TPT November 2012

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In-pipe manipulators for ferritic and austenitic pipes

Ibass GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax: +49 821 3497164 Email: info@ibass.com Website: www.ibass.com Ibass constructs in-pipe manipulators for steel pipes of 40 to 1,000mm diameter

IBASS in-pipe manipulators can be used for grinding, inspecting, welding, retrieving or suctioning, condition-based maintenance, exami- nation or sanitation work of pipes, in applications such as nuclear or coal- fired power plants, refineries, oil rigs and offshore drilling platforms. Ibass can also support customers in the assembly of pipe systems for which they provide flawless welding seams. While the customers install and weld the pipes, Ibass grinds them from inside in the assembly procedure, ensuring that the welding seams are flawless. The company inspects and treats austenitic and ferritic steel pipes with inside diameters of approximately 40 to 1,000mm. Options are practically only limited by the number of bends in the pipe system. Their radiuses should be greater than the 1.2-fold of the pipe diameter (which is very narrow and unusual). From six or seven bends or more, the frictional resistance of the pipes becomes too great and the effort considerable. With straight pipe systems, diameters of less than 65mm are also possible. There are hardly any limits with regard to the pipe length: 200m can be navigated without any problems. With lengths beyond that it is a matter of the drive, the technology and also the price. Ibass in-pipe maintenance manipulators consist of a driving unit, the required working unit and a camera. They are operated electrically and pneumatically and pull the cables along behind them. The benefit of this modular design is that the individual parts are inserted separately into the system through pipeline internal components such as fittings, and they can then be reassembled in the fitting, for example. This allows almost all types of pipe systems to be navigable. In new installations all closure welds can be dealt with. The range of working units includes inspection cameras, grinding attachments, grippers and welding apparatus. Inspection units include visual inspection units, eddy current testing units, dye penetration units and ultrasonic flaw detectors.

COMPANIES WHO BELIEVED IN a PaRTneRShIP wITh US:

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL

KELLOGS BROWN AND ROOT, USA

NORSK HYDRO, NORWEGIA

HEEREMAC, THE NETHERLANDS

FMQ, SAUDI ARABIA

WELDING PROCESSES: GTAW GMAW FCAW

QUALITY INTERNATIONAL, UAE

FLUOR DANIEL SADA, USA

CCIC, QATAR

SUEDROHRBAU, SAUDI ARABIA

STORK MEC, BELGIUM

NACAP ASIA PACIFIC, THAILAND

EXXON MOBIL, USA

OILSERV, NIGERIA

GENERAL ELECTRIC, USA

TEKFEN INSAAT, TURKEY

MONTER STROJARSKE MONTAZE, CROATIA

GALFAR E&C, OMAN

• AUTOMATIC PIPE WELDING SYSTEMS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT • FROM 6MM AND UP • INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

ARAMCO SERVICES, SAUDI ARABIA

CANADOIL ASIA, THAILAND

VAM, MCE GROUP, AUSTRIA

OAO LUKOIL, RUSSIA

LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD, INDIA

NIS-NAFTAGAS, SERBIA

PETROJET, EGYPT

KEVIEPSZER KFT., HUNGARY

KVV ZRT., HUNGARY

PETROFAC, UAE

ENI-SNAM, SAUDI ARABIA

BIN QURAYA EST, SAUDI ARABIA

and many mORe...

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