SUBSEA & OFFSHORE SERVICE MAGAZINE
June Issue 2013
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES NEWS & PRESS RELEASES EXHIBITIONS
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Netzsch - Pumps and systems, solutions you can trust
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OFFSHORE HATLAPA EXTENDS ITS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO FOR OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS WITH THE AQUISITION OF TRIPLEX AS. Hamburg based manufacturer, HATLAPA Marine Equipment has purchased a
majority shareholding in the Norwegian deck machinery company Triplex AS.
In doing so HATLAPA’S traditional product portfolio of compressors, steering gear
and winches has now been significantly
HATLAPA - Reliability in any condition rollers- basically all the deck machinery
good understanding for their business, but
Managing Director Alexander Nürnberg.
of their business.
you need”, comments HATLAPA’S
The Norwegian company is the global market leader for anchor handlind
systems, bouys and ropes on board ships.
“Our companies complement each other totally -its a perfect fit”, says Alexander Nürnberg, who will be chairman of the new subsidiary.
Triplex AS has 70 employees based in
expanded to include all components of a
the small Atlantic town of Averoy near
vessels and AHT’s
of 30 million Euro.
typical deck machinery package for supply With oil and gas exploration and
production taking place in deeper and
deeper waters the requirements of support vessels is developing significantly and
with it the need for more sophisticated and automated equipment. This is in addition to the growing demands of wind support vessels.
“We are now in a position to deliver anything from winches and remote
controlled gantry cranes (Multi Deck
In addition Triplex AS has a site in Chile, with 17 employees.
Not only does its product portfolio fit in nice with HATLAPA, its structure
and company philosophy are also very
similar. Founded in 1933 under the name of “Bjorshol Mekaniske Verksted” and
re-named “Triplex AS” in 1996 when it became a public company, Triplex AS has been run for many years by four
Managing Directors. Their aim was to find an investor which not only had a
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Handler - MDH) with manipulator, to stern
Kristiansund and has an annual turnover
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HATLAPA Marine Equipment. Tornescher Weg 5-7, 25436 Uetersen, Germany. Tel: +49 4122 711 - 0 Email: info@hatlapa.de www.hatlapa.de
also provide the opportunity for expansion The positive chemistry between the two companies was apparent right from the initial negotiations two years ago.
“In the 1990’s, HATLAPA worked with
Triplex AS to supply marine equipment to ten vessels in the Chilean fishing
industry”, remembers Alexander Nürnberg. “HATLAPA supplied fishing winches and Triplex AS supplied the net handling
systems. During one of our first meetings Per Jan Slettvag (one of Triplex AS
Managing Directors) gave me one of the
original manufacturing drawings. “There
you go”, he said, “You did that, its got your name on it!” So that made for the perfect basis”.
Both companies benefit from this new
liason “Its is a “win win” strategy allround” says HATLAPA’S Managing Director Jörg Tollmien.
While HATLAPA has a strong position in
the Asian market, Triplex AS opens a door to the normally inaccessible Nowegian
and Brazilian markets. Three out of four
Norwegian fishing vessels and a majority of offshore supply sessels in the oil
industry carry systems supplied by Triplex AS. Another benefit is Triplex AS status
with Brazilian state oil company Petrobras - where as a fully registered supplier it recently supplied equipment worth one
million Euro’s to one of the Petrobras’ state of the art vessels.
“Triplex AS has a great potential for
innovation” states Alexander Nürnberg. It is the only supplier worldwide to be
able to provide an innovative gantry crane system which will revolutionise anchor
lifting on board, instead of having a ships crew doing this highly dangerous job at
high speeds. The Triplex AS system offers a semi-automatic, remote controlled method.
“Just the developement of this system would take years”, says Alexander Nürnberg.
HATLAPA has gained a technological headstart with this aquisition.
“There are only two more manufacturers globally who can offer as complex and comprehensive a portfolio of deck
machinery as us now. With this aquisition HATLAPA will increase it global offshore
market share by 15%”, Alexander Nürnberg announces.
HATLAPA is a leading marine manufacturer and has been operating in the shipbuilding industry for over 90 years.
With Headquarters located a short distance from Hamburg and offices worldwide, it
is a preferred partner to many companies and boasts a product portfolio well
established in the merchant shipping and offshore industries. Its products include
air and water cooled compressors, steering gear (ram type, rotary vane and others) as well as a wide range of deck machinery (anchor and mooring winches, stern
rollers, capstans, shark jaws and towing pins).
As the offshore industry has shown
excessive growth in the recent past, HATLAPA has further developed its
winch portfolio to meef specific offshore requirements, especially for anchor
As an independent company with highly motivated staff who make decisions
quickly, we take pride in our products and foresee a bright future.
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Nylacast
AND WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON SERVICE AND INNOVATION Nylacast have been providing engineering polymer solutions to a wide range of
industries worldwide for over 45 years. With extensive experience in projects
from the Asia-Pacific to the North Sea, including components as diverse as
sheaves, pipe in pipe spacers and ROV
chassis, Nylacast engineering polymers offer many advantages in Offshore and
Subsea applications, including: Exceptional resistance to wear and abrasion, high
impact strength, corrosion and chemical resistance, self-lubrication eliminating routine and costly maintenance,
lightweight – typically 1/7th the
weight of steel and neutral buoyancy.
Nylacast hold the unique ability to offer a full engineering solution and custom
to working in accreditation to the high
with the ability to offer CAD/CAM and
chemistry through to end components in
TS 16949:2009 and ISO 29001:2011 Oil
to provide a full service and engineering
components from concept and raw
any quantity. Innovation is key to moving projects forward within the industry,
through the use of a full in-house R&D
and testing facility, by bringing together
the experience of their industry engineers and renowned chemists, Nylacast are
able to custom formulate materials for specific clients and applications with
more demanding needs and requirements. Nylacast’s project approach and design capabilities stand them apart and
provide its partners and clients with the
quality standards of ISO 9001:2008, ISO/ & Gas as well as being FPAL registered. Service is also one of the backbones of Nylacast, with dedicated engineering
teams and project management, strategic worldwide locations and the latest state
of the art manufacturing facilities coupled
Finite Element Analysis, Nylacast are able polymer solution to its clients and partners.
Pioneering polymers and unique materials providing engineering solutions to a
number of industry clients including
BP, Shell, Total, Technip, Cameron and Subsea7, Nylacast have decades of
worldwide project experience in the use of alternate materials which add value and increased performance to their applications and end use.
knowledge that Nylacast will be a value added contributor from design concept
and needs analysis to project evaluation and completion.
When it comes to Quality Nylacast are
able to provide full traceability right down from the raw chemicals to the finished components. As well as full material
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characterization and testing, in addition
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SUBSEA
Hayward Tyler
HAYWARD TYLER SUCCESSFULLY TEST 3MW SUBSEA MOTOR FOR GE UNIVERSAL SUBSEA BOOSTING PROJECT.
a comprehensive analysis of Hayward
Following a 2 year programme, Hayward
study indicated a Mean Time Between
Tyler’s installed base was undertaken to support the system wide Failure Mode
and Effect Analysis (FMEA). The resulting
Tyler has completed the development,
Failure (MTBF) of the Subsea motor unit of
construction and FAT testing of the
a minimum of 140 years for components
Subsea motor for the GE Oil & Gas
Universal Subsea Boosting (USB) research
system.
developed by GE Nouvo Pignone Srl, the wet-wound motor
the frictional losses within the motor and delivering greater
is driven by a Variable Speed Drive (VSD) and designed to operate over a range of different frequencies and speeds, rated for the delivery of 2.7MW power output at 60Hz.
This unit represents the next generation of Subsea motors incorporating a number of improvements both in terms of reliability, service life and ease of maintenance. In a progressively increasing technically and regulatory
challenging arena, the Hayward Tyler motor design is
evolving to meet the demands of higher power output, deeper deployments and 5-year intervention intervals which are becoming the norm for Subsea applications. Awarded the contract for the motor in early 2009, the 2.7MW 4-pole 60Hz motor has been designed and
manufactured at Hayward Tyler’s
Luton, UK facility. The design is based
on the established Hayward Tyler wetwound motor design using a triple
layer Super-Duplex helical coil heat
exchanger to cool the motor. This is
coated in Xylan to discourage marine
growth complementing the Amercoat 385 coating on the motor casing. Constructed to the European
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), the motor case is a low alloy steel
designed for the test bed application, whilst the motor cartridge and
interface components have been
designed to be interchangeable with a Super-Duplex Subsea housing
for potential use in a future deployment. Hayward Tyler adopted a cross-functional team approach to manage the contract and co-ordinate the
research and development necessary to support the delivery of the motor.
The design has been informed and verified through significant analysis using a
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exceeding the requirements for the overall
project.
Designed as a test bed for the twin-screw USB pump being
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not subject to periodic maintenance, far
undertaken in-house by Hayward Tyler’s experienced Oil & Gas Engineering team.
Detailing of the engineering was completed using
SolidWorks 3D modelling and finite element analysis
The motor incorporates innovative T3 bearing technology, reducing efficiency.
This new material application of this technology has been
extensively tested in a range of simulated different operating conditions to qualify it for Subsea duty.
Capitalising on the experience from previous Subsea developments, Hayward Tyler has modified the cooling arrangements to facilitate easier assembly and maintenance. Investment in new capital
equipment and refurbishment of existing clean room facilities has enhanced our capability to meet the stringent cleanliness
requirments associated with manufacture of Subsea equipment. Hayward Tyler has also met the challenge of prequalifying its
existing penetrator design for higher current duty to Statoil standard TD0153. The penetrator has undergone considerable pressure
and temperature cycle testing resulting in the design being rated to 350A at a pressure of 90 bar. The penetrator utilises Hayward Tyler’s substantial experience of XLPE moulding to provide a
solution for connection of the motor electrically whilst maintaining the integrity of the pressure boundary; delivering another critical component of any Subsea system.
The motor has been comprehensively tested both externally and at Hayward Tyler’s own facility.
