Welcome to EMI
Engine Monitor, Inc. (EMI) has a history of over 30 years of service to the marine industry providing state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing to our customers throughout the United States. With a reputation for quality and customer support, EMI recently moved into a new 24,000 square foot facility just 3 miles from the New Orleans International Airport. With an in-house staff of engineers, programmers, manufacturing and service personnel, EMI has positioned itself as a marine integrator that can provide multiple products and systems, thereby allowing our customers a “one-stop-shopping” environment for many of the vessel’s critical monitoring and control systems.
EMI is committed to maintaining our lead in this industry through proactive research and development and concurrence with state-of-the-art technology. We have demonstrated this commitment through our recent introduction of a new Engine Order Telegraph System utilizing WAGO I/O technology and the development of our new Engine Control Throttle System, our alliance as a WAGO Solutions Partner & Siemens Solution Provider for automation systems and our alliance with Raytheon/Anschnütz to allow us to provide a full Integrated Bridge to ABS NIBS standards. EMI intends to remain at the spearhead of technology.
EMI has a staff of over 40 employees that includes multi-disciplined degreed engineers and programmers, production personnel, service and hydraulic technicians and many employees that have been with the company over 20 years. The EMI management staff consists of:
- President: Ken Cognevich (Founder and CEO)
- Senior Sales Engineer: Larry Dulcich (35+ years with EMI)
- Operations & Engineer Manager: Shane Faucheux (10+ years exp, B.S. in Electrical Engineering)
- Production & QA Manager: Kevin Kentner (20+ years with EMI production)
- Service Manager: Scott Russell (10+ years with EMI service)
- Admin Mgr: Liz Garcich (20+ years with EMI)
EMI has a versatile line of products to support primarily to the marine industry. Almost all equipment is designed and manufactured, or assembled, at our facility in New Orleans. With this diversity, EMI has the unique ability to be a Systems Integrator for multiple system installations.
- Steering Systems
- Dynamic Positioning Systems
- Alarm Systems
- Shaft Tachometer Systems
- Monitoring Systems
- Engine Order Telegraphs
- TLI Monitoring
- Navigational Light Panels
- Engine Controls
- Integrated Consoles
- General Alarm
- Hydraulic Power Units
- Custom Marine Electronics
- Meters (RAI, Shaft Tach)
EMI continues to grow and expand in our customer and contract base. The following are examples of customers and current jobs in process:
Hornbeck Tugs (4 Tugs, 17 OSV’s)
- 20 to 30HP Steering Systems
- Engine Controls
- Alarm Monitoring
Crowley Tugs (8 Tugs)
- 50 HP Proportional Steering Systems
- Engine Order Telegraph
- Alarm Monitoring System
- Shaft Tachometer System
Ingram Barge Company (15 Towboats - Retrofit)
- 30 HP Proportional Steering Systems
- 60 HP Proportional Steering Systems
Florida Marine (55 Towboats - New Build/Retrofit)
- 15 HP Steering Systems
- 30 HP Steering System
Eckstein (10 Towboats - Retrofit)
- 20 HP Proportional Steering Systems
- Alarm Monitoring Systems
Kirby (10 Towboats - Retrofit)
- 20 HP Proportional Steering Systems
- Consoles
Seacor (6 Offshore Supply Vessel’s)
- 15 HP Steering Systems
Maritrans (3 Tugs)
- 15 HP Steering Systems
Guidry Brothers (2 OSV’s, 2 Tugs - Retrofit)
- 15 HP Steering Systems
- Engine Controls
- Dynamic Positioning Systems
Trinity Yachts, New Orleans (20+ Yachts)
- Engine Controls
- Steering
- Computer/PLC based Alarm Monitoring and Valve/Pump Control Automation with 4 screens
- Stern Pilot
- DPS-1 ABS
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Sperry Marine for the USCG National Security Cutters Deepwater Program
- Computer/PLC based Alarm Monitoring
- Consoles
- RTU’s, PLC’s, Trouble Alarm Units, Junction Boxes, etc