TPT September 2017

T E CHNOLOG Y

Pipe spool surveying and measurement SPECIALIST pipework set-up and measurement software developer mltech is celebrating the completion of several contract wins, totalling six figures, for the provision of its pioneering automet technology and associated training.

tripled the amount of automet software licences held with mltech, while key personnel within IKM Mekaniske in Norway also received training for pipe spool measurement, and the company signed a further hire contract with mltech. DEE Development Engineers, based across India and Thailand, also added a new licence to its pool of automet licences. Mike Lloyd, managing director of mltech, said, “It’s been a successful first half of the year for mltech on both a local and international level. We’re delighted to have secured clients around the world and build on our training offering, which is a key component for the success of any company. The varied scope and location of these achievements also underpin our view that, regardless of whereabouts, time and cost savings are at the forefront of effective solutions of the energy industry.”

automet enables direct transfer of design information from plant design systems, which can then be compared with survey data to give fast and accurate certificates of conformity. It also allows a reliable, safe and cost-effective way of replacing existing (or installing new) pipe and steelwork by removing the requirement for hot work. Earlier this year mltech completed its first training contract in pipe spool surveying and dimensional control for engineering company Ocean Kinetics. The firm has also provided training to Forsyths Ltd’s pipework surveyor to enhance its staff’s skills for fixing and reporting interface surveys on preassembled skid units, ultimately increasing Forsyths’ survey capability. On an international level, mltech’s

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new clients include SDL Nobel, one of the largest steel fabricators in Baku, Azerbaijan, for which the team provided training for the pipe spool measurement within the fabrication process to workshop personnel over a five-day period. USA-based Becht Engineering

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