During this programme, the motor was subject to load testing at
frequencies from 40Hz to 60Hz facilitating qualification of motor
operation up to 80Hz. This speed range will deliver greater flexibility in the operation of the unit and increase the number of potential applications for deployment of the USB system.
Throughout the contract, Hayward Tyler has provided considerable project and engineering support to its client, facilitating the
management of the complex interface and supporting system design. Whilst advising specifically on the motor application, Hayward Tyler has been able to participate in the wider application discussions,
identifying transferable design solutions
and supporting the overall delivery of the system.
In partnership with GE, Hayward Tyler is happy to be supporting the next phase
of the USB test programme at the Nuove
Pignone facility in Bari. Established
in 1815 in London, England, Hayward
Tyler’s history represents almost 200
years of innovation.
(FEA), again utilising in-house capabilities.
As part of the wider documentation and client deliverables,
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SUBSEA
National Hyperbaric Centre
AUDITING AND ASSURANCE PLAYS A CRUCIAL PART OF ENSURING THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF ANY DIVING SYSTEM AS WELL AS ENSURING EFFICIENT DIVING OPERATIONS. Therefore it is essential that all diving systems are audited by a competent auditor, periodically or post mobilisation.
The past twelve months have seen a substantial change in
diving system auditing and assurance within the industry due to a requirement for higher competencies of diving system
auditors. October 2010 saw the release of the International
Marine Contractors (IMCA) Information Note D10/10 Competence of Auditors of Diving Systems and Diving Contractors, which was the first of several IMCA documents giving guidance on
the competencies of auditors and the process of diving system auditing against the IMCA DESIGN documents.
IMCA D10/10 identifies that the auditor would be expected to have appropriate operational knowledge of the type of diving system to be audited and to have undergone formal training in auditing techniques. For a safety management company
audit aimed at evaluation of the health and safety management
company management systems of a diving contractor, the auditor would normally have an auditing qualification, and where the
auditor does not have technical diving expertise, be supported by a technical assessor.
Although IMCA D10/10 identifies that auditors of diving systems should have undergone formal training, IMCA have also advised this may not be applicable to auditors who have been carrying
out audits over the past two years. Auditors in this position can
variations of diving system audits, to assist with the planning and
to demonstrate competencies as laid out in D10/10 to provide
an audit has been stipulated by the client or auditee depending
provide evidence of their auditing experience as well as the ability assurance of their experience.
IMCA followed up the release of D10/10 with the release of IMCA Guidance Note D011 The Annual Auditing of Diving Systems, in December 2010 which gives guidance on the process of
diving system auditing against the DESIGN documents as well
as the roles and responsibilities of all involved. The document gives further guidance of the types of audits, frequency and
implementation of a DESIGN audit. For many years the duration of on the time available between diving operations to carry the audit out. This along with the lack of guidance previously of
diving system auditor competency has been the root cause of unacceptable audits being carried out over the years.
Now with the guidance from both IMCA D10/10 and IMCA D011
the industry has a minimum requirement for carrying out diving system auditing against the DESIGN documents. This guidance
should be followed globally to ensure diving operations can be carried out more safely and efficiently than previously.
The aim of the IMCA DESIGN documents are to provide a
comprehensive reference source addressing the philosophy of
what equipment and layout is required for a safe diving operation plus the examination, testing and certification requirements
necessary to meet agreed industry practice, applicable anywhere in the world. IMCA are currently in the process of revising the
DESIGN documents to ensure diving systems meet the criteria the
industry now expects. The DESIGN documents have been released under the title of Diving Systems Auditing and Assurance (DSAA) and have been available since early 2012.
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In addition to the International Marine Contractors Association
(IMCA) documentation available to provide guidance for safe and efficient diving operations, the Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) have also developed documentation which is to be followed to ensure compliance with the requirements of OGP within the diving industry.
These include OGP 411 Diving Recommended Practice which gives its members engaged in diving operations guidance for a clear and uniform approach to the minimum standard required for managing diving operations.
OGP have also identified the requirement to ensure that
diving systems meet a minimum requirement and are audited accordingly. Therefore, OGP have recently set up a task force to develop the OGP Diving Systems Assurance Process. This
process will identify a minimum requirement the diving system and supporting documentation must meet and may include
documents such as the IMCA DESIGN audit, diving system FMEA,
classification society survey’s and planned maintenance systems.
Furthermore the process will address a suitable means of auditing Programmable Logic Control (PLC) systems, which are being used throughout diving systems more frequently and will ensure their safety and suitability.
The OGP Diving System Assurance Process task force has been made up of various operators as well as diving contractors
and includes BP, Conoco Phillips, Exxon and Shell. The National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) is also part of the OGP task force and have been contracted to represent Conoco Phillips to provide
technical and operational support during the development and implementation of the Diving System Assurance Process.
Industry Development
It is the intent that with the development of the OGP Diving
System Assurance Process and IMCA Diving System Auditing and Assurance document, as well as additional information
and guidance notes, that safe and efficient operability of diving systems will be greatly improved globally.
To assist with the development of diving system safety and efficiency, the National Hyperbaric Centre
have developed several products and services
which include the Diving System Auditing and
Assurance training course. The three day training course provides the delegates with guidance
of the process of auditing diving systems and
provides a practical hands on auditing exercise
utilising the NHC saturation diving system. This course can be facilitated at the NHC in Scotland or globally where we would carry out the
practical session utilising a local diving system. The NHC have also identified, through its
extensive auditing of diving systems throughout the globe, that one of the major contributing factors of audit failings is certification.
Therefore, the NHC has developed a diving system software package DiveCert, which
manages all diving systems certification while organising it in accordance with the IMCA
guidance documents to assist with successful The industry should now be confident that with
the initiatives taken by IMCA, OGP and the NHC there should be
enough guidance, products and services available to the industry
to ensure diving systems can be audited and operated to provide safer and more efficient diving operations.
For more information on how to prepare your company for diving audits, please e mail.... sharper@nationalhyperbariccentre.com
National Hyperbaric Centre 123 Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen, Scotland. AB16 5FA Main Reception: +44 (0) 1224 698895 Email: info@nationalhyperbariccentre.com
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CodaOctopus Products
RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS INNOVATION IN USER INTERFACE DESIGN ACROSS THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY, STREAMLINING FAMILIAR PROCESS AND OPENING UP NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR DATA VISUALISATION. The offshore and subsea sector is
now benefiting from new paradigms
with Coda Survey Engine Seismic+, the intuitive and efficient new processing tool for sub-bottom data from CodaOctopus Products.
Users familiar with Coda GeoSurvey,
the venerable workhorse of the survey industry, can expect to be pleasantly surprised from the outset, as Survey Engine has been designed to take
advantage of modern hardware to
by the ability to overlay chart data
very large data sets: up to 10,000
project – displaying the survey lines in
allowing the operator to view survey
interpreting Seismic data,” says Robert
load entire data sets at once into a
a GIS environment and logging every cross-line and feature intersection
to a rapidly-accessible database for maximum performance.
Survey Engine accepts a range of industry-standard data formats
including Coda, XTF, SES, JSF and SEG-Y, optimised for a number of different
manufacturers’ SEG-Y implementations.
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The GIS environment is enhanced
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and display imported objects in situ, lines and other associated imagery such as sidescan mosaics, shaded bathymetry, magnetometer plots
and core logs together in one place,
arranged according to their real-world positions. The added efficiency of
unifying projects in this way delivers real savings in time and money
compared to the laborious processing of disparate individual files, even for
line kilometres and above. “When
White, Senior Geophysicist with Osiris
Projects and early adopter of Seismic+,
“it is important to review how the subbottom relates to and influences other datasets.
The GIS overview function has allowed us to quickly and efficiently build up the bigger picture. The functionality and ease of use of Seismic+ has
allowed us to substantially increase the
The all-new reporting tool gives you
the power and control to extract exactly the information you require; review and manipulate the data in an easy to use
spreadsheet-style interface; and export
in ASCII, CSV, XML, HTML and Excel (.xls) formats, or send it straight to a printer. With multi-level sound profiles
based on interpreted features and
the forthcoming corrected navigation
feature, you can achieve unprecedented levels of accuracy. Imagery can be exported as Tiff files at a userdefinable resolution, or, for the
first time from Coda, as objects for integration into the Fledermaus 3D environment. Will Hodshon, Senior
Geophysicist with Neptune Geomatics, productivity and accuracy of seismic
of confusion and delay.
GIS overview is only the beginning
couldn’t be easier; with the ability to
interpretation over large sites.” The of the radical reimagining of sub-
bottom processing and interpretation Seismic+ represents. When a survey
line is opened to view the sub-bottom
imagery, whole lines are pre-rendered, rather than being played through
ping-by-ping; the user can zoom,
pan and scroll intuitively, ready to
begin processing and interpretation immediately, and thanks to the GIS
database, the location of cross-lines and imported objects can be shown alongside the seismic data itself.
Powerful processing tools such as
TVG, swell filtering, trace mixing and frequency filtering (made easier by
the addition of a frequency histogram
Comparing features between lines
display where interpreted features from cross-lines intersect, and
variable-transparency windows that
says, “We are delighted that [Coda] have invested so much into bringing their
seismic processing software well and truly into the 21st century, enabling
us to present our entire survey in 3D through the one package.”
allow the user to superimpose lines for comparison, the user knows
immediately where features on multiple lines correspond.
Combined with the new and improved seabed tracking system, sub-bottom
interpretation has never been quicker,
increasing throughput and making your
To find out more about CodaOctopus Products, visit our website www.codaoctopus.com or send an e-mail to info@codaoctopus.com.
business more competitive; but efficient processing is mere decoration if it can’t be delivered according to the client’s needs, and here Seismic+ delivers again.
display) are accessible at the click
of a button, and with a multi-level
history manager, undoing a mistake is instantaneous.
Interpretation is another key area
that has seen improvements.Years of
industry experience have provided an insight into the most commonly used
interpretation features, and these are
now accessible with a single click, while still retaining the flexibility to define
users in more specialized applications have come to rely.
