Swedish technology

May 1, 2006
The Alimak Hek Group specializes in rack and pinion-driven elevators for industrial locations, and has more than 30 years’ experience working for the oil and gas industry.

Passenger and goods elevators

Alimak’s SE-Ex, the first of a new generation of standard Ex-concept elevators. It will be installed inside the utility shaft of a concrete gravity based platform in the North Sea.

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The Alimak Hek Group specializes in rack and pinion-driven elevators for industrial locations, and has more than 30 years’ experience working for the oil and gas industry. Its product range includes Alimak and Champion elevators. The modular-built elevators are adaptable in size and capacity, and do no need a machine room or elevator shaft. Elevators are available in explosion-protected designs, and provide reliable and convenient access in hull columns, derricks and platform modules offshore, and in refineries.
www.alimakhek.com

Clean air solutions for turbo-machinery

Gas turbines, compressors and engines depend on clean, filtered air to perform with high levels of efficiency. Camfil Farr has 30 years’ experience in supplying air intake and acoustic systems for turbo-machinery. The company, with offices in Sweden, Belgium, Canada and the US, offers complete systems for all types of environment. Its products include a comprehensive range of Static barrier filter systems for offshore, marine and land-based installations; Pulsejet filters for heavy dust-load and desert installations; and acoustic systems, including inlet and exhaust silencers and acoustic enclosures with vent systems. Customers include Siemens, Dresser-Rand, General Electric/Nuovo Pignone, and Rolls-Royce.
camfilfarr-gt.com

Drinking water treatment offshore

ECT Offshore Service has been running courses in drinking water treatment for the oil and gas sector for 15 years. During that period, around 1,500 participants have been educated and passed the company’s examination. Comments on the courses range from `concise and detailed’ to ‘informative’ and `easy to read and comprehend’.
ectoffshore.se

Accommodation modules

Emtunga is a leading supplier of offshore accommodation modules. Between 2004 and 2006, the company will have delivered more than 10 offshore quarters modules to areas such as the North Sea, Caspian Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Far East and the Mediterranean. It claims to fabricate to high quality standards and produces modules typically with light weight, on schedule and complying with relevant classification requirements. Its health, safety and environment record includes no lost-time incidents.
emtunga.com

Optimized turbine cleaning

Gas Turbine Efficiency (GTE) is a leader in gas turbine engine cleaning and related products, supplying the offshore, marine, industrial and aerospace sectors. Regardless of the application, all `treated’ engines exhibit improved performance when cleaned properly. GTE’s technology is designed to save the operator money, time, resources and to limit emissions where possible. The company is expanding and is now marketing its technology worldwide.
gtefficiency.com

Hydraulic drives

Hägglunds Drives is a market leader in hydraulic drive systems, specializing in heavy-duty applications that demand high torque, low speed and variable rpm. Its drive systems are used typically in the marine, mining, recycling, paper and pulp, rubber and plastics, chemical and sugar industries. Production is based in Mellansel, Sweden and the company has a global sales organization with wholly-owned sales companies in 15 countries.
hagglunds.com

Submersible agitators and pumps

ITT Flygt designs and manufactures pumps and submersible agitators - the latter operate on supply vessels and drilling rigs around the world. According to the company, they deliver a high level of performance with respect to drilling mud quality and solid settlement prevention in mud tanks. The submersible agitators require no floor space, in turn allowing flexible installation and easy access for inspection and servicing. The company is represented in over 130 countries, and also provides an after-sales service.
flygt.com

High grade cast steel

Kohlswa Gjuteri is a Swedish steel foundry specializing in complex, high grade steel castings for the offshore and shipbuilding sectors. It is approved by the major classification societies for all grades of steel. The foundry can produce castings weighing between 20-8,000 kg, and includes facilities for machining, non-destructive testing, mechanical testing, metallographic inspection, chemical analysis and heat treatment. It claims that the main advantages of castings over forgings are better tolerances, lower pattern costs, isotropic material, better fatigue properties, and in general, more ‘construction freedom’.
kohlswagjuteri.se

Hot isostatic pressing

Metso Powdermet has been awarded several challenging contracts by the offshore sector in recent years. The company supplies near-net shape products using the world’s largest hot isostatic press facility, located in Surahammar, Sweden. Main applications for this process offshore are pressure vessel items such as manifolds for topside and subsea installations; valve bodies; swivels; wye-pieces; and large wall thickness fittings. Material grades are primarily high-strength, stainless steel; ferritic 12% Cr, 6Mo austenitic; and 22-25% Cr duplex ferritic/austenitic grades with high corrosion resistance.
metsopowdermet .com

Stainless steel pipes, fittings and flanges

Outokumpu Stainless Tubular Products offers a comprehensive range of stainless steel pipes, fittings and flanges. The company produces each year over 90,000 tons of welded stainless tubes and pipes, some of which are tailored to the severe conditions encountered in the oil and gas sector, such as corrosive environments or high pressures. The group’s mill in Storfors, Sweden produces thick walled pipes in special steel grades to meet stringent specifications. Outokumpu as a group employs around 11,000 people in over 40 countries, with manufacturing handled mainly out of Sweden, Finland and North America.
outokumpu.com

No compromise on chain quality

Ramnäs Bruk specializes in offshore mooring chain to provide safety at sea. The quality of chain begins in the steelworks that manufactures and supplies the high-grade steel that Ramnäs requires, and where the alloys and characteristics for the R4+ chain and the forthcoming grade 5 chain are developed. The newest development, the Ram-plate, is designed to simplify the process of mooring line installation: the combined tri-plate and shackle is connected to the common link at the end of the chain.
www.ramnas.com

Spill-free handling

Todo has been manufacturing and supplying couplