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MTM Metalizing, a leader in the thermal spray coating field has been approved to apply TSA (Thermal Spray Aluminium coating) for Shell Global after conducting an audit and qualification testing. The Audit was conducted and the tests were witnessed by a Material and Corrosion Engineer from Shell Global. A total of 10 TSA qualification tests for MTM Metalizing applicators were carried out, 5 tests using flame spray equipment and 5 tests for applicators using IMFC Arc spray equipment. All 10 tests were passed, giving MTM Metalizing the approval to use the 8 applicators to apply TSA for any Shell projects worldwide. Both TSA coating methods from MTM Metalizing will now be listed on Shell’s Technically Accepted Manufacturers and Products (TAMAP) listing. The Flame spray equipment is typically used inside a refinery, including coating on live equipment in a live plant. Arc spray equipment is more productive, but is restricted by Shell to be used off site only, for safety reasons. The validity of the qualification will last for three years ending on 23rd September 2013. “Being a qualified applicator for Shell demonstrates our dedication and commitment in our approach and practices. All of our sprayers have been qualified and we can now begin to apply TSA coatings on Shell projects.” said Bill Jordan, General Manager MTM Metalizing. The week long Shell Audit consisted of procedures that focused on safety and quality, as well as business and organizational aspects of MTM Metalizing. MTM Metalizing was the first company to be qualified for TSA Application in Singapore in 2010. TSA Coating is known to be a highly cost-efficient procedure and a technically reliable method of coating. It is also environmentally friendly, due to the non-toxic discharge from the thermal spraying process. Bill added “Our TSA coating is a sustainable solution for corrosion prevention and will result in reduced material and life cycle costs in the long term.” Some major international projects of MTM Metalizing in the past include N.A.S.A, Panama Canal Authority and the New York State Thruway amongst others. Date: 29th April 2011 < Back to News Index > 
Raptor system helps refineries and bulk liquid storage plants handle the ever-increasing demands on efficiency, accuracy, and safety. Emerson Process Management’s new Raptor tank gauging system makes it easy to install the devices needed today and add or replace units in the future. This flexibility protects users’ investments so that refineries and tank farms can easily become and stay efficient. Additional benefits include lower installation costs, high accuracy, and built-in safety features. The Raptor system consists of a complete range of tank gauging instrumentation including high performance, non-contact radar level gauges, temperature and pressure transmitters plus water interface sensors and inventory management software. Tank hubs are used to communicate with the measuring instruments and control room via standard communication protocols. The design is based on open technology and is fully scalable with functionality and scope that can be adapted to any application and performance class. The system includes new safety technologies to help protect plant assets, personnel, and the environment. One example is the unique 2-in-1 functionality—with two independent radar gauges in one single enclosure—providing SIL 3 safety for overfill prevention. There are also a number of other dual redundant configurations available to suit individual tank safety requirements. Raptor reduces installation costs substantially. Raptor’s unique, bus-powered 2-wire Tankbus communication is based on self-configuring FOUNDATIONTM fieldbus technology, allowing easy start-up and integration of all system units. The tank units are intrinsically safe, which means no expensive cable conduits are required. Communication to the control room can be made using Modbus over most existing cabling, or using other fieldbus standards.  
Further installation cost savings can be realized with Emerson’s Smart Wireless functionality, which eliminates the need for long distance signal wiring. This is especially valuable when no suitable ground cabling is available and it is necessary to cross roads, or when ground conditions make cabling expensive. Wireless communication can also be used as a redundant and independent communication path beside the traditional wired communication.
