TPT May 2016

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Denys and Selmers win IPLOCA New Technologies Award

HSE conditions for workers in the field; it is a development coming from a contractor and a manufacturer working together; and it is an example of technology transfer from the offshore to the onshore industry. Denys specialises in the onshore con- struction of oil and gas pipelines, and has used

SELMERS has announced that the company, together with Denys, has won the 2015 IPLOCA New Technologies Award sponsored by BP. The award was presented during the IPLOCA annual convention held in Singapore, by Michael Hiam, engineering manager, BP Integrated Supply and Trading. The award is given in recognition of a significant achievement in the development of new pipeline technologies. The IPLOCA New Technologies committee, with Jean Claude Van de Wiele as the chairman, decided to present the award to Denys and Selmers, represented Johan van Wassenhove (Denys), Bart Appelman (Selmers) and Luc Hoppenbrouwers (Denys), in recognition of their work on their onshore automatic vacuum field joint blasting. The adjudication committee selected this entry because the new tool improves

Jean Claude Van de Wiele, Johan Van Wassenhove, Bart Appelman, Luc Hoppenbrouwers and Michael Hiam

The companies agreed that the joint vacuum blaster could be adapted for onshore pipeline construction, and would remedy the shortcoming of manual joint blasting. The Selmers field joint vacuum blaster is developed to improve cycle times and produce identical blasted joints considering roughness and cleanness. The design of the Selmers blaster is dust-free, and the abrasive is re- used in the integrated abrasive reclaim system. Advantages of the operator-friendly closed-loop vacuum blaster include internal grit recovery; high blasting capacity; and a clean, automated and remote-controlled process with minimal abrasive loss.

this field joint blaster in day-to-day work. Together with Denys, Selmers was able to evaluate the field joint blaster when used in the field. With the outcome of the evaluations, the working of the field joint blaster was optimised. Conventional field joint blasting is typically a time-consuming manual operation, and carries some safety,

health and environmental risks, since the process produces a lot of dust and thus also potential pollution. The quality assurance also demands effort and discipline. Being informed about the performance of the Selmers joint vacuum blaster, used in the offshore industry, Denys made contact with Selmers.

Selmers BV – Netherlands Fax: +31 251 220 777 Email: sales@selmers.com Website: www.selmers.com

The award-winning onshore automatic vacuum field joint blaster designed by Selmers Weld Revolution appoints director

having held the position of national market manager and technical direction at Airgas, Air Liquide America and Matheson Tri Gas prior to joining Weld Revolution. His extensive experience in lean manufacturing provides a sound background in process analysis, further advancing the innovative technologies of the SpinArc process. Weld Revolution LLC – USA Fax: +1 832 585 1109 Email: info@weldrevolution.com Website: www.weldrevolution.com

WELD Revolution has announced the appointment of BryanGeorge as director, business development, reporting to Eric Christofferson, president. As a member of the executive team at Weld Revolution, Mr George will be responsible for identifying and leading strategic business development, in addition to implementing commercial strategies and strategic alliance opportunities for Weld Revolution in the USA, Canada and Mexico. He has more than thirty years’ experience in the welding industry,

Bryan George

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