronics. Standard kit for combat troops include ACR's survival beacons, VHF handheld radios and Firefly emergency pocket strobes.
Aviation - Passenger life vest lights in most of the world's commercial airlines are built by ACR Electronics. As well as this, ACR Electronics supply emergency cabin crew megaphones and ELTs (emergency transmitters) which help search and rescue teams in the hunt for downed aircraft and their survivors.
McMurdo can trace it's origins back to the 1940s when the company was formed. McMurdo has since become a worldwide leader in marine safety and emergency location products.
In 1989, McMurdo produced it's first COSPAS-SARSAT approved EPIRB, further cementing the company's status as a leading brand in safety equipment. 1992 saw the release of the first McMurdo GMDSS approved Search And Rescue Transponder (SART).
Further to this, 2000 saw the introduction of GPS to both the EPIRB and PLB ranges. The PLB range also launched in the same year.
Never resting, McMurdo launched the ground breaking, ultra compact Fast Find 200 range of PLBs and in 2010 the Smartfind S5 AIS SART, renowned for it's cutting edge technology.
Some of McMurdo's customers include the Royal Navy, US Coastguard and countless commercial organisations around the globe. All of the customers demand ultra reliable and top quality equipment, which McMurdo gladly provides.
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