Jeffrey and Martin Halford, the father and son team leading DLM.
equipment. In particular subsea, cranes and sheaves. “Tis product makes use of our design capabilities.” He added, “We have the unique ability to design and
manufacture bespoke load-monitoring systems, and have successfully completed several large load-monitoring systems on offshore vessels—and in doing so, we sent our own offshore-trained engineers onsite to install and commission.”
DLM’s new TW-3.0 wireless handheld.
BUILT TO EVOLVE In terms of evolution, DLM has invested heavily in expanding its engineering expertise in recent years—with a view to developing unique and innovative products (like datalogging tensile link and PLC system designs). “We’re extremely focused on custom design—not only load cells, but also load-monitoring and electrical systems,” Halford maintained. “Our multi-skilled ‘DLM Design’ engineering team consists of electronic, mechanical, and systems engineers with over half a century in combined design experience in a multitude of industries. Internationally, we enjoy both distributors and customers around the world—with, currently, eight distributors in UAE, North America (DLM distributes through the U.S. via Chant Engineering), Singapore, Nigeria, India, Denmark, Australia, and Poland.”
“WE’RE EXTREMELY FOCUSED ON CUSTOM DESIGN - NOT ONLY LOAD CELLS, BUT ALSO LOAD-MONITORING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.”
DLM has recently applied additional focus on expanding its offering in exceedingly business-friendly South East Asia. “Working with our distributors in the region, Talurit Pte Ltd., based in Singapore, we’ve setup a local calibration facility—allowing us to offer local load cell calibrations to clients in and around the region,” Halford pointed out. “On from this, we’ve also completed several large load-monitoring projects for offshore vessels located within the oil and gas industry in the Asia Pacific region.” Offshore and Subsea—a segment the company agrees is constantly growing—plays a significant role on the DLM offering sheet, as well. “We do specialize in the design and manufacture of load pins—in particular, the type used for subsea applications and offshore use,” said Halford. “We have a design team in place who are able to look at a client’s load-monitoring requirements on a structure or vehicle and design a suitable load pin— considering the surrounding environment, applied loads, and mechanical /electrical constraints.” “And we have hydrostatic pressure-test facilities, so all subsea load pins are pressure tested before dispatch and assigned a pressure rating based on their design parameters and operational depth. Such applications for the load pins we manufacture are Pipe Lay Stinger Load Monitoring, Subsea Trenching Vehicles, CALM Buoy moorings, Sheave Load Monitoring, and many more.”
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