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Impact Subsea unveils new altimeter

Impact Subsea has announced the release of the automatically compensate for pitch, roll and altimeter automatically compensate for pitch, roll and altimeter automatically compensate for pitch, roll and altimeter

ISA500 – a 500kHz underwater altimeter, which also misalignment to provide consistent true altitude readings. misalignment to provide consistent true altitude readings. misalignment to provide consistent true altitude readings. provides heading, pitch and roll. Under 11cm (4.3in) long, 4.5cm (1.8in) wide and Under 11cm (4.3in) long, 4.5cm (1.8in) wide and Under 11cm (4.3in) long, 4.5cm (1.8in) wide and

The ISA500 is designed for AUV/ROV or standalone weighing just 0.5kg (1.10lb), the unit protected weighing just 0.5kg (1.10lb), the unit protected weighing just 0.5kg (1.10lb), the unit protected operation. Making use of a composite transducer and in a titanium housing, with an industry in a titanium housing, with an industry in a titanium housing, with an industry advanced digital acoustic engine, the ISA500 has a standard connector. 120m (394ft) range capability, and can provide sub- The ISA500 is applicable millimeter measurement accuracy. in areas where space

In addition to altitude, the ISA500 also provides and weight are critical heading, pitch and roll readings – used for basic AUV/ considerations and is able to

ROV navigation or to monitor underwater equipment withstand harsh underwater deployment. environments.

The onboard pitch and roll sensor can be used to www.impactsubsea.com

Viper Subsea upgrades V-Lock SKF releases a new a new

TKSA 51 tool and app

Viper Subsea online

SKF has launched the TKSA 51 shaft resource released the alignment tool designed for use with for next genera- tablets and smartphones, which facili- engineers tion V-LOCK tates the set up of motors, drives, fans, at SPE hydraulic stab gearboxes, pulleys and couplings. Offshore plate, which

The TKSA 51, comprised of two laser originally

Europe as measuring units, can be mounted on small launched in part of its “commitment” to the oil and machines with limited space using shaft 2011.

gas industry.

The new model is designed such that brackets, or on large machines using exten-

The website – ‘oilandgas-seals.com’ all the coupler ? oat requirements are sion chains, rods and magnetic holders.

provides a comprehensive overview of ilt into the ? ying half of the stab plate, Connected wirelessly, the app uses real seal pro? les proven in the oil and gas bu with couplers rigidly mounted within time data to provide a live 3D view of the industry, enabling engineers to identify the ? xed half of the stab plate. This measuring units. Measurements are made optimum sealing solutions for speci? c reduces susceptibility to the effects of by touching a button or using the hands- applications within the ? eld.

cementation from calcareous growth and free automatic measurement function by It provides information on material mitigates assembly risk for the small- rotating the shaft to the next measure- compatibility covering issues such as bore tubing installation on the tree and ment position. sour gas and rapid gas decompression,

The measurement freedom is just one of umbilical termination assembly (UTA). spanning different applications, includ- the core features of the systems, allowing

Therefore, the need for long lengths of ing drilling and exploration, completion alignments in con? ned spaces as mea- hydraulic tubing behind the ? xed plate and production systems.

surements can start at any angle and only couplings is no longer required, reducing The website is fully compatible across require a total shaft rotation of 40°. After the size of the UTA structure and facili- all platforms including tablets and smart- each alignment check or correction, a report tating compliance with the Umbilical phones – a response to the latest trends, is created that can be customized, emailed

Termination Size Reduction (UMSIRE) with engineers increasingly turning to or uploaded to joint industry project. The ‘zero ? oat’ mobile devices to ? nd technical support a cloud service

V-LOCK completed quali? cation early in and solutions.

for future 2015. The new website complements the reference.

“The ‘zero ? oat’ version will become company’s online Knowledge Center to www.skf.com our standard offering with its inher- bridge the gap between design engineers’ ent bene? ts to both OEMs and the needs and standard technology docu-

Trelleborg launches

Operators,” said Neil Douglas, managing mentation, bringing useful information sealing solutions website director of Viper Subsea. together as part of one digital portal. www.vipersubsea.com Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is launching www.tss.trelleborg.com oedigital.com September 2015 | OE 95 119_OE0915_095_Solutions.indd 119 8/20/15 10:31 AM