Multiples of the seabed and interpreted features are highlighted automatically,
cutting out altogether a common source
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custom interpretation types on which
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Life Support Engineering
INNOVATORS OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVING EQUIPMENT Life Support Engineering is a new manufacturer of commercial diving equipment using feedback from commercial divers and
companies who have expressed a desire to change the current
designs of products, many of which was designed over 40 years ago.
There are new materials, technologies and manufacturing techniques which are yet to be applied to much of the
equipment in the commercial diving world, and there are some tremendous opportunities to create simply better equipment, and often with cost savings
Delta BIBS Mask
Features still include the distinct and readily identifiable lifting points, tool attachments, umbilical attachment either side,
bungee retainer loops to avoid the previous modifications to the harness by diver which void any lifting certifications.
LSE range of its own manufactured products, including the very
popular HotCrabber glove, the original BackStabber diver’s knife, air diving panels and deck decompression chambers.
Now LSE’s is focusing on introducing more of its own
manufactured products into its products line, including a new recovery harness, diver’s jacket, diver’s torch, hyperbaric fire
JOK Divers Recovery Harness
The JOK diver recovery harness is one such product which started the thinking process in LSE, and it is now a firm
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favourite on many dive sites internationally. However, we are
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now about to launch an additional version of the JOK harness,
the JOK Harness MKII, as it is obvious that one product cannot support the wide variety of applications. Diver feedback from offshore has indicated that a number of additional features
are required – so we’ll do that willingly, as this is how we can improve the equipment out there.
Life Support Engineering 123 Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen, Scotland. AB16 5FA Main Reception: +44 (0)1224666313
extinguisher and a BIBS mask. These new products will be released for general sale within the next 6 months.
Life Support Engineering is based in Aberdeen within Europe’s oil capital. It also keeps large stock of general diving consumable
products from AGA masks, first stage regulators, oxygen therapy kits, EO connectors, umbilicals etc, and can supply inland and offshore companies with the full range of commercial diving equipment.
Our exceptional connections with working divers have enabled
us to develop products which divers really want. We want you to tell us if equipment needs improving, or doesn’t yet exist!
Email: info@lifesupportengineering.com
Oceanscan equipment out in the field
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S.A.L.T Ltd
The SonarBell®
Operators in deep or other challenging
The SonarBell® operates by focusing and
making the location of a specific asset,
or mirror can focus light. By focusing and
waters often contend with low visibility potentially in a cluttered environment, very challenging.
With complexity comes cost - increased overheads, for the submersible and
support vessel, lost revenue from shut-in
production or indeed reputational damage following a leak to the environment.
Currently asset location is achieved by using active transponders but these require routine battery change and
maintenance, limiting their use. SonarBell®
offers an alternative - an easily deployable passive marker, which delivers a clear
location echo without the need for routine maintenance allowing for much wider applicability.
re-radiating sound energy, much as a lens re-radiating the sound energy back in the direction from where it came, a 200mm SonarBell® can deliver the same sonar
target strength as a 2m diameter metal
sphere, whilst being light in weight, and easy to handle, attach and deploy.
The technology originated within the UK MoD and was subsequently licensed to
● Easily deployed and recovered
for commercial exploitation.
metres)
Subsea Asset Location Technologies Ltd
SonarBell®
(technology currently limited to 4100 ● SonarBell® can be individually calibrated.
The Facts:
● Omni-directional, non magnetic and
completely passive device.
● Delivers long life with no routine battery replacement.
● Can be made to have single, multiple of broadband optimised sonar response
from 4kHz-700kHz.
from 50-200mm currently available)
▴ Sonar power
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fish-finders and echo sounders. It works equally well with UUV’s and hand-held sonar.
fibre or other infrastructure; to support
● Anti-fouling can be applied for shallow water operations.
hunting sonar and side-scan devices to
solution to marking your pipe, cable,
▴ Sonar frequency (higher frequency = ▴ Size of SonarBell® (a range of sizes
types of sonar, from hull mounted mine
SonarBell® offers a simple, low-cost
● Visible up to 2km dependant on... shorter range)
The technology is compatible with all
installation, monitoring, intervention and decommissioning. SALT Ltd continues to develop the SonarBell® technology
solutions, so why not see what we can
do to help your business save time and money.
SUBSEA A VERSATILE, HIGHLY ROBUST AND EASY-TO-USE VEHICLE FOR SEAFLOOR SURVEYS, SAMPLING AND UNDERWATER TASKS DOWN TO DEPTHS OF 6000 METRES “Our eyes and arms on the seafloor, HyBIS is remotely-controlled from the ship, carrying
cameras into the depths and bringing samples back for us—but at a fraction of the cost of traditional remotely-operated vehicles”
Dr Bramley Murton, National Oceanography
Hydro-Lek - HyBIS ● Fibre-optic telemetry for instruments and sensors. The control of HyBIS from the
Control System
Main data system
3 x RS232
for remote operation of all hydraulic and
Telemetry
1 x RS 485 link 32 on
switching for power to lights, cameras and
Hydraulics
surface is via a hand held control box.
This contains the command telemetry electrical functions including remote other ancillary equipment. This is
transmitted through an RS232 link via the
optical fibre to the subsea instrumentation pod.
Focal 907 plus
4 litre/min & 140 Bar
2 x HLK 7020 valve
8 x Bi-directional
packs
● Cameras and lighting.
Measuring 1.6m x 1.6m x 1.9m high, HyBIS
Lower Module
existing deck handling and cable systems
This section has been designed to contain
Propulsion
eliminating the need for additional and costly
payload is the sample grab. This is capable of
1.2Kw thrusters
used on extended towed sonar arrays, thereby ROV deck handling equipment.
functions.
of water port
a range of different payloads. The standard
picking up to 0.3 cu metres of sea bed. It will
2 x HLK 90340
collect soft sediment shingles and loose rocks.
Cameras
remotely. This is to allow for the placing and
camera
deployment of subsea packages. These can
40kg reversible thrust.
1 x col steering
550 lines.
1 x col camera on
.1 lux.
1 x col camera
PAL 625 lines.
Viewing for sample
good for 5 metres.
P&T
vertical
monitoring
Fixed focal length
Technical Specification
1 x b/w camera on
.005 lux.
Upper Module
col camera)
PAL 625 lines.
In operation the HyBIS acts as an ROV which is
controlled in depth via the umbilical winch. All other functions are self generated using the on board electrical services. The HyBIS has
two main sections. The upper section which includes:
● Hydraulic and electric power.
The system is operated from max
7 Kw 220 - 240V single phase power
Pan & tilt (same as include manipulators, core samplers, seismic instruments and data logging devices.
LED type with each
Dimensions
2 x fixed forward
colour temperature
Height to Lift point
1.9 m
Length
1.6 m
2 x movable on pan
750 kg
1 x fixed downward
Width
Lift capacity at load
● Two reversible thrusters each
producing 40kg of thrust from 1.5Kw motors
good for 5 metres.
Total of 5 lights
supplies for lighting and 6000 metre rated pods.
Fixed focal length
Lights
Load capacity
instrumentation are contained in
550 lines.
Specification
source at the surface via the umbilical cable. All 3 phase power and control
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each.
Fully compensated to operate in 6000 metre
The lower sections is hydraulically ejectable
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off channel on RS232.
2 x 3 phase pumps
Centre.
is designed to operate in conjunction with
4 x video channel.
Weight in Air point
Grab capacity
Electrical
Max power
Max voltage
1.6 m
1500 kg 300 litres
7 kw single phase 1500 volts.
(steering)
greater than 4000k and greater than 5000 Lumens.
& tilt
looking towards
sample collection
Pan & tilt
Full ocean depth oil
3600pan.
Model with travel
1800 tilt.
filled
limiters
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SUBSEA
C-Tecnics Ltd
NOW THIS REALLY IS A DIVE CONTROL STATION! A combined Two Diver Underwater Video and
communications system with inbuilt recording and editing in one small, portable rugged case
C-Tecnics has produced a superbly engineered, dual
function video and communications system for the inshore and portable offshore diving market. The C-Vision system allows two divers to have both their video cameras and voice communications monitored and recorded in a lightweight and easy to operate unit.
The concept removes the clutter and propagation of
separate comms, video and recording systems often found on dive sites. The equipment is supplied complete with
the C-Tecnics low-light model 306 colour video camera, ensuring compatibility and quality electronic data for excellent video quality.
Communication System:
A handheld push to talk microphone comes with the system
but a headset can be used to assist communication in a noisy
environment. The electronics in C-Vision are based on the same electronics from the ground-breaking C-phone with opto-
isolation providing ensuring no interference and degradation in the quality of the audio signal. The system is mains powered,
with all underwater outputs reduced to low voltage in accordance with AODC/IMCA D035, no longer will the Supervisor be
frustrated by ‘someone’ forgetting to re-charge the diver phone.
The yellow ‘Storm’ case has been modified to incorporate a builtin stand which allows the screen and controls to be angled to
suit viewing conditions and also deflect the worst of the weather - even though the system is marinised in the true C-Tecnics
tradition which makes many of their systems the preferred choice of Navies and Diving contractors worldwide.
Simple upgrade options are to have inbuilt GPS position
monitoring and depth recording to complete the comprehensive information available to Clients and Dive Supervisors.
For further information contact: Mark Marie General Manager +44 (0) 1224 666322
Video System:
A 15.4” wide touch screen offers excellent and clear viewing of underwater operations. It can be run in full-screen mode
or accommodate a second video camera from another diver, ROV or remote location (a second camera and umbilical can be requested at time of ordering).
C-Vision also offers up to 30 hours of continuous inbuilt recording of all of the data. A computer within the unit
permits on-site editing, and also the multiple data outlets
will satisfy the most dedicated computer expert permitting
download of the dive immediately, or live viewing, via USB2, eSATA, Firewire or LAN outputs.
A keyboard is provided for on-site data input of diving
position, diving conditions, diver details and other useful
information, but this can be substituted by the on-screen keyboard – once the operators get used to this touch-
screen phenomenon being available on a remote dive site! The touch-screen feature also brings diving into the 21st
century and has the added benefit of being environmentally protected.
