TPi September 2015

Oi l & gas tubes and pipes

Hose bundle range handles stainless steel, electrical, titanium and plastic cable combinations

the new range. Parker’s technology and market development manager for tube products, Robert Airey, said, “For EPCs running lots of tube or pipe type products, Multitube offers the scope to save a lot of time, money and space. Whilst hose bundles are nothing new, the expanded portfolio gives oil and gas specifiers much greater flexibility in engineering design. Multitube is one of the first UK ranges to combine electrical cables, stainless steel tubing and temperate gas control in one bundle.” The Multitube range is now available from Parker and a limited number of authorised distributors.

condensing in tubes, or pipework freezing in sub-zero temperatures.

Parker Hannifin has launched its armoured oil and gas hose bundle product range to the UK offshore oil and gas specifier market. The Multitube ® range – originally launched in the USA – is now available in the UK, allowing UK specifiers to use any combination of stainless steel, electrical, plastic and titanium in one Parker bundle. Multitube is a bespoke tubing product constructed from stainless steel, copper or thermoplastic hose and tubing. The range spans from low-pressure thermoplastic tubing – including fluoropolymer PFA, FEP and PTFE – to high-pressure hoses to +650 bar. The tubes and hoses can be helically cabled into long length umbilicals to +750m continuous, and can also consist of electrical wires for temperature, pressure and valve control. Alongside the Multitube range, Parker has introduced the TempTrace™ product portfolio. This consists of thermally insulated heated sample obtainment and freeze protection bundles. Parker’s cross-wrapping insulation process applies thermal insulating materials around tubing in a way that reduces the possibility of cold or hot spots occurring at bends. TempTrace also provides a wide variety of parallel resistance heaters for temperature control and regulation. This combats the likelihood of gas

The new products give EPCs the scope to save time and money on new systems and installations, as well as being more space-efficient. In refurbishments and planned maintenance, Multitube offers specifiers the chance to reduce shutdown times for pipe and hose replacements, as the products are delivered pre-engineered, pre-insulated and pre-heat traced, ready to install. To support the launch, Parker is offering oil and gas customers free design advice and specification guidance. Customers can also access specialist hose training at no cost, which covers safe installation, connection and product handling of

Parker Hannifin Ltd – UK www.parker.com

Multitube allows oil and gas specifiers to combine stainless steel, electrical, plastic and titanium

UAE oil and gas industry gathers at SteelFab STEELFAB 2015 featured 350 direct exhibitors and attracted 10,324 trade visitors from 83 countries. More than 900 brands were exhibited during the four-day show. Uganda and Ukraine. For over a decade, the steel fabrication and metal working industry has used SteelFab to acquire some of the latest equip- ment to improve productivity and efficiency. Emirates providing a fresh momentum to economic diversification, the steel fabrication industry is looking at better growth momentum. The majority of the demand will be generated by the region’s core sector, which includes construction, manufacturing, oil and gas and infrastructure, and the the pipeline industry.

Indications of the show’s global acceptance was visible from the steady increase of visitors from Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia,

This has resulted in SteelFab registering impressive growth in number of exhibitors, brands on display, visitors, business leads and enquiries. Now, with the United Arab

SteelFab 2016 – UAE www.steelfabme.com

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Tube Products International September 2015

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