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MTR MTR 100 100Ingeniør Harald Benestad AS Established in 1973, Benestad is a world leader in glass/ceramics-to-metal sealing and thin Þ lm (PVD) technol- ogy. The company provides sophisticated design and product solutions that are based on this technology, and then uses it as a technical advantage as glass/ceramics offer excellent cor- rosion and erosion properties, will not degrade over time or allow diffusion of liquids/gas, thus providing unmatched long- term stability. The company says highly specialized propri- etary processes are at the heart of its products and production. Under major shareholder Aker Solutions, Benestad?s market segments are split between oil and gas (85%) and the defense industry (15%). For the oil and gas market, the company pro- duces customized penetrators (signal and power distribution systems), instrument sensors and subsea instrumentation. For subsea, this comes into play for controls, boosting and pro-cessing and power distribution, as well as down-hole ESP. In-house activities include research and development, product design and engineering, manufacturing of core technologies (both for glass-to-metal sealing and thin  lm deposition) and testing and quali cation.HTS maskinteknikk Located in the heart of the Subsea Valley in Drammen, Nor- way, HTS maskinteknikk (HTSM) is a manufacturer and glob- al supplier of mechanical precision components to the subsea, aerospace and defense industry. HTS, established in 1982, is an independent contractor specializing in critical machining and welding of advanced materials, and offers a range of profes- sional production technology advisory services. The company prides itself on its capacity as a total-solution supplier with all disciplines available in-house at its workshop which contains a production area of more than 60,000 square feet, including de-partments for turning, milling, welding, inspection and inspec-tion/calibration. HTSM effectively manages everything from small-scale prototype production to large-scale serial produc- tion, though its forte is in more complex components. HTS maskinteknikk has delivered high precision mechanical components to the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years, with a specialty in the manufacturing of hydraulic couplers and subsea valve components. The group?s subsea client portfolio includes market leading EPC contracts as well as specialized subsea installation and provision companies. Its largest cus- tomer is FMC, which it supplies to directly for sites throughout the world including South America and Brazil. Roughly 79% of HTSÕ business in 2013 was for the sub- sea sector, and as such is the recipient of the majority of the groupÕs current investments. HTSM has recently placed signi cant capital into its staff, state-of-the-art equipment and facility, greatly expanding upon its operational capacity. Reinersten AS Family-owned Reinersten delivers advanced offshore engi- neering, infrastructure and construction, as well as consulting engineering services. Reinersten is product independent and its clients are mainly oil and gas companies, in Norway and internationally, for which it builds modules and prefabrication units for topside-building projects as well as subsea structures and components. Reinersten?s main market areas within sub- sea are  eld development, production systems, processing (subsea-factory),  ow assurance, power supply and distribu- tion, control systems and umbilicals, pipelines/ owlines, risers and structures/stations.The company is regarded as a major supplier of maintenance services on Norwegian processing sites, Norwegian shelf and inland. Its department of Installation is in charge of realization of the project?s installation phase on-site, and is responsible for HSE and quality control, completion, resources and sub-contractors. Reinersten has also established long-term work- ing agreements with the service trades suppliers within surface protection, isolation, scaffolding, rope access technique and pressure testing. Signal penetrator from Benestad Reinersten?s scope of work in the Skarv Þ eld off Norway. (Photo courtesy of Benestad) (Photo courtesy of Reinersten) July/August 2014 56 MTRMTR #6 (50-65).indd 56MTR #6 (50-65).indd 567/30/2014 2:55:00 PM7/30/2014 2:55:00 PM