| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Key people | Allen W Mitchener (President)[1] |
| Products | aids to navigation |
| Website | www.tidelandsignal.com |
Tideland Signal, sometimes referred to as Tidelands,[2] is a privately held, Houston, Texas based manufacturer of marine aids to navigation, with main offices in Lafayette, Louisiana, Vancouver, Canada, Burgess Hill, UK, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Singapore.[3] It is the manufacturer of the ML-300 lantern, widely used in lighthouses around the world for more than 50 years.
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Tideland Signal was founded by several salesman of Automatic Power, a battery manufacturer which was then a primary player in the buoy market.[4]
In 1965 Tideland introduced the world first transistorized automatic lamp changer. In 1967 Tideland introduced a 300 millimetres (12 in) acrylic Fresnel lens lantern, the ML-300, which is still widely used.[5]
The Tideland ML-300 (ML for MaxLumina) is a multi-purpose marine lantern, with a focal length of 300 millimetres (12 in). It consists of a single piece injection molding acrylic 300mm Fresnel lens and a base assembly, where a flasher or lamp changer can be installed. The light produced is a 360° omnidirectional beam and colored signatures are achieved by colored inserts.[2] It has a range of more than 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi).[6]
Since its introduction in 1967, The ML-300 is in wide use all around the world. It is in wide use in the Great Lakes region as a medium-range lens.[2] It is also in use in Australia by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, for example in Dent Island Light[7] and Bugatti Reef Light,[8] both in Queensland.
In 2010, Tideland Signal provided SB‐30 lateral marker buoys and three DM‐390 buoys for use during the Vancouver Winter Olympics.[9]