Access and maintenance lifts
Alimak specializes in rack and pinion-driven lifts for industrial locations and has more than 25 years' experience in offshore applications. The modular-built lifts are adaptable in size and capacity and do not need a machine room or lift shaft. The lifts, which are available in explosion-protected designs, provide safe and convenient access in hull columns, derricks, flare towers, and platform modules. Recent offshore references include the Kvitebjorn and Valhall developments in the Norwegian North Sea, Rig P184 GlobalSantaFe, and the new Maersk-owned and Khazar semisubmersibles for the Caspian Sea.
www.alimak.com
Acid-proof unit heaters
Coiltech's ATD Aero temper unit heater is now available also in acid-proof material for offshore and marine applications. Typical installations include workshops, changing rooms, galleries, and storehouses. Hot water as well as steam can be used as the heating agent. Units come in five sizes, with power consumption ranging from 7-65 KW. The coil can be manufactured in a range of materials, depending on the corrosiveness of the surrounding environment. Electric motors can be supplied in all classes up to explosion proof. Various types of temperature control and speed regulation devices are also available.
www.coiltech.com
Drinking water treatment
E.C.T. Offshore Service provides comprehensive systems and services for treating drinking water offshore. Its systems operate on over 250 rigs and platforms, many of which have annual service contracts with E.C.T. Due to the company's close co-operation with the Norwegian government, it can ensure that installations fulfill all requirements for this service. E.C.T. also provides a training program, "Drinking Water Treatment for Offshore Personnel." Since 1989, over 1,000 people have participated.
www.ectoffshore.se
On/off-line turbine cleaning
Gas Turbine Efficiency develops systems for cleaning gas turbines, which minimize environmental impact by keeping CO2 and NOx emissions as low as possible. The GTE concept provides a high degree of atomization of heated water with or without detergent through specially designed nozzles, operating at 50-80 bar. The benefits compared to lower pressure systems are improved wash efficiency, optimized use of water/detergent, and use of the same nozzles for on and offline washes. The company's latest system is designed to minimize the need for revenue-losing, unscheduled shutdowns, i.e., necessitating an unscheduled offline wash. The new system allows the turbine to be washed at part or base load without putting the operation at risk, with consequent savings in water and components.
www.gte.se
Hydraulic drives
Hagglunds hydraulic drive systems are engineered to perform under severe conditions and to provide reliable power to applications above or below the water line. The company's high torque, low speed motors have a very low moment of inertia and can drive and brake with precision in both directions. Complementary accessories include the a new valve program.
www.hagglunds.com
Living quarters materials
Isolamin, Momec and Premec are fabricators and worldwide suppliers of floating floors, walls, ceilings, doors, and wet units for offshore vessels and platform/rig accommodation modules. All products are designed to complement each other and are tailored to customer needs. They are sold in a one-stop shopping procedure, with one contact for purchase of the entire program. New products are:
- 38 and 49 dB Rw wall panels and a ceiling, each panel being easy to take down from any side for inspection
- Fully welded lightweight aluminum wet units
- External A60 heavy duty door, B15 door 44 dB Rw and A60 windows.
All products are fire and sound-approved to global requirements, and quality certified to ISO 9001-2000.
www.isolamin.com, www.momec.com, www.premec.se
Hot isostatic pressing
Metso Powdermet has won several challenging contracts from the offshore sector in recent years. It supplies HIPed near-net shape products from the world's largest hot isostatic processing facility, in Surahammar, Sweden. Main applications are pressure vessel items such as manifolds for topside and subsea installations, valve bodies, swivels, wye-pieces, and large wall thickness fittings. Material grades are primarily high-strength stainless steel: ferritic 12% Cr, 6 Mo austenitic and 22-25% Cr duplex ferritic/austenitic grades with high corrosion resistance. Products are manufactured in sizes up to 15 tons, 1.2 m OD and up to 2.8 m long.
www.metsopowdermet.com
Accommodation modules
Pharmadule Emtunga is a leading supplier of offshore accommodation modules. Between 2002-04, it will have delivered more than 10 such modules to installations in the North Sea, Caspian, Gulf of Mexico, and Far East. The company fabricates to high quality standards and produces modules with light weight, on schedule, and meeting relevant classification requirements. Its health, safety, and environmental record includes no lost-time incidents.
www.emtunga.com
Drill hole survey systems
Reflex Instrument was established in 1984, and is today one of the world's leading manufacturers of drill hole survey instruments. The company currently makes five main products: Reflex Maxibor, Reflex EMS, Reflex EZ-Shot, Reflex EZ-AQ/EMS, and Reflex EZ-Dip. The instruments are targeted mainly at exploration and mining, but the EZ-AQEMS magnetic survey tool is also suitable for oil industry applications.
www.reflex.se
Spill-free handling
Todo has been making and supplying couplings and valves for the oil and chemical industries for over 30 years. Its most notable product is the Todo-Matic Dry Break coupling, designed for spill-free connection and disconnection where aggressive and environmentally dangerous liquids are transferred. Typical media transferred by the device are corrosion-protected liquids, glycol, diesel, methanol, helicopter fuel, and drinking water. The system is used most frequently by personnel on supply vessels delivering liquids to platforms in 4 and 6-in. sizes, while smaller sizes are used to transfer chemicals from smaller containers.
www.todo.se
Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta is one of the world's leading suppliers of marine engines for professional use. With outputs ranging from 100 to 2,000 hp, the company offers an extensive range of engines for powering everything from small, fast rescue and patrol boats to tugs, fishing boats, and other displacement vessels. It also provides a comprehensive range for marine auxiliary engines, including Zone 2 versions and complete marine generator sets.
www.volvopenta.com
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