- Email: [email protected]
Inspection facility helps FPSO vessel operators achieve high standards in seal quality
EVENTS/NEWS
Events Calendar 1–2 March 2016 O-Ring Prüflabor Richter GmbH’s seminar: ‘O-ring seals – design, temperature-limits and applications’ Oberstenfeld, Germany Contact: Waltraut Mergenthaler, O-Ring Prüflabor Richter GmbH, Kleinbottwarer Str. 1, 71723 Grossbottwar, Germany Tel: +49 7148 922037, Fax: +49 7148 922038 Email: [email protected] Web: www.o-ring-prueflabor.de/de/seminare
2–3 March 2016 Fluid Sealing 2016 Manchester, UK Contact: Georgia Bown, Conference Organiser, Tel: +44 3301 192 110, Email: [email protected] (BHR Group, The Fluid Engineering Centre, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AJ, UK Tel: +44 1234 750422, Fax: +44 1234 750074, Web: www.bhrgroup.com/events)
8–9 March 2016 ‘Introduction to Rubber Technology’ (short course) Shawbury, Shropshire, UK Contact: Gill Tunnicliffe, Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK Tel: +44 1939 252408, Fax: +44 1939 251118 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rapratraining.com Web: http://info.smithersrapra.com
8–10 March 2016 10th International Fluid Power Conference 2016 (10th IFK) – ‘Smart Fluid Power’
Dresden, Germany Contact: Tobias Schulze, Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Fluidtechnik, 10. IFK Sekretariat, D-01062 Dresden, Germany Tel: +49 351 463 42603, Fax: +49 351 463 32136 Email: [email protected] Web: http://ifk2016.com/about.php
5–7 April 2016 Gasketing /Converting Expo Orlando, Florida, USA Contact: Gasket Fabricators Association, 994 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 1019, Wayne, PA 19087-1866, USA Tel: +1 610 971 4850 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gasketfab.com
13 April 2016 Mechanical Sealing Technology Seminar London, UK Contact: Event Enquiries, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ, UK Tel: +44 207 973 1258 Email: [email protected] Web: http://events.imeche.org/ ViewEvent?e=6334
12–14 April, 2016 SAE 2016 World Congress & Exhibition Detroit, Michigan, USA Contact: Vanessa Reddick, SAE International, SAE World Headquarters, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, USA
Tel: +1 724 772 7591 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sae.org/congress
15–19 May 2016 STLE 71st Annual Meeting & Exhibition Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Contact: Merle Hedland, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 840 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2302, USA Tel: +1 630 428 3400, Fax: +1 847 825 1456 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stle.org
7–8 June 2016 Lubmat 2016 – Lubrication, Maintenance and Tribology Bilbao, Spain Contact: Administrative Secretariat, Lankor – Conferences and Events, Edificio Zurriola, Planta Baja, Local 5, Parque Empresarial Zuatzu, 20018 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain Tel: +34 943 42 81 11 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lubmat.org
14–15 June 2016 Oil & Gas Polymer Engineering Texas 2015 Houston, Texas, USA Contact: Becca Utteridge, Applied Market Information Llc, 1210 Broadcasting Road, Suite 103, Wyomissing, PA 19610, USA Tel: +1 610 478 0800, Fax: +1 610 478 0900 Email: [email protected] Web: www.amiplastics-na.com
Inspection facility helps FPSO vessel operators achieve high standards in seal quality
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eveloper, manufacturer and supplier of precision seals Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened a dedicated climate-controlled swivel stack seal inspection facility for the validation of bespoke seals. The global facility is based in Barendrecht, The Netherlands, and has been unveiled in a move to help operators of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels ensure that they achieve the highest possible standards in seal quality, says the company. The facility provides a temperature-controlled environment to avoid fluctuations in the dimensions of the seals caused by temperature changes, with specialist storage racks that enable the seals to be acclimatised prior to inspection. A bespoke inspection table has been installed, on which seals up to 3000 mm can be measured, with special lighting to aid visual inspection. Trelleborg’s FPSO Focus Group, which is based on-site, is made up of a team of experts trained to inspect the specialist seals. 16
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Henk-Willem Sanders, Technical Manager Oil & Gas and FPSO Focus Group, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, said: ‘Oilfield operators need to be confident about their equipment – if a seal fails during an operation this can lead to lost production revenues amounting to millions of dollars.’