The system is based on a 50m umbilical which includes
both video, light and comms cables but it can be ordered with longer cable runs if required (max 100 metres). The camera is the well-proven C-Tecnics 306 fixed focus, wide angle colour camera already used by
Navies, Inshore diving and saturation diving companies
throughout the world. It is highly rated as one of the top
performing cameras for low light, harsh environments. It is complimented by the C-Tecnics 100W light.
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CASE STUDY
PlateJeTT™ Technology
VERTICAL COMBINED FEED AND EFFLUENT EXCHANGER (VCFE/TEXAS TOWER) PLATFORMER AND REFORMER CLEANING TECHNIQUES SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVING DOWNTIME, HEAT TRANSFER AND CO2 EMISSIONS With low emissions, minimal environmental impact and high energy efficiency the Texas Tower (also known as a CCR
Platformer, reformer or vertical combined feed exchanger,
VCFE) is an environmentally friendly piece of heat transfer equipment found on refining and petrochemical plants
throughout the world. The function of the Texas Tower process is to efficiently convert paraffins and naphthenese to aromatics with as little ring opening or cracking as possible.
Like many other pieces of heat transfer equipment the Texas Tower is an unsung hero of many industrial processes and as such tends to be taken for granted. Texas Towers are
supposed to be one of the ‘cleanest’ exchangers and are often only cleaned once every 7 - 10 years or more!. They provide duty for so long that when they start to drop in efficiency it is usually a gradual process which goes largely unnoticed – until their performance has deteriorated sufficiently to be a
problem, and then it really is a problem. Texas Towers are not
supposed to foul and are therefore cleaned so infrequently that the knowledge and experience needed to clean them is often
lacking, both by the operators and by many traditional cleaning contractors. Texas Towers are huge structures, the cleaning of which presents significant safety issues.
Traditional Texas Tower Cleaning Techniques
The height of Texas Towers ranges between 18 – 25 m and
they are often very difficult to access. Typical access can be via an open tube face or an 18 i.n manway, however sometimes there is no manway at all.
In the case of restricted or no manway access is required from below. Drilling and cleaning 25m vertically, upwards has its own problems when using traditional water jetting or other
the tube and the outer casing of the jetting lance. At such high
flow, typically 40 to 60 litres per minute at 15,000 psi (1000 bar) there is often no space and not time for the mix of scale and
water to escape thereby creating a temporary hydraulic ram effect which the traditional manual operator cannot escape from.
Operators have reported 20 to 50 x 12 hour shifts to clean
Texas Towers using high pressure water jet but still with limited success. Due to these access difficulties operators often have to
calculate the costs associated with pulling these huge structures
so they can be cleaned in a cleaning bay – costs for cranes ($200k
is not unheard of), replacement bolts plus the associated potential damage risks make pulling Texas Towers an unattractive option. Chemical cleaning of Texas Towers has also shown limited
success. Fouling within Texas Towers is varied and can include iron sulphide, iron chloride, ammonium chloride, ammonium
salts, hydrocarbon coke scale, gummy poly cyclic aromatics and
ferrous oxide scale distributed unevenly within the tubes. With so
many different deposits and build materials to deal with, chemical cleaning often compounds the fouling problems as no chemical
exists to remove inert coke, especially when tubes are blocked or the if the shell side is bridged between tubes.
Chemicals are simply not designed to remove such a wide variety of deposits in contact with differing metals via such small inlets and outlet apertures.
The shell side of Texas Towers, according to their manufacturers,
should rarely become fouled but when they do the fouling usually results from PNA (polynuclear aromatics) and/or ammonium salt
deposition. PNA are very carcinogenic meaning industrial cleaning contractors must take additional safety precautions.
As with most shell side cleaning techniques (after pulling)
traditional high pressure water jetting removes very little fouling but more often than not just ends up pushing the fouling further
into the shell as traditional techniques cannot reach the centre of the shell nest.
In-situ chemical cleaning methods require careful analysis of
the Texas Towers structural support to ensure it can tolerate the
mechanical means so instead requires a highly specialised approach.
The length of the tubes within the exchanger and the difficulty accessing the tubes has led many operators to delay cleaning their Texas Towers until the drop in efficiency starts to
severely impact the performance of their refinery. Often clients with no knowledge of specialist techniques in existence find the only way is to replace them.
The use of traditional high pressure water jetting on
platformer and reformer Texas Tower tubes has proved
difficult if not impossible on many occasions around the world.
There are typically 3000+ tubes within an exchanger, the tubes on average have a 12mm internal bore and the tube face often
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has a width of 1.5 m. Problems using traditional high pressure water jetting include access and operational difficulties. The
vast length of tubes (i.e. 18-25 m) creates a dangerous risk of hydraulic action when feeding high pressure hoses down the small tubes from above.
This occurs within small tubes when both water and deposit tries to exit between the gap that exists between the wall of
Texas Tower Cleaning Tube before cleaning
Tube Tech International Ltd.
2424 14 Rawreth Industrial Estate, Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh, Essex. SS6 9RL
Main Reception: +44 (0) 1268 857959 Email: info@tubetech.com Web: www.tubetech.com
weight of the additional liquid. If these exchangers are exposed to the atmosphere via a poor water jet clean where water sits within the tubes and soaks the blockages, or via a chemical flush shell
or tube side, it is quite common for the deposits to become even harder and thus harder to remove next time. The performance might rise initially after going on line but often drops off significantly several months afterwards.
INNOVATIVE TEXAS TOWER CLEANING TECHNIQUES Case Study (Middle East Refinery)
Flow through two vertical combined feed exchangers (VCFEs/
Texas Towers) at a Middle Eastern refinery of one of the world’s largest Arabian oil companies had become severely restricted.
Dimensions were 6000 x 21m long x 14mm bore tubes. Just how restricted became apparent when Tube Tech’s cleaning teams traditional contractors had taken approximately 25 x 24 hour
Texas Tower tube sheet showing the extent of blocked tubes
When Tube Tech was given the order, original estimates were
Case Study (Caribbean)
In reality it turned out to be 3,000 tubes (50%) that were blocked
(VCFE/Texas Tower) at a refinery on a Caribbean island was
started working on them. Previous cleaning attempts using local shifts.
that approximately 600 (10%) of the 6,000 tubes were blocked.
from top to bottom with a combination of very hard coke and a rubbery gum like deposit.
Innovative Solution
Within an astounding five days and searing heat of between 40
to 50 degrees, Tube Tech successfully cleaned every tube in the two VCFEs to inspection standard, except for three, thought to
A Vertical Combined Feed Exchanger
suffering badly from blockages and restrictions in some of its 2,006 x 24 meter tubes. The client estimated 12% of the 2006 tubes were blocked. This estimate was based on the number that local contractors had previously been unable to clean. Once the exchanger was opened up, it was found that the number of blockages was closer to 50%.
be fragments of jetting lances and drills left behind by previous
Innovative Solution
very own Super High-Pressure Mini Micro Lance drilling system,
blockages, quickly calculate back pressure and blockage
contractors. The Tube Tech International team developed it’s manufactured for them under license. A mix of ceramic and
spinning darTTs™ were used in conjunction with Tube Tech’s Rotaflex “Soft drill”.
A unique ‘pulsed jet” system was developed to locate location.
This was excellent for locating and calculating the severity
of the restrictions as well as blocked tubes. A unique, heat-
treated, multi-lance system was used to deliver high pressure water within the small tubes while providing sufficient
flexibility to clear blockages. This system was backed up
by a SafetyBoss™ system, which prevents the jetting lance
head exiting the tube whilst under pressure. Once the VCFE was opened up, a variety of deposits were discovered: hard coke like scale, gum deposits, ferrous oxide scale, PCA and
ammonium salts. With access to the top of the VCFE limited to an 18″/450mm flanged access port, drilling of the 24 meter
long blockages had to be carried out from below, which was itself a considerable challenge – and a world first.
Case Study (Shell Side Cleaning)
Safety, speed and “Shell Side” cleanliness were deemed the
most important factors by a 230,00bpd (crude) and 17,000bpd (lubricant) French refinery. The two V.C.F.E. (Texas Tower)
cleaned on the shell and tube side in 2001 when it took 24
shifts to clean each VCFE Texas Tower, using traditional high pressure water jetting guns and lances but these methods
Texas Tower Tube after clean
were deemed dangerous, slow and very inefficient with little improvement in performance.
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platformer combine feed/effluent exchangers were last
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PlateJeTT™ Technology cont... ingenious combination of ultrasound, mechanical oscillation and super high water pressures in excess of 2700 bar.
What the jet did not remove, the mechanical vibration did.
The combined effect of this highly unique jetting process was better than anyone had anticipated.
On the tube side Tube Tech safely and quickly drilled ca 7%
of blockages from the 3612 tubes contained in both bundles,
in preparation for de-scaling with Tube Tech’s unique duplex
ceramic darTT technologies. Each projectile was handmade to fit the tube ID. Debris from the tubes was collected beneath the two Texas Towers.
Texas Tower shell side fouling before clean Innovative Solution
Both platformer combined feed exchangers were pulled and suspended vertically in parallel to their respective shells.
Manpower alone was not the answer and Tube Tech went to the drawing board to come up with a unique solution.
The shell side of both Texas Towers were cleaned with an
Texas Tower Shell Side after clean with PlateJeTT™ Conclusion
The challenges for refineries and petrochemical operators
when faced with a fouled Texas Tower or indeed any unusually long exchanger are numerous. Challenges include accessibility, safety, unknown fouling characteristics, fouling location,
associated costs and risks with pulling. Since Texas Towers are cleaned so infrequently it is essential that when they are taken off line for cleaning they are cleaned fast, safely and most
importantly effectively with the “right methods”. “Operators
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need to challenge their industrial cleaning contractors
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constantly and particularly when the heat transfer equipment
is critical path. Texas Towers are difficult to clean but building mock ups, using 3D animations to demonstrate techniques
TexasTower Shellside cleaning using PlateJeTT™ technology
and arriving on site with a number of back up techniques has led to Tube Tech becoming a world ‘expert’ in the cleaning of these huge structures”, concludes Mike Watson.
