Created in 1956, under the name SMG, as an offshoot of the electronics department of Compagnie Générale de Géophysique, Sercel took on its current name in 1962. The company then moved from Paris to Nantes in 1965.
At the time Sercel had 18 employees ... Sercel now employs 2,000 people working in 10 different countries.
1959-1995 : A History of Innovation |
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Analog magnetic recording |
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1959 |
CGG59: First mass-produced amplifier. |
1960 |
AS604R: First transistorized amplifier for refraction. |
1962 |
AS626: First transistorized reflection-refraction amplifier (12-trace common AGC). |
1963 |
CS621: Correlating-stacking unit (common depth point stacking and display of seismic cross-section) |
Digital magnetic recording |
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1966 |
SN662: First digital recorder |
1968 |
SN328: Binary gain amplifier, world's first system with low-level multiplexer. |
1968 |
TNR: Fast digital plotter. |
1971 |
SN338: Instantaneous floating point (IFP) amplifier, first really portable digital system. |
1973 |
Syntron was founded by Jim Cole. |
1973 |
Marine Cable Depth Control Systems developed. |
1975 |
TIGRE: Computer-based system integration for fully accurate cross-correlation before recording. |
1977 |
SN348: First single-channel cable telemetry system to be used in extreme conditions. The industry standard! |
1981 |
CS2502: Correlation-stacking unit, the first to give accurate real-time correlation on 240 channels with a 2 ms sampling rate. |
1983 |
SN358: Conventional system, with a fast sampling rate for a large number of channels for mineral and marine oil exploration. |
1984 |
Syntrak 480 Marine Digital Telemetry System developed. |
1985 |
SN368: Single-channel cable telemetry system, up to 1200 channels with a 2 ms sampling rate. 3D operations are then industrially possible! |
1987 |
SN368: Dual-channel cable station unit. |
1988 |
Syntron Europe (now Sercel England) established. |
1988 |
VE416: Vibrator control electronics, the first auto-adaptive controller. |
1988 |
CS260: Correlation-stacking unit, up to 1200 channels with a 2 ms sampling rate. |
1991 |
Syntron Asia (now Sercel Singapore) established. |
1993 |
SN388: Telemetry system, up to 19200 channels with a 2 ms sampling rate, with 24-bit single or 6-channel station units with enhanced QC capabilities. |
1994 |
Syntrak 24-Bit Technology developed. |
From 1996 : Accelerating Innovation |
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1996 |
Xian Sercel Ltd established as Joint Venture in China . |
Jun-96 |
Sercel acquires OPSEIS GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS. |
Nov-96 |
Sercel announces the Dual Telemetry System combining Sercel cable telemetry and OPSEIS Eagle RF telemetry capabilities. |
Nov-96 |
Sercel announces the SU1-UL "ultralight" Station Unit. The smallest, lightest single-channel station unit available. |
Dec-96 |
The entire AMG product line is integrated into Sercel. |
1997 |
Zhong Hai Syntron (now Zhong Hai Sercel) Geophysical Cable Co. established as Joint Venture in China . |
Feb-97 |
Sercel acquires the Vibrator Technology of Mertz. |
Aug-97 |
Sercel announces the SU1-ULS Submersible Station Unit. |
Nov-97 |
Sercel announces the VE432, the 32-bit full digital vibrator control electronics. |
Nov-97 |
Sercel announces the SU6-R, a radio frequency station unit with a significant reduction in size and weight. |
Nov-97 |
Sercel announces the SQC-PRO, a real time on-line seismic QC processing software. |
1999 : A Breakthrough in Acquisition Systems |
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Nov-99 |
Sercel redefines the Seismic Acquisition System by thinking "Beyond a box." The 408UL System is launched. |
Dec-99 |
Sercel acquires GeoScience Corporation and add its wholly owned subsidiary Syntron. |
Sep-00 |
Sercel acquires Mark Products. |
Jun-02 |
Sercel announces the 408ULS, the 408UL Technology designed for Shallow Water Operations. |
Jun-02 |
Sercel announces the Nomad 65, a new generation of all-terrain vibrator. |
Oct-02 |
Sercel announces its Digital Sensor Unit (DSU). |
Oct-03 |
Sercel acquires SODERA. |
Nov-03 |
Sercel announces eSQCPro, AQUALINK 300 and SG-10. |
Jan-04 |
Sercel - Junfeng established as Joint Venture in China |
Mar-04 |
Sercel acquires Createch Industrie and Orca Instrumentation. |
Jun-04 |
Sercel announces the Nomad 90T. |
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Nov-05 |
Sercel announces the launch of 428XL and Sentinel® solid streamer. |
| Sept-06 |
Sercel acquired Vibtech™ |
| Sept-06 |
Sercel announces Nautilus®, entering the marine positioning market. |
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Sept-06 |
Sercel announces SeaRay®, a seabed system with MEMs sensors and SeaPro Nav, a navigation system for offshore seismic. |
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May-08 |
Sercel acquires Metrolog. |
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Jan-09 |
Sercel acquires Quest Geo Solutions |
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Apr-09 |
Sercel acquires Optoplan |