There are many tank farms with gauging based on older technology, even in fairly recent installations, leading to maintenance problems and low performance. Raptor can emulate gauges from other manufacturers. This means the customers can add Raptor units to their existing system using the same cabling and control room infrastructure. Raptor is built around a new line of Rosemount® 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) precision radar level gauges, and ultra stable temperature transmitters with 3- or 4-wire multiple spot sensors. The result is the highest available precision in net volume calculations for custody transfer and inventory management. Having access to reliable and accurate tank content information in real time is key to high plant efficiency, as the operators can handle even more tanks, fill the tanks higher and better utilize the storage capacity. Emerson’s Rosemount Tank Gauging is the world market leader in systems for high precision tank gauging used at refineries and bulk liquid storage plants. The systems are applied on all types of storage tanks, both fixed roof and floating roof tanks. The radar gauges use the drip-off antenna concept, proven in 100,000+ installations world-wide. They can be used in virtually any liquid ranging from light products such as liquified petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and gasoline, to heavier products such as crude oils, and asphalt. Date: 11th January 2011 < Back to News Index >
Representatives from many major oil and gas operators are attending the ‘Plugfest’ event, organised by Subsea Instrumentation Interface Standardisation (SIIS), at Expro’s Subsea Excellence Centre in Ulverston, from October 12-14. SIIS is a Joint Industry Project with its goal to achieve improvements in subsea reliability through standardisation. It is a membership-based organisation open to all oil companies, subsea control system suppliers and subsea sensor vendors. It is committed to working towards an open standard for the benefit of industry as a whole, and the ‘Plugfest’ event is held to demonstrate communications compliance. Expro’s new custom-built Subsea Excellence Centre is home to the company’s Tronic products, which are market-leading subsea power and data connection systems used to enable the extraction of valuable reserves throughout the global subsea oil and gas industry. The Tronic product name is recognised as leading in the design, manufacture and installation of reliable subsea mateable electrical and optical connection systems, with this technology providing the industry’s most reliable way of communicating in deepwater developments. Expro Connectors & Measurements director Mark Jones said: “We are delighted to host this important event and proud to welcome so many major industry players to our Subsea Excellence Centre. This facility is designed to allow for a total focus on quality and efficiency, and the continuous research and development that we carry out here keeps our technology at the forefront of the oil and gas industry. Staging such an event at the Subsea Excellence Centre further reflects our leading position in this sector of the industry.” Date: 21st October 2010 < Back to News Index >
Bringing the most advanced technology to the concrete coating process, CRC-Evans Engineered Systems has raised the levels of accuracy and efficiency that operators can achieve. Based on many years of customer input, CRC-Evans has put digital technology to work so that the coating process is completely consistent and reliable. Now every aspect of the coating process is digitally controlled from a central console. When an operational parameter needs to be changed, all systems are updated simultaneously and automatically. The result is a remarkable level of efficiency in the field, day after day. Every coated pipe is on-spec, with recorded data to back it up. Gaining complete control over the process means that quality is always superior and productivity is assured. “The digital applications we have made in our coating plants have revolutionized the process,” said CRC-Evans. “Our customers like being able to control the operation so easily, especially because it means a reliably good end product.” Date: 21st May 2010 < Back to News Index >
Expanded Fisher® line offers cavitation control for a broad range of severe service applications. Emerson Process Management has expanded the line of Fisher® dirty service control valve solutions to include the NotchFlo™ DST valve and Fisher DST Trim. With the expanded line, Emerson is able to provide specific solutions that both increase process availability and reduce maintenance costs for a broad range of severe service applications. The line-up offers excellent cavitation control for applications known to contain entrained particulate that would damage standard trim components and can be used in the hydrocarbon, power, chemical, pulp and paper, and metals and mining industries. The Fisher NotchFlo DST valve is a multi-stage (3, 4, or 6 stage) anti-cavitation valve available in Class 300 – 1500 Globe and Class 600 – 2500 Angle (NPS of 1-8) that can be used in severe service applications. The Fisher DST Trim is a multi-stage (2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 stage) anti-cavitation trim available in Class 300 – 2500 (NPS of 1-16). Both the NotchFlo and DST are frequently used in high pressure drop applications up to 4200 psi (290 bar) in the chemical, refining, oil and gas production, and power industries. In addition to the expanded line-up of Fisher dirty service control valves, the Fisher Cavitrol™ III Trim with Improved Sealing Technologies is available. It is a multi-stage (2 or 3 stage) trim available in Class 900 – 2500 (NPS of 1 - 8x6) that can be used in severe service applications where plug tip erosion and seal wear are issues. The Fisher Cavitrol III Trim is frequently used in pump recirculation and startup systems in the power, process, oil production, chemical refining, and other industries. For additional information on the expanded line-up of Fisher dirty service control valves, go to www.fishersevereservice.com or contact an Emerson Process Management sales office and request product bulletins 80.2:021 Fisher DST Trim, 80.2:022 Fisher NotchFlo DST Trim and brochure part no. D351643X012 Fisher Cavitrol III Trim with Improved Sealing Technologies, D351183X012 Fisher DST Trim and D351185X011 Fisher NotchFlo DST Trim. Date: 8th February 2010 < Back to News Index > |
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