Tube Tech International Ltd. 14 Rawreth Industrial Estate, Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh, Essex. SS6 9RL Main Reception: +44 (0) 1268 857959 Email: info@tubetech.com Web: www.tubetech.com
Press Release INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR IHC ENGINEERING BUSINESS The leading north east England-based engineering company IHC
Engineering Business (IHC EB), part of IHC Merwede, has won the NOF Energy Innovation & Technology Award, for its work on the 2,500t J-Lay tower, one of the most versatile pipelay systems in the world, designed and built for Saipem for use on their
new-build vessel Saipem FDS2. The presentation of the award
took place on 8 December with Neil Baxter, Managing Director, accepting the award on behalf of IHC EB.
Chief Engineer Angus Kimpton (right) with the award foreseeable future, with over $1 bilion of future contracts to complete, is an endorsement of IHC EB pipelay technology. “Going forward, we will apply the expertise gained and
technology developed, to similar projects for other customers, in order to generate a positive return on our investment in
technology. During 2012 we delivered pipelay systems to both Technip and McDermott International, and are on the verge of
Managing Director Neil Baxter (right) accepting NOF Energy Innovation and Technology Award “The design and build of the bespoke J-Lay tower has certainly pushed engineering boundaries and its performance on its
first offshore project, has clearly demonstrated the technical
and competitive advantages of the system,” says Neil Baxter, Managing Director.
“Following our earlier success in being named the 2011 Design Team of the Year, by the British Engineering Excellence Awards
(BEEA), it is tremendous that once again the innovation and hard
securing significant further orders in the very near future. With the support of our parent company, IHC Merwede, and strong
market demand, we will continue to grow our global business
and cement our position as a market leader in the supply of large scale turnkey pipelay systems.”
IHC EB won the contract from Saipem in the third quarter of
2007 and worked closely with them throughout every stage of
development, installation and commissioning. The J-Lay tower was built on Teesside, taking full advantage of the region’s
supply chain. It left there in mid-May 2010 to be installed on
the FDS2 in Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in South Korea.
work of the whole team has been recognised with a high profile
Company profile
“Over the past two years, we have invested heavily in our pipelay
design and construction activities for the specialist maritime
award.
technology, and this is now paying dividends. The successful
performance of the J-Lay tower which enables the installation of
large diameter subsea pipelines in water depths of up to 3,000m has clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of the technology we developed; and the fact that the FDS2 is booked for the
sector. It is the global market leader for efficient dredging and
mining vessels and equipment, with vast experience accumulated over decades and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and supplies for offshore construction.
IHC Merwede has in-house expertise for engineering and
manufacturing innovative vessels and advanced equipment, as well as providing life-cycle support. Its integrated systematic
approach has helped to develop optimum product performance and long-term business partnerships. The company’s broad customer base includes dredging operators, oil and gas
corporations, offshore contractors and government authorities. IHC Merwede has over 3,000 employees based at various
locations in The Netherlands, China, Croatia, France, India, the
Middle East, Nigeria, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Technological innovation will remain the company’s underlying strength through its continuous investment in research and development. Moreover, it helps to safeguard a sustainable
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IHC Merwede is focussed on the continuous development of
environment.
Editorial provided by Judith Patten at JPPR Images provided by Vicky Mason on behalf of IHC Engineering Business Ltd
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LIFTING
Nautilus Rigging
NAUTILUS HOOKS™ ARE A TECHNICALLY ADVANCED STYLE OF GENERAL LIFTING HOOK WHICH INCORPORATE UNIQUE, PROVEN, SAFETY FEATURES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE RISK OF PINCH AND TRAP HAND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF TRADITIONAL LIFTING HOOKS.
Patents are pending.
compensation claims” “Nautilus Hooks
unique operational motion and eliminates
and Marine sectors, an acknowledgement
Lifting operations are widely recognised,
responsible for the many pinch and trap
and assessed, as potentially high risk tasks. In the Offshore and Marine
sectors these risks are amplified due the unpredictable nature and dynamics of
the marine environment. Nautilus Hooks greatly reduce these known risks.
This intelligent configuration provides a the inherent hazards of all traditional
style hooks which require that an operator MUST place their hands and fingers within the hazardous hook/sling interface area in order to open or control the hooks.
This inherent design hazard is directly
hand injuries which are a common hazard known to all users of traditional style hooks.
The immediate safety and operational
benefits of the Nautilus design, together with the scope for broad industrial applications, were cited as major
considerations by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, which awarded the Aberdeen-based company its prestigious ASME – Best Mechanical Engineering
Award at the 2010 OTC exhibition in Houston.
Managing Director and designer Mr Bill Toon commented “The proven safety
benefits of Nautilus Hooks are applicable to all applications where general lifting hooks are used, The Nautilus design
provides a much safer, easier, and costEnhancing personal safety levels in the workplace environment was the focus
of Nautilus Rigging Ltd commitment to
developing the “next generation” of safety lifting hooks. Throughout a four year
research and development program the company refined their initial concepts
under design criteria that confronted the core operation and safety principals of
traditional style lifting hooks aiming to
significantly improve both the safety and function of traditional style hooks which
have essentially remained unchanged for more than 40 years.Their development
program culminated in September 2009 with the launch of the award winning
Nautilus Hooks™ design which provides a simple, easy, one-handed operation that puts worker safety first.The operational and safety characteristics of Nautilus
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Hooks clearly show a positive technical advancement, indeed a new level of personal safety, has been achieved
by Nautilus Rigging. The heart of the
Nautilus design is centred on the unique, integrated, safety handle and dual sided
locking mechanism for which International
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efficient operation that significantly
reduces the risk of serious personal injury and any associated (potentially costly)
have been readily adopted by the Offshore that the immediate safety benefits gained in adopting Nautilus Hooks complement
the objectives of corporate safety policies as the leading organisations strive to
enhance workplace safety and meet the obligations of local HSE regulations to
provide the safest possible equipment for use in the workplace. We are pleased that this trend is spreading to encompass the
wider onshore industrial sectors. Over the past six months we have experienced a
marked increase in sales from operators in the construction industry where Nautilus Hooks have been retro-fitted to multi
leg chain assemblies for use with mobile cranes, truck mounted knuckle boom
cranes, and larger port services cranes”
added Mr Toon. The Nautilus Hooks range are available with Working Load Limits (WLL) from 4 to 20 tonnes, configured
with either an eye, clevis or swivel top to suit any application where general
safety hooks are required, Nautilus Hooks can also be customised as bespoke
shank hooks to suit a customers specific requirements.
Since launching their products the company has established formal
distribution agreements on several
LIFTING
Nautilus Rigging - continued... under the differing effect of underwater dynamics on the hook and the load.
New Developments Nautilus SubSea ROV hook
These type of subsea lifting incidents are well documented, through ROV video file footage, and often result in a significant
commercial impact to projects cost both in recovery down time and damage or loss of expensive subsea assets.
Nautilus Rigging are addressing these
industry concerns with the development of their subsea, ROV friendly, version of
the Nautilus Hook which will be the only “off the shelf” positive locking safety
hook specifically designed for subsea
operations.In conjunction with a leading subsea operator Nautilus Rigging have
recently tank tested their prototype ROV hook to assess compatibility with the
ROV manipulators. The trials were very successful and the company plans to
release the production version early in the new year.
Mr Toon said “From day one we recognised that our standard hooks, unlike traditional safety hooks, could be easily adapted to
greatly improve the efficiency and safety of subsea operations by introducing
the only positive locking safety hook
specifically designed for ROV interface and subsea lifting operations. The Nautilus
ROV Hook will eliminate the possibility continents which includes supply to their
this growing international demand
Norway, Italy, Canada and the UK.
development of a subsea, ROV friendly,
official distributors based in Australia, “Winning the prestigious ASME award generated significant international exposure resulting in continued
distribution enquiries from around the globe. We are currently in discussions to expand our existing network of
official outlets to include new markets in Japan, Singapore and regions in the Middle East. To achieve the objectives
of our international growth strategy we are presently engaged in negotiations
with global organisations for potential
“master distribution” agreements entailing significantly larger volume “manufacture to order” contracts further increasing
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accessibility for our products and opening up new markets within continental USA
and South America which we consider an major step in consolidating the Nautilus Hooks brand” said Mr Toon.
With the full range of their standard
hooks now in mass production to meet
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Nautilus Rigging has recently commenced version of the Nautilus Hook.
The subsea sector is a growing industry as new projects are being developed in ever deeper waters which require ROV installation and intervention.
Sub sea lifting is an integral and vital
element of these development projects.
Subsea and ROV assisted lifting operations currently rely on a ROV hook which is
based on a “spring latch” style hook. This design does not have positive locking capability which has raised concerns among the leading subsea operators
about the suitability, efficiency and safety of these hooks as many of these same
of the load/slings unhooking during
subsea operations and we are very excited about this development program which will complement our standard hook
range. The tooling for our initial 22 tonne (WLL) version has been commissioned
and following the anticipated successful
bench testing phase we aim to commence production before years end with first
stocks available from around March 2012” Nautilus Rigging is expecting a strong
demand for their new positive locking ROV hooks, which, like their standard hook
range are designed to improve safety and efficiency in the workplace.
For enquiries or more information contact info@nautilusrigging.com
operators have, at one time or another,
experienced incidents where the “spring latch” has failed to retain load, either by
the latch its-self being damaged or broken by the slings or that one side of the sling
has flipped over the latch, pulled through, and released the load from the hook
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Exhibition Dates For Your Diary.... Caspian Oil & Gas 2013
4 - 7 June 2013 Baku Expo Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan
The 20th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition Incorporating Refining and Petrochemicals. Traditionally opened by the President of Azerbaijan, HE Ilham Aliyev, Caspian Oil & Gas is the best-attended oil and gas trade event in Azerbaijan and the Caspian region. Over 5,000 local and international visitors attended the previous exhibition.
