SCIMPI BLOG
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Transcend Engineering is proud of our team. We share this blog so you can learn more about SCIMPI and what it is like to collaborate with us.
ECORD Expedition 501: SCIMPI is fully deployed.
Drilling, coring, and logging were ahead of schedule, so when Max, SCIMPI Engineer, and Ian, Marine Operations Engineer, stepped off the OSV Gaspee onto the L/B Robert at around 18:00 on July 30, 2025, the SCIMPI system was already laid out on deck—with all modules and cables connected, and all floats attached and banded to the cable…
SCIMPI History: The SHRIMPI
Simple Cabled Instrument Measuring Parameters In-Situ (SCIMPI) is modular, when deployed down a borehole the components are separated by floats to maintain their position. A command module is positioned at the surface recording data and either cabled to infrastructure or awaiting an ROV visit…
SCIMPI: origin story.
The first SCIMPI prototype was deployed in May 2013 during IODP Expedition 341S—but that’s not where the story begins. Like many breakthroughs in science, SCIMPI’s origin is a story of vision, persistence, and a dedicated team. It’s also the origin story of Transcend Engineering and its Lead Technologist, Stephen Farrington…