Divex Underwater Welding

JFD's innovative commercial diving equipment supports safer and more economic diving operations even in the most hostile of environments.

The firms commercial diving expertise and engineering facilities enable the production of a diverse range of commercial diving products such as suits, undersuits, helmets, masks and cutting and Divex welding tools.

Strengthening traditional roles within the offshore diving industry, Divex pioneer state-of-the-art, customer specified commercial diving equipment which promotes safer and more cost-effective diving operations even in deep and harsh environments like the North Sea. 

The JFD product range incorporates Divex, James Fisher Defence and the National Hyperbaric Centre's portfolio of products. Divex a portable cutting set, the Arvest cutter enables the wearer to cut through materials accurately and rapidly. NATO codified, the Arvest cutter uses proven ultrathermics cutting rods to cut through ferrous and non-ferrous metals as well as most other materials. Able to burn effectively both on the surface and underwater to depths of over 450msw (1,500fsw), the Arvest cutter is used by ships' damage control squads and rescue and emergency services. Fully mobile and self-contained, the Arvest cutter uses an Arvest waistcoat harness as a mounting point, which distributes the load of items in the cutting set across the body, unlike simple strap-harness arrangements