Brasil Offshore
11-14 June 2013 MacaeCentro, Macaé - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brasil Offshore is organized in Macaé, known as the main operational base for exploration, drilling and extraction of more than 80% of the total oil produced in Brazil. It houses the great Petrobrás Campos Basin business unit and more than 3500 companies directly connected to the oil industry. Brasil Offshore encourages the technological and commercial interaction of several segments within the industry.
MIOGE Exhibition & Conference 2013 25 - 28 June 2013 Expocentre in Moscow, Russia
MIOGE is the largest and most recognised oil and gas trade event in Russia and Central Asia. For the past 20 years, MIOGE has become the traditional meeting place for the world’ leading oil and gas companies to converge and build new business partnerships with local trade operators and suppliers. Rosneftegaz, LUKOIL and Gazprom, plus many others, have previously participated.
Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition 2013 3 - 6 September 2013 AECC, Aberdeen, UK
SPE Offshore Europe conference and exhibition attracts a global audience of engineers, technical specialists, industry leaders and experts to share ideas and debate the issues of the moment in the upstream industry. It is a multi-faceted event that reflects the E&P community’s desire for continuous learning, showcasing the innovation, solutions and tools required to compete in an accelerating technology race in an increasingly complex business.
ADIPEC
10 - 13 November 2013 ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE www.sosmagazine.biz
The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC, has been closely linked with the growth of the Middle East’s oil and gas industry. As the largest oil and gas event within the region and the largest outside of North America, ADIPEC started in 1984 as a government owned event and, as the industry grew, so did ADIPEC, which has grown into the largest regional conference that hosts 4,000 delegates and an exhibition that includes 1,600 exhibitors over 38,000 square meters of space.
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ENGINEERING Hone-All Precision Limited CONTINUING INVESTMENT PROGRAMME KEEPS HONE-ALL PRECISION AHEAD OF THE GAME
status. This, together with steady progress
process, from delivery of raw materials to
Hone-All Precision Ltd is already reaping
performance criteria of the Silver level
of the ‘Supply Chain for the 21st Century’
Stringent quality management procedures
the benefits of the recent decision to
extend its machining capability with the installation of two Sunnen horizontal
tube honing machines. According to Colin Rodney, Managing Director, this latest instalment in an ongoing investment
programme has contributed significantly to the subcontract machining company’s
competitive edge, especially in tube honing applications requiring high stock removal rates on larger diameter components. For its part Sunnen claims its honing
machines deliver twice the metal removal rate of other competing machines. And it highlights features such as the new
‘tight bore’ torque sensing feature, while
auto stroke adjust also helps prevent tool breakage and bent drive shafts – even
during unattended operation in ‘tight bore’ conditions.
The end result says Colin Rodney, is that the two new honing machines “are most definitely meeting and exceeding our
expectations and for the first time in a long while, we have honing capacity available
and we can be exceedingly competitive due to the stock removal rates achieved on the new Sunnen machines”.
Hone-All is also celebrating a successful outcome to the annual re-assessment of
initiative, confirms the Leighton Buzzard-
based company’s role as a leading supplier of specialist deep hole boring and drilling and honing services to the aerospace industry.
Co-Director Andrea Rodney describes the increasing demand from customers in
the aerospace and oil & gas industries in
particular as a major contributor to growth
shipment of finish machined components. have also proved their worth in terms of the pistons, valves and sleeves typically machined by Hone-All for aerospace customers.
Multiple staged bores and close
dimensional and geometrical tolerances
are a frequent requirement of this type of work, a challenge that Colin Rodney says
Hone-All is more than capable of meeting.
and future investment. “We have invested heavily over the years and we remain
committed to delivering the best possible service to our customers. They will
continue to benefit from the improvements we are making in our drive for world-class performance.”
A vital part of this drive is the provision of
a complete machining service at Hone-All’s
fully refurbished 20,000 sq. ft. factory. This includes material procurement, deep hole
boring, deep hole drilling, gundrilling, CNC honing, CNC turning and CNC milling. All these activities are carried out in-
house, enabling Hone-All to continuously
improve control over cost, quality and lead times.
This, says Andrea Rodney, guarantees competitive rates and a faster, more efficient service. The emphasis on
continuous improvement has produced an
ideal environment for the entire production
Hone-All Precision Ltd’s ongoing investment programme has resulted in a complete ‘one stop shop’ for subcontract precision machining.
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its aerospace supply chain SC21 Bronze
towards the 99.5-99.9 per cent quality
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ENGINEERING Perfect Bore Manufacturing LOOK AROUND AND CONSIDER HOW MUCH OF OUR LIVES RELY ON BORES. Aircraft actuation systems, power
generation equipment, automotive
components, Oil & Gas exploration /
production equipment, and of course
commercial hydraulics, they all contain
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have one thing in common – they all
Formed in 1988, Hampshire based Perfect
The key metrics for any award are on time
established a customer base built on it’s
along with Right First Time achievement
gears and bushes, you will find they all require a perfect bore.
Bore Manufacturing Limited quickly
Honing expertise. Rapid growth saw the company expand by adding Gundrilling to it’s profile. This along with the
introduction of ISO 9001 in 1994 enabled the company to offer it’s customers total bore finishing expertise within a Quality
controlled environment. Perfect Bore was, for a short period of time, owned and
administered by the Dover Corporation
in America. The company was relocated and eventually sold back to one of it’s
original owners in 2003. Larger premises
and a team that prides itself on sustaining quality with dedicated services based upon their customers needs is key to
continued success. Reinvestment in new technology will support Perfect Bore’s
existing and potential new customers with dedicated bore solutions into the future. As a subcontractor it is important to
secure existing markets and develop new
ones. As a large percentage of our work is based in the Aerospace sector we decided to embrace the SC21 initiative being
promoted by ADS to help our planned growth.
SC21 is an acronym for Supply Chain 21st Century. ADS are The Aerospace, Defence and Securities Industries, formally known as the SBAC and the DMA. The normal route to SC21 compliance
would be to be sponsored by a customer
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performance.
Our consultant was Hadyn Withers http://www.hjw-advisory.co.uk/ page2.php
rotating parts such as shafts, bearings,
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depending on it’s delivery and quality
the company for Business Excellence and
Manufacturing Excellence and then drafts a Continually Sustainable Improvement Plan (CSIP). This document then drives
improvements forward and the company
is awarded a Bronze, Silver or Gold status
delivery to the prescribed percentage to an acceptable level.
The achieved metrics have to be
corroborated by the customers they apply to; easy if dealing via a prime but more difficult for a sub-contractor who has
around 700 ‘live’ customers a year. For
this reason we opted to sign up for SC21
as a ‘self starter’ and whilst not supported by a prime still had to comply with the metrics.
week out delivering quality, on time parts
funding we put over 50% of our workforce
this can be achieved. Lean manufacturing
Having secured considerable grant through a business improvement
techniques training programme with
Babcock VT to NVQ Level 2; this provided
the company with the necessary lean tools to improve quality, on-time deliveries and
at the right price - SC21 is now showing is an ongoing process.
Several different Tools are used to assess, measure, monitor and improve, four of particular interest to Perfect Bore are:
reduced lead times for its customers.
5S…… this does not require a lot of
comprehensive way to reduce waste of
consultant to get started. By measuring
The lean manufacturing process is a
all types. It could be a waste of time or material, it is still waste.
Many studies have measured the amount of waste a typical manufacturer has,
and it is usually shocking, as well as
training; you might not even need a
and monitoring these 5 points working practice can be improved…Sorting,
Simplifying, Shining, Standardizing, Sustaining.
revealing. The average value added in
Kaizan ……. a technique ensuring that
about 5%, everything else falls in to the
their work and improves it in small ways
any given process across the industry is waste category. So using the techniques we have been trained in our aim is to be
everyone in the organization re-examines within their control.
one of the companies in the supply chain
Value Stream Mapping……………. identifies
increasing its value added.
and develop a map to improve the areas
that is serious about reducing waste and
It takes time and a lot of effort to change
an organisational culture. It is not enough to add slogans and banners, or even
add one program after another. Lean
manufacturing is like adding spokes to a
those areas that are producing waste
using lean manufacturing methods. Once learned, this becomes an internal process that changes the work environment permanently.
wheel, so the wagon can roll. It’s a way
5 Why’s analysis……. by repeatedly asking
today’s climate prime organisations are
thumb), you can peel away the layers of
of life, but only for the willing ones. In
looking for the ability to perform week in
the question “Why” (five is a good rule of
symptoms which can lead to the root cause
Perfect Bore Manufacturing Ltd. Unit 3, Hunstrete House, Sterling Park, East Portway Ind Est, Andover, Hants. BD19 4LN Main Reception: +44 (0) 1264 360800 Email: steve.amey@pbm-ltd.com
of a problem. Very often the main
reason for a problem will lead you
to another question. Although this technique is called “5 Whys,� you
may find that you will need to ask the question fewer or more times
than five before you find the issue related to a problem.
These tools have shown just where we currently are, and how to get
where we want to be. We see the
implementation of lean techniques as the bedrock of our continual improvement journey.
Perfect Bore has emerged from the recent extremely tough
trading climate a lot leaner but
considerably stronger. 2009 & 2011 have been challenging years for
many small to medium companies including us.
Today Perfect bore is approaching its 25th year of business, is
accredited to AS9100 and having achieved Bronze SC21 status in
July 2011 is a dedicated signatory to this new initiative. Although the commitments are aimed at
Aerospace markets the benefits can be enjoyed by all other
customers across diverse markets such as Motorsport, Oil & Gas,
Nuclear, Defence and Commercial Hydraulics. Right first time, on
time deliveries and cost effective
solutions are common to all market places these days.
Specific industry centres of excellence have welcomed
Perfect Bore on board to provide its expertise in bore solution
matters. SC21 will provide ongoing
confidence in our ability to supply a continually improving service.
By the middle of 2012 the company will have completed the expansion of its operations by 50%. It is expecting continued market
growth especially in oil and gas
sectors between 2012-2013 and is confident it will be in an excellent shape to service its customers at this time.
