OE2017 PREVIEW
STRAIGHTPOINT TO DEBUT AT OFFSHORE EUROPE
Straightpoint will exhibit at SPE Offshore Europe 2017, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre in Scotland on 5-8 September.
This is the first time the force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment manufacturer will take exhibition space at the biennial show, having launched a full range of ATEX and IECEx products since the last time the event was held at the same venue almost exactly two years earlier. It is also the first time organisers have created a decommissioning zone that will feature a themed exhibition and conference space.
David Mullard, Business Development Manager at Straightpoint, says, “We specifically chose a stand [3B199] close to the decommissioning zone, which is a key area of interest for us. The Radiolink plus [wireless load cell], for example, is often used during decommissioning to record description, weight and serial numbers against
items as they are removed. We are also intent on positioning ourselves as the chosen supplier for load monitoring, measurement and control systems used on cranes, hoists and winches for safe and successful energy exploration and production offshore.”
Straightpoint’s range of explosion proof products, which conform to the 2014/34/ EU directive, includes the Radiolink plus; wireless compression cells; shackle cells; load pins; and the Running Line Dynamometer (or TIMH), all of which meet zone 0, 1 and 2 hazardous area classification.
Additionally, Mullard says, Straightpoint will show its latest innovation, the Clamp On Line Tensionmeter (or COLT), for measuring tension on static lines, boasting a state- of-the-art Bluetooth load monitoring app among a host of standout features. The COLT measures tension on wire rope up to 11,000 lbf (lb. force) / 5,000 kgf (kg force) and up to 1 inch (25 mm) diameter. It clamps onto pre-
tensioned wire ropes, eliminating the need for additional sheaves or tooling.
The centrepiece of Straightpoint’s 3-m x 3-m, product centric stand will be a new truss system first seen at the LiftEx trade show last November, upon which a series of products will be available for visitors to interact with. Additional features include demonstrations of equipment, including its multiple wireless load cell controller software package, and corporate videos.
Mullard concludes, “I expect to find a cautiously optimistic industry in a transitional phase. Offshore Europe attendees understand that to successfully make that transition from a soft market to one in full recovery mode it needs to accept tougher conditions and adopt advanced technology to shape its future; that’s where we come in.”
Visit Straightpoint at Offshore Europe Stand 3B199, noting the hashtags #OE17 and #loadcell to network before, during and after the event.
NEW RECOVERY SERVICE FROM A-GAS FOR OFFSHORE INDUSTRIES
A-Gas is unveiling its Total Solutions programme for oil installations and rigs at the Offshore Europe 2017 exhibition in Aberdeen from September 5-8. Total Solutions includes the complete lifecycle management of halons, refrigerants and other ozone depleting gases (ODS).
A-Gas Business Development Manager Martin O’Donnell said: “Through our Rapid Recovery service we are able to recover regulated gases from oil installations safely during the life or the decommissioning of a platform. We recover gases, clean them up, or if they are unsuitable for re-use, dispose of them safely.
“Once contaminants have been removed from halons – used in fire suppression systems at sea – and other regulated ODS gases employed in the running of a platform, they can be recycled
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and employed again in a wide range of critical use industries including the offshore, maritime and aviation sectors. We believe that recycling and adopting a holistic approach to gas use is the only way forward for the offshore industry.”
New international laws are forcing offshore operators to rethink how they dispose of regulated gases, including halons, refrigerants and other global warming substances, making safe recovery and disposal a priority.
The Rapid Recovery service will allow operators to recover regulated gases from offshore installations quickly and efficiently and in accordance with the new regulations. A-Gas will then, where possible, remove contaminants from the substances to allow them to be recycled and returned to the market for resale. Customers are impressed by the effectiveness of Rapid Recovery, as Tim
Amburgey, Vice-President of Fire Protection, in the US, says: “Rapid Recovery gives us the unsurpassed mobility and speed to perform these services globally.”
To find out more about the new gas recovery service from A-Gas, visit Offshore Europe 2017 (Stand 6C24).
For more information on A-Gas and Rapid Recovery go to:
www.agas.com and:
www.agasrapidrecovery.com
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