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JFSE Ultra Low Draft Tool

Blue Robotics Gripper

New Cable Recovery Tool

JFSE

Anode Repair Concept

Allspeeds

Saab Seaeye matically detects motor stall conditions dertaken in extreme weather conditions. per weighs approx. 600 kg and has a lift- and stops the motor so that the gripper The system comes as a skid, available ing capacity of 20 tonnes. It can be used will always stop at the right moment. for the Saab Seaeye Cougar XT work at any water depth, and is available with class vehicle. The anode replacement hydraulic hotstab or torque bucket inter-

Manipulator Mounted system is capable of handling anodes face options. The cable and umbilical

Diamond Wire Saw weighing up to 40 kg and in lengths up retrieval tool has received design veri? -

Subsea tooling manufacturer ROVQUIP to 1,100 mm. cation approval from DNV GL.

earlier this year completed the build and test of its ? rst manipulator mounted dia- New Cable Recovery Tool JFSE Ultra Low Draft Tool mond wire saw. Designed on the back of Allspeeds said a production prototype of James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) a project where we had to build a quick its new Webtool CRT200 cable recov- has reengineered its Twin R2000 Ul- turnaround 30” saw the ROVQUIP ma- ery tool has been completed and initial tra Low Draft controlled ? ow excava- nipulator mounted saw is the ideal tool testing has begun. The CRT200 cable tion (CFE) tool to be made capable of for small cuts. With a stroke distance of gripper provides a streamlined cable re- excavating at just one meter. The new up to 11” the saw is mounted to the wrist covery where the gripper, guided by an iteration, used for trenching, deburial of the Rigmaster and can be stowed ROV, is lowered onto the end of the ca- and back? lling works in water depths when not in use. ble without requiring preliminary clear- ranging from one meter to 3,000 meters, ing of the soil around the cable. The completed its ? rst project uncovering

Anode Repair Concept mechanically locked gripping action en- sections of damaged cable and trenching

A new concept from SubC Partner is sures the umbilical cannot escape during the repaired sections and is now set for said to save up to 75% in costs compared retrieval; moreover, an internal clutch a number of key projects throughout the to hydraulic delivered anode repair sys- mechanism prevents damage from over- year. The Twin R2000 Ultra Low Draft tems. It can be adapted for any size and tightening. By gripping the end of the will be based in Aberdeenshire, UK in shape of sacri? cial anode, whether sur- cable, it makes subsequent handling order to ef? ciently mobilize for clients face mounted or welded, and offers a much easier, enabling the cable to be in the North Sea and European markets very fast anode exchange procedure that recovered to a reeler or spooler on the where there has been a particular de- avoids diver intervention and can be un- surface vessel. The CRT200 cable grip- mand for shallow water excavations.

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