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NEW BOAT LANDING SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has launched a new maintenance service for Boat Landing Systems (BLS). The new service is designed to identify degradation in BLS performance before it has the potential to cause damage to an offshore platform and a berthing vessel’s structural integrity, which can result in huge costs and downtime.
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE SURVEY
The company’s expertly trained engineers will conduct the BLS maintenance survey on an annual basis to identify areas of weakness and potential wear and tear. From best practice design, manufacture and testing, to full in-life support, it helps to establish and implement a best practice maintenance regime tailored to BLS requirements. With an expert knowledge of Boat Landing Systems, the company offers an unrivalled in-depth understanding about the product, ensuring that extra eye for detail, ideal during maintenance surveys. In addition, should the product need to be repaired or replaced, they can supply the most suitable solution on a project-by-project basis.
THE NEW SERVICE
IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY DEGRADATION
RELIABILITY
Often utilised for projects in remote locations, it’s imperative that BLS are robust and reliable. The company’s new maintenance service includes an annual survey designed to check the BLS for cracks on the rubber surface, de-bonding, permanent deformation and corrosion. With this thorough analysis degradation can be identified in performance before it could become a problem for the platform. JP Chia, Engineering Manager within
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation explained: “BLS come under general inspection during routine maintenance schedules of the entire platform, a task that is usually carried out by a maintenance contractor. However, if
not surveyed accurately, cracks on the rubber surface of the Eccentric Bumper Ring (EBR), de-bonding of the rubber and pipe, deformation and / or corrosion can go undetected, potentially resulting in costly remedial repair and even replacement of the BLS. “Offshore platform operators and contractors can reduce the degradation risks often associated with boat landing systems by working directly with an experienced product manufacturer. By doing this, contactors and operators can be sure the BLS in situ is reliable, tailored to the demands they are likely to face and importantly, perform for the long-term. After all, no one knows the product like a manufacturer.”
MANUFACTURING AND TESTING
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation designs, manufactures and tests its BLS to the highest of standards. Based in the company’s laboratory for full-scale research and development is its test press – the largest in the world of its type, with a load capacity of 18,300 metric tons and weighing in at 600 tons. Additionally, the company formulates unique polymers for each project’s shock cells in-house. Total transparency and an unrivalled understanding of materials technology is integral to every product made.
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