PROBLEM? – SOLVED!
GRAPHICAL SYSTEM DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT (GSDA) AWARDS
Glasgow based control specialist, Industrial Systems and Control (ISC) Ltd, has been presented with two Graphical System Design Achievement (GSDA) awards for the bespoke control system developed for Houlder’s Pile Gripper Arms.
RECOGNITION
The NI GSDA awards recognise organisations that develop innovative applications and solve problems using graphical system design approach.
Besides the scale, the control project also faced short development time (4 months from requirements to complete code) and limited availability of the final system for commissioning, as the vessel is on almost continuous charter.
A COMPANY FIRST
The Gripper Arm Control System won in the Advanced Control Systems and Customer Application of the Year categories, making ISC the first ever company winning the awards twice.
PROJECT CHALLENGES Dr Andy Clegg, Managing Director of ISC, explained the various challenges encountered in the project. Weighing 70 tons each, the gripper arms are designed to handle piles of varying diameter (up to 6m), length (up to 65m) and weight (up to 700 tons) as they are driven into the sea bed.
Last year ISC was recognised in UK & Ireland and globally, for another collaborative work with Houlder on the offshore Turbine Access System (TAS).
CAPABILITY IN A VERY COMPETITIVE MARKET
ISC’s work ensures the grippers’ reliable deployment, operation and stowage during transit. The project as a whole has significantly added to the capability of MPI Discovery’s overall capability in a very competitive market.
Houlder
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