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RUD hoist ring

RUD Chains Ltd.’s WBPG 85-200 ton hoist ring is currently one of RUD’s most popular offshore products. The WBPG is loadable from any side in the direction of the pivot, making it suitable for lifting and turning heavy loads. This system offers threaded holes for easy vertical assembly, and is extremely resistant to corrosion. www.rud.com

SmartPlug isolation tool

T.D. Williamson (TDW) recently completed a pipeline services pro- gram for an offshore operator to assist with efforts to relieve increasing contact stress between a gas export riser and platform jacket offshore East

Malaysia. Due to changes in seabed conditions, the platform jacket moved, stressing the gas export riser attached to the platform jacket. To ensure that the bracing could be safely removed from the pipeline, TDW to isolated the affected section of the subsea line by inserting and setting its remotely-oper- ated SmartPlug isolation tool in the line approximately 100m from the platform.

Only a short section of the pipeline had to be depressurized and isolated while the bracing was removed.

www.tdwilliamson.com

Boring bar machining solution

Hydratight has introduced a 2250P boring bar capable of covering a diameter range of 2.5in. to 24in. and lengths of up to 12ft. The new 2250P boring bar features broached tooling holes every 6in., in conjunction with rapid transverse centering cones designed to realign the system. Radial adjustments can be made up to 0.25 in. by using the jacking bolts within the support assembly. The end supports have been

VISIT US AT designed with multiple mount options, with each support being ftted with a spheri-

BOOTH 1805 AT OTC cal bearing allowing up to 5 degrees of bar alignment. Each of the 2250P assemblies can be mounted at any point along the bar, allowing the system to be confgured with almost any boring or facing application. www.hydratight.com oedigital.com May 2014 | OE 185 181_OE0514_solutions.indd 185 4/20/14 11:55 AM