Please contact Steve Amey on 01264 360801 or email steve.amey@pbm-ltd.com
ENGINEERING Cullum Detuners Ltd CULLUM DETUNERS LIMITED YOUR OFFSHORE SOLUTION PROVIDER. Cullum Detuners Limited is a world leading engineering company with a proven track record in providing Advanced Engineered Gas Turbine Solutions to the Aerospace, Energy and Marine Sectors.
For over a century innovation has been
key to our success, this together with our highly skilled workforce ensures that our Gas Turbine Products are designed to
meet the service criteria associated with the international markets we serve.
At a
time when industry is under pressure to
perform we continually exceed Customer
Expectations & Product Quality, On-Time Every Time.
For the offshore oil and gas market
Cullum Energy is acknowledged as a
Cullum machinery after 30 years operation
World leader in the supply of Gas Turbine
your Gas Turbines availability and
our personnel were able to establish the
and knowledge allow us to deliver to
maximising output.
Systems.
Acoustic & Filtration products; our skills
OEM’s, Operators and EPC’s within a global marketplace.
Our Gas Turbine Filtration Solutions range from world class high velocity salt and
dust removal systems to full EPA (HEPA) systems offering some of the lowest
pressure losses in the industry, increasing
reliability, eliminating water washing and Our Gas Turbine Acoustic Equipment
ranges from low noise emission Intake
and Exhaust Systems to full turbine and driven equipment Noise Enclosures and
their associated ATEX compliant Ventilation System.
Our offshore clients have the confidence and trust our expertise in designing
complete new packages to life extension
programmes and refurbishment of Cullum Original Equipment and that supplied by others.
A recent example of this came during
the Power Generation Upgrade on the Brae Alpha platform. Cullum supplied the original 4 x Rolls Royce Olympus Combustion Exhaust Systems to the platform in 1983.
Replacement equipment to integrate GE unit with existing exhaust system
When the decision was taken to replace two of the units with new GE LM2500+ sets,
Cullum were chosen to integrate the new
units with the existing Gas Turbine Exhaust Systems.
The challenge was to carry out a detailed survey of the existing equipment and
conduct a design study of the systems
suitability to work with the new GE units. Cullum mobilised personnel from our
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Department to undertake the inspection and capture all necessary information,
minimising disruption to the platform’s
Cullum engineers performing survey on Brae platform
operation. An ‘On-Platform’ Noise
Survey was performed, together with the
utilisation of Thermal Imaging Techniques;
condition of the existing Cullum Exhaust After almost 30 years of service it was found that the majority of the original
Cullum equipment could be re-used or refurbished.
Following refurbishment at Cullum’s UK Manufacturing Facility, the Site Services
Division worked along-side the Platform Construction Team, supporting the ‘On-
Platform’ re-instatement of the complete
system, including replacement expansion joints and sealing systems.
Having successfully completed and
commissioned the first Unit for Brae A,
the team moved onto the challenges of
the second unit. This included the design
and manufacture of a bespoke engineered ventilation exhaust system for one of the GE units allowing it to be integrated with the existing platform infrastructure.
The design utilised our knowledge of
PM84, ISO 21789 and Air Flow Dynamics. Now at the commissioning phase Cullum have succeeded in meeting the client’s objectives.
Our life extension programmes are
underway on several other assets, from
filtration solutions to full exhaust systems,
enclosure refurbishment to expansion joint replacement.
For your future projects “make Cullum your Number One choice”. Our ability to provide full engineering support, from the initial
concept design and manufacture, through
to full installation and commissioning sets Cullum apart within the industry.
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Stemcor Special Steels is a quality driven mark special steels.
We bring a wealth of supply chain experience, t systems & logistics along with solid financial str and super-reliability in metals management.
We have fully stocked depots, managed by exp in Dubai, Houston, Singapore and the UK ready requirements. We can supply heat treated cut b components either as bespoke one of f’s or as r
All our material is sourced from approved mills including in house inspection by our NDT/NDE i
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ket leader in the stockholding and supply of
technical know-how, state-of-the-ar t rength to deliver long term supply agility
perienced Oil Industr y professionals y to ser vice your bespoke material blanks, semi finished and fully machined regular scheduled just in time deliveries.
and is subject to stringent quality controls inspectors.
Tube Tech International FURNACE CONVECTION BANK TUBES CLEANED ROBOTICALLY WORLD FIRST FOR A GERMAN REFINERY Heavy Fouling Removed Using Remote Technology.
Solution
Tube Tech to develop a robotic cleaning
enough to access the 225mm x 150mm
A large European refinery was invested in technology to access deep in between
the fins of the convection tubes of their
fired heater in order to improve current
10% cleanliness and hopefully achieve an
80%+ production standard clean or better. Furnace Robot was born and delivered a
high standard of cleaning in record time. The client had trialled dry ice which was not successful and traditional water
jetting could not access between the fins and also damaged the refractory.
CLEANING & INSPECTION
The Furnace Robot removes hard, medium
Hopefully this will spell an end to
used to inspect before during and after
fouling. This system is just at home
and soft scale off-line. Remote CCTV
clean. Access is achieved deep between all rows of tubes and fins. Multiple systems
were used simultaneously and were small
replacing furnaces due to inaccessible cleaning radiant tubes both horizontal and even vertical serpentine type.”
doors. No refractory was damaged.
Convection fins received 100% surface
contact. “This was another world first for Tube Tech,” says Mike Watson, Managing
Director of Tube Tech International. “This
was an extremely challenging contract not
least because we were given only 3 weeks’ notice to build 3 robots. Both exciting
and rewarding and an unusual challenge for our team of 4 research engineers.
This takes cleaning to a new level and
overcomes the ability to clean via small
and awkward access doors.The saving on
fuel and CO2 is expected to be substantial.
Furnace convection fins after clean
Furnace underside before clean Challenges
Access for the Furnace robot was via 3
small doors measuring 150mm x 225mm and the contract time was limited to only
48 hours to clean the 15m long furnace on 3 levels. The furnace had not been cleaned for 22 years. Hard scale and compact,
gummy deposits were sitting between the finned tubes. No damage to the refractory was allowed and sulphuric acid vapour needed containing.
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PIPES & VALVES
Quickflange UK
SUPPORTING PIPING REPAIRS AND DECOMMISSIONING IN THE NORTH SEA.
required, as well as the safety implications
for personnel to work on the platforms
Two of the biggest piping challenges
In addition, welding often requires
intensive personnel requirements and also
also being adopted during the physical
being faced in the North Sea today are the
growth in older fields and platforms – that, in some cases, have been responsible for over 40 years of production – and
the eventual decommissioning of these
platforms and surrounding infrastructure. Older fields and platforms tend to lead to an ageing piping infrastructure and the threat of potential leaks and corrosion with Pipeline International Magazine
estimating that 20% of total investments in piping infrastructure in the next
decade will be spent on maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructures.
Similarly, there is decommissioning – a process that is likely to remain on
operators’ agendas for many years to
come with recent research commissioned by Decom North Sea and conducted by
the University of Aberdeen’s Professor Alex Kemp predicting that potential
decommissioning expenditure on the UK
Continental Shelf will increase to £30 to 35 billion between now and 2040. To this end, the wholesale cutting of pipes, breaking of joints and securing of old piping systems bring with them a number of additional
pipe connection challenges in relation to cost, effectiveness and safety.
The result is an extra focus on both the
due to the need to access heat sources.
necessitates production being shut down if it is not possible to isolate the specific line while the platform is in operation.
It’s against this context that many
operators are increasingly looking at an alternative to welded operations – ‘cold’
operations. A cold-based environment for piping connections dispenses completely with the gases, ignition sources, flames and hot work of welding and replaces
these with a safe and quick mechanical
means that it can be delivered to the
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all the resulting paperwork and costs.
With such a simple cold-based connection,
existing personnel can also be trained
specific materials and suppliers.
staffing levels and extra platform
delays and without the need to access
This standard flange is machined in such
a way that it can slide onto the pipe itself, and the hydraulic tool extrudes the pipe
into grooves machined inside the flange.
The hydraulic tool is then used to activate the flange, once it has slid onto the pipe end, allowing for a mechanically robust flange-to-pipe and metal
areas; replacing damaged or
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permits, pressurized welding habitats, and
operator within hours without production
flanges in space restricted
corroded piping; the insertion
safety and effectiveness of existing piping
of valves; and the avoidance of welding in
require safe, cost effective and highly
The speed and simplicity of the solution
remain as to the speed, cost and resources
and without the need for hot-work
mechanical connection solutions,
of existing flanges; fitting
is that of welding. However concerns still
without an adverse impact on production
a standard flange, unlike other
tie-ins; the replacement
piping connections and installing flanges
often taking place in a confined area
The fact that it is modified from
pipe work and new spool
the prominent technology for ensuring
convenient installation with the operation
with a patented internal groove profile.
Typical applications include
For many piping managers and engineers,
based operations. This includes quick and
a modified standard weld neck flange
ignition sources.
existing assets.
a number of additional benefits to cold-
Quickflange – for example, consists of
of heat or other potential
piping integrity and the safe disposal of
In addition to improved safety, there are
The solution we have developed – the
minutes and without the use
flexible connection solutions for improved
decommissioning process.
connection.
to metal connection within
connection systems. Operators today
during decommissioning, as well as
inaccessible areas.
is also ideal for decommissioning
projects where operators require piping
connections that maintain integrity while not being too expensive when they are finally discarded.
In such cases, our Quickflange solution is used to facilitate the construction of
temporary new piping systems, needed
up on its use with no need for increased space and the ‘as needed’ rental model
negating the need for significant capital investments.
Furthermore, the product availability, its ease of installation and the fact that it
covers a wide variety of pipe materials, ratings, diameters and flange types,
ensures that our solution is not only highly effective as an alternative to welding but leads the way in cold-based mechanical connection solutions.
The Quickflange solution has been
through rigorous testing, including DNV and Statoil’s accreditation procedures
and in 2011, we achieved ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) class approval and ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. Today,
Quickflange has over 2,000 applications
worldwide with leading operators in the North Sea and around the world.
With regulators demanding ever more stringent safety and environmental
standards, the operators own commitment
to safety, and issues, such as piping repair on older platforms and decommissioning, today’s climate is demanding ever more
innovative piping installation, repair and
decommissioning options. It’s encouraging to see that Quickflange is rising to the challenge.
Quickflange UK Unit E27, Wellheads Industrial Centre, Wellheads Crescent, Dyce, Aberdeen. AB21 7GA Main Reception: +44 (0) 1224 722265 Email: enquiry.uk@quickflange.com Web: www.quickflange.com
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Alco Valves Group
Tel +44 (0)1484 710511
E-Mail. uk@alco-valves.com
Bk/Cover Atlantas Marine
Tel +44 (0)1935 426000
E-Mail. info@atlantasmarine.com
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Bis Valves Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1202 896322
E-Mail. salesadmin@bisvalves.co.uk
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C-Tecnics Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1224 666322
Website. www.c-tecnics.com
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Chalmit Lighting UK
Tel +44 (0)1418 825555
E-Mail info@chalmit.com
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CodaOctopus Products Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1315 531380
E-Mail. info@codaoctopus.com
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Cullum Detuners Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1773 717341
E-Mail. sales@cullum.co.uk
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Extronics Ltd
Tel +44 (0)8452 775000
E-Mail. info@extronics.com
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Global Marine Systems Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1245 702000
Website. www.globalmarinesystems.com
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Hatlapa Marine Equipment
Tel +49 4122711-0
E-Mail. info@hatlapa.de
Pg 10
Hayward Tyler Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1582 731144
E-Mail. info@haywardtyler.com
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Hone-All Precision Ltd
Tel +44 (0)8455 555111
E-Mail. sales@hone-all.co.uk
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Hydro-Lek Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1189 736903
E-Mail. enquiries@hydro-lek.com
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The National Hyperbaric Centre Tel +44 (0)1224 698895
E-Mail. info@nationalhyperbariccentre.com
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Life Support Engineering
Tel +44 (0)1224 666313
E-Mail. info@lifesupportengineering.com
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Nautilus Rigging LLP
Tel +44 (0)1224 772323
E-Mail. info@nautilusrigging.com
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Nautronix Group Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1224 775700
E-Mail. info@nautronix.co.uk
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Neo Nickel Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1254 582999
E-Mail. SalesBlackburn@neonickel.com
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Nylacast Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1162 743901
E-Mail. offshore.engineer@nylacast.com
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Oceanscan Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1224 707000
E-Mail. sales@oceanscan.co.uk
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Perfect Bore Manufacturing Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1264 360800
E-Mail. sales@pbm-ltd.com
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Quickflange UK Ltd Tel +44 (0)1224 722265
Pg 18
Subsea Assett Locations Technologies Ltd Tel +44 (0)1722 782856
E-Mail. info@cesalt.co.uk
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Seatronics Ltd
Tel +44 (0)1224 853100
E-Mail. aberdeen@seatronics-group.com
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Stemcor Special Steels Ltd
Tel +44 (0)2077 753600
E-Mail. groupenquiries@stemcor.com
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Tubetech International
Tel +44 (0)1268 857959
E-Mail. webinfo@tubetech.com
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Weidmuller Ltd
Tel +44 (0)8450 942006
E-Mail. marketing@weidmuller.co.uk
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HAZARDOUS AREA
Chalmit Lighting
LED EMERGENCY FLOODLIGHT FOR HAZARDOUS AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS A new floodlight combining
maintenance free LED technology and a self contained backup battery has been introduced by hazardous area
lighting specialist Chalmit Lighting. The Solas is designed for use in both Zone 1 hazardous areas and harsh marine
environments. Uniquely it provides the same level of light output under either normal or emergency conditions. This
performance and durability offers a new solution for both lighting designers and engineers tasked with providing a safe working environment.
“We are excited about the possibilities the new Solas LED can provide,”
explained Chalmit Marketing Manager Gareth Bruce. “The initial concept
was to replace an existing emergency
floodlight, the 261E. In this product the batteries were contained in a separate Ex e box. The use of LED’s and smart driver technology has allowed the
complete solution to be contained
within the luminaire enclosure. Not only is the Solas a more efficient, compact
and price competitive replacement for the 261E, it has also created a host of new applications due to its increased
The luminaire is compliant with both ATEX
This flexibility means the Solas is ideally
Traditionally, battery backup emergency
use in a wide range of ambient conditions
for example; during platform abandonment
flexibility.”
floodlights have been reserved for specific platform abandonment
applications. The development of
quality long life LEDs is proving to have a much wider appeal. Such floodlights can now be used for continuous
operation under normal lighting
conditions. In contrast to high intensity
discharge floods, the Solas is effectively maintenance free offering over
sixty thousand hours of continuous
operation. Another advantage of using LED technology is the efficient use of the light generated. The Solas has a
high light output ratio resulting in over four thousand lumens with minimal
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to a seventy watt high pressure sodium (HPS) floodlight. However unlike HPS
lamps the use of LED results in a much whiter light closer to that of natural daylight.
and IEC Ex standards and is suitable for
from -55 degrees C to +55 degrees C. The universal voltage; 110V – 254V AC/DC
50/60Hz, makes the Solas a truly global product. An industrial, non-hazardous version is also available that provides the same levels of ingress protection
(IP66/67) and maintenance free capability.
In addition to normal emergency operation where the battery engages when the
mains power goes off, the Solas can also
be fitted with a remote inhibition switch. Similar in function to the earlier 261E, this enables the LEDs to remain de-
energised (Off) when the mains power
fails. By operating the switch, the LEDs can be energised and run from the internal
batteries. This gives instant illumination with one hundred percent output, unlike
HID lamp technologies. The use of remote
switching thus ensures battery duration is maximised.
suited to provide emergency escape lighting conditions, where the sea must be
illuminated to ensure lifeboats can be safely launched.
Chalmit is part of Hubbell Harsh and
Hazardous, a division of Hubbell inc. The
company has worldwide distribution and a network of offices strategically located to provide sales technical support to the oil
and gas industry. Free Chalmlite software is available to help electrical and mechanical
services designers optimise lighting intensity for safety and efficient working.
For More Information Contact Sarah Davidson Tel. 0044 (0)141 882 5555 Fax. 0044 (0)141 883 3704 Email: sdavidson@chalmit.com Web: www.chalmit.com Chalmit Lighting PO Box 5575 Glasgow, G52 9AP, Scotland
Chalmit Lighting P.O Box 5575 Glasgow, Scotland G52 9AP Tel. +44 (0)141 882 5555 Web: www.chalmit.com E-Mail sdavidson@chalmit.com
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HAZARDOUS Netzsch - Pumps and Extronics systems, solutions you can trust AREA FOUNDED IN 1992 Extronics is a leading global designer and manufacturer of intrinsically safe and explosion proof equipment.
From our UK headquarters, we serve customers that work in potentially
modern wireless networks a whole new era is born. Using Extronics wireless networks and wireless equipment, applications once
deemed too impractical and costly are now a commercial reality.
explosive environments throughout
iWAP103
pharmaceutical, petrochemical and
wireless product innovation – a Universal,
the world. Particularly in the chemical, offshore oil and gas industries.
For nearly 20 years we have worked with
the various regulatory agencies to provide both Exd and Intrinsically Safe solutions for hazardous areas. These solutions
include the design and manufacture of the only Zone 0 rated digital camera in the
world the iCAM501 and the development
of a complete range of wireless solutions to allow data to be unlocked more easily from extreme process environments.
Wireless Networking for Hazardous Areas
iWAP103 is a typical example of Extronics’ Zone 1, Access Point Enclosure. This elegant solution can be used with
wireless access points from most leading WLAN vendors e.g. Cisco, Aruba, Meru, Motorola etc. This allows Extronics
customers to easily & cost effectively
set up a wireless network using their
damaging fluctuations. The systems are
extreme of environments.The combination
temperatures, with a recent requirement
standard indoor equipment, in the most of Extronics regulatory knowledge and
engineering excellence has now produced a range of power backup systems for hazardous areas.
of PC based control systems and software
iUPS - Hazardous Area UPS Systems
savings and provided management
range of backup power options designed
Over the last decade or so the introduction applications have enabled large cost with visibility over their operations.
However the majority of these systems
and solutions have been based on fixed workstations located in a control room or on plant, meaning that workers can
only interface with these systems in their
locality.The high cost of installing cabling to facilitate infrastructure such as system
I/O in areas of plant deemed “non process critical” meant that large amounts of
plant data had been effectively trapped on “data islands” as it was uneconomical to
gather and transmit back to central control information systems. With the latest
The Extronics UPS systems provide a to protect critical equipment such as
servers, analysers and automation systems in the event of a blackout or brownout.
With power options ranging from 75W to
6KW, the modular nature of the Extronics
system is flexible enough to cover the vast majority of power backup requirements in hazardous areas. Extronics iUPS systems have been deployed in a wide variety
of hazardous area environments from
offshore production platforms in the North
also able to operate in a wide variety of being for 55°C ambient.The Extronics
iUPS systems provide a permanent, high grade power supply for critical process
equipment and there are variants suitable for ATEX Zones 1 & 2.
The iUPS100 Range
Is designed for use in ATEX Zone 1 areas and can be wall or floor mounted. Able to back up 230VAC power for up to 35
minutes, at 3KVA full load, the unit has a
modular design which allows an additional
battery pack to be integrated to double the backup time to a maximum of 70mins with a 3KVA load. This modular design also
allows a complete additional iUPS101 unit to be attached to create a system which
can deliver a maximum load of 6KVA for
70 minutes at 25°C ambient temperature.
Sea to chemical & pharmaceutical plants.
The iUPS200
supplies can be subject to potentially
wall or pole mounted and provides backup
In these extreme environments, power
Is a Zone 2 system which can be either power for 120mins at 70W full load in
25°C ambient temperature. Both control systems are rated IP65 and are suitable
for potentially explosive, harsh, wet and
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