‘The quality of seals for our customers is of utmost importance and we are continually striving for excellence, which is why we have launched this dedicated seal inspection and validation facility.’ ‘Typical FPSO seals are from 100 mm up to 3000 mm in large cross-sections. The controlled environment, in combination with the fact that large-diameter seals can be inspected, gives our customers unrivalled reassurance when selecting a seal partner.’ Contacts: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany GmbH, Handwerkstrasse 5–7, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany. Tel: +49 711 7864 0, Fax: +49 711 7803 171, Web: www.tss.trelleborg.com
The inspection table at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions’ recently opened climate-controlled swivel stack seal inspection facility enables large seals to be measured and visually examined.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Netherlands Bv, Zeemanstraat 33, 2991, XR Barendrecht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 10 2922 111, Fax: +31 10 2922 110
February 2016
Events Calendar 1–2 March 2016 O-Ring Prüflabor Richter GmbH’s seminar: ‘O-ring seals – design, temperature-limits and applications’ Oberstenfeld, Germany Contact: Waltraut Mergenthaler, O-Ring Prüflabor Richter GmbH, Kleinbottwarer Str. 1, 71723 Grossbottwar, Germany Tel: +49 7148 922037, Fax: +49 7148 922038 Email: [email protected] Web: www.o-ring-prueflabor.de/de/seminare
2–3 March 2016 Fluid Sealing 2016 Manchester, UK Contact: Georgia Bown, Conference Organiser, Tel: +44 3301 192 110, Email: [email protected] (BHR Group, The Fluid Engineering Centre, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AJ, UK Tel: +44 1234 750422, Fax: +44 1234 750074, Web: www.bhrgroup.com/events)
8–9 March 2016 ‘Introduction to Rubber Technology’ (short course) Shawbury, Shropshire, UK Contact: Gill Tunnicliffe, Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK Tel: +44 1939 252408, Fax: +44 1939 251118 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rapratraining.com Web: http://info.smithersrapra.com
8–10 March 2016 10th International Fluid Power Conference 2016 (10th IFK) – ‘Smart Fluid Power’
Dresden, Germany Contact: Tobias Schulze, Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Fluidtechnik, 10. IFK Sekretariat, D-01062 Dresden, Germany Tel: +49 351 463 42603, Fax: +49 351 463 32136 Email: [email protected] Web: http://ifk2016.com/about.php
5–7 April 2016 Gasketing /Converting Expo Orlando, Florida, USA Contact: Gasket Fabricators Association, 994 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 1019, Wayne, PA 19087-1866, USA Tel: +1 610 971 4850 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gasketfab.com
13 April 2016 Mechanical Sealing Technology Seminar London, UK Contact: Event Enquiries, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ, UK Tel: +44 207 973 1258 Email: [email protected] Web: http://events.imeche.org/ ViewEvent?e=6334
12–14 April, 2016 SAE 2016 World Congress & Exhibition Detroit, Michigan, USA Contact: Vanessa Reddick, SAE International, SAE World Headquarters, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, USA
Tel: +1 724 772 7591 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sae.org/congress
15–19 May 2016 STLE 71st Annual Meeting & Exhibition Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Contact: Merle Hedland, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 840 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2302, USA Tel: +1 630 428 3400, Fax: +1 847 825 1456 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stle.org
7–8 June 2016 Lubmat 2016 – Lubrication, Maintenance and Tribology Bilbao, Spain Contact: Administrative Secretariat, Lankor – Conferences and Events, Edificio Zurriola, Planta Baja, Local 5, Parque Empresarial Zuatzu, 20018 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain Tel: +34 943 42 81 11 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lubmat.org
14–15 June 2016 Oil & Gas Polymer Engineering Texas 2015 Houston, Texas, USA Contact: Becca Utteridge, Applied Market Information Llc, 1210 Broadcasting Road, Suite 103, Wyomissing, PA 19610, USA Tel: +1 610 478 0800, Fax: +1 610 478 0900 Email: [email protected] Web: www.amiplastics-na.com
Inspection facility helps FPSO vessel operators achieve high standards in seal quality
D
eveloper, manufacturer and supplier of precision seals Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened a dedicated climate-controlled swivel stack seal inspection facility for the validation of bespoke seals. The global facility is based in Barendrecht, The Netherlands, and has been unveiled in a move to help operators of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels ensure that they achieve the highest possible standards in seal quality, says the company. The facility provides a temperature-controlled environment to avoid fluctuations in the dimensions of the seals caused by temperature changes, with specialist storage racks that enable the seals to be acclimatised prior to inspection. A bespoke inspection table has been installed, on which seals up to 3000 mm can be measured, with special lighting to aid visual inspection. Trelleborg’s FPSO Focus Group, which is based on-site, is made up of a team of experts trained to inspect the specialist seals. 16
Sealing Technology
Henk-Willem Sanders, Technical Manager Oil & Gas and FPSO Focus Group, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, said: ‘Oilfield operators need to be confident about their equipment – if a seal fails during an operation this can lead to lost production revenues amounting to millions of dollars.’
‘The quality of seals for our customers is of utmost importance and we are continually striving for excellence, which is why we have launched this dedicated seal inspection and validation facility.’ ‘Typical FPSO seals are from 100 mm up to 3000 mm in large cross-sections. The controlled environment, in combination with the fact that large-diameter seals can be inspected, gives our customers unrivalled reassurance when selecting a seal partner.’ Contacts: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany GmbH, Handwerkstrasse 5–7, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany. Tel: +49 711 7864 0, Fax: +49 711 7803 171, Web: www.tss.trelleborg.com
The inspection table at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions’ recently opened climate-controlled swivel stack seal inspection facility enables large seals to be measured and visually examined.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Netherlands Bv, Zeemanstraat 33, 2991, XR Barendrecht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 10 2922 111, Fax: +31 10 2922 110
February 2016