Subsea Tech: Taking 3D Printing to the Seabed
that way of thinking, instead of replacing something, repair it and add lifetime and money. It’s more sustainable.”The potential is almost limitless, he says. “The limit lies in ourselves to imagine what’s possible. This new way of working offers great opportunity. Robotic repair solutions will be an important part of our future.” That will include more and more floating wind turbines, he says, where damage such as cable coating will need to be addressed.For its first user case with Equinor and Gassco, wire arc additive manufacturing is one of the technologies that could
Connector Subsea Solutions Acquires MORGRIP
.Over the last six years, CSS and Hydratight have collaborated to deliver challenging subsea pipeline repair projects.The acquisition of the MORGRIP business completes CSS’ products and service offering enabling CSS to take a lead role in providing complete subsea and deepwater pipeline repair solutions, delivering it’s services on a sale or rental basis worldwide, the company said.“This has been a strategic move to build a foothold in a market that we believe will grow significantly the next few years. With the MORGRIP Connector and the MORGRIP team onboard we have taken a position
SISTAC: Brazil´s Homegrown Subsea Service Provider
and gas in Brazil, seeking the integrity and life of our customers’ assets, through security, quality, sustainability, ethics and high commitment from our employees, operations and businesses. Our vision is to be in five years the first choice of our customers in inspection, maintenance and repair solutions both for surface and subsea services in the oil and gas segment in Brazil, growing in a safe, sustainable and profitable way, where our employees will develop their potential in an environment conducive to the collaboration, teamwork and innovation,” said Gutterres. Sistac business units
Acteon Acquires Deepwater Corrosion Services
. It operates from facilities in the U.S., the U.K., Brazil, Norway and Australia.Acteon said the acquisition broadens its technical knowledge of corrosion engineering, problem solving and retrofit solutions, and expands its capabilities in data collection, surveying, engineering analytics and repair solutions for risers, moorings, seabed foundations and other subsea infrastructure
Connecting Tyra Future
connections between the new bypass and the existing infrastructure. James Rowley, Global Subsea Market Development Manager, Hydratight, said, “Our connectors are increasingly in demand by operators for key life extension projects as they are well qualified, field proven, permanent repair solutions. Our DNV Type Approval offers the highest quality assurance with no requirements for project specific testing – reducing both risk and price.” Hydratight's connectors replace the need for the welding of subsea pipelines and topside piping in offshore oil and gas, and
Briggs Marine Strengthens Subsea Offering
needs. “Briggs Marine continues to demonstrate commitment to the subsea services market by investing significantly into high quality, capable cable handling equipment. These new assets further strengthen our position as a leading provider of turnkey subsea cable installation and repair solutions to the renewable energy and utilities markets.” The new cable tensioners are designed to accommodate cable diameters from 50mm to 400mm, with capability to maintain squeeze pressure and 15Te line tension on the product during changes in diameter, for example factory and repair
Precision Underwater Laser Scanner for Divers
;). Accompanied with photometric measurement of the intensity of optical energy at each measured point, these digital point cloud models are of photorealistic quality, offering full color and immense resolution: essential for monitoring structural issues such as progressive degradation or developing repair solutions for damaged infrastructure. Dr. Grant Thomson, Savante Managing Founder said, “In 2005, we pioneered the development of our first SCUBA-diver operated laser scanner in support of a marine-science research project. The CTS-3D underwater laser scanner represents almost 15 years
New High Voltage Subsea Power Cable Joint
wide range of high voltage subsea cables. It takes 48-60 hours to install, cutting down the waiting time for a suitable weather window and repair vessel time on station. “Several years of research and analysis have gone into developing this joint, which has many advantages over other repair solutions, particularly in terms of cable range-taking capability and ease of installation,” said Power CSL director, Pat Oakley. “The jointing system is not associated with the cables of any particular manufacturer and its modular design can be configured for a wide range of connections
Seatronics Renews Partnership with 2G Robotics
provide notable improvements in accuracy, precision and cost efficiency for subsea survey, inspection and engineering operations. The high density point cloud data generated by the systems equips engineers with the detail needed to comprehensively assess subsea assets, develop effective design and repair solutions, and make informed decisions in order to ensure continued safe offshore operation. The systems can be diver deployed or integrated with ROVs or AUVs for dynamic scanning. 2G Robotics’ ULS-500 laser system has been specifically developed for dynamic scanning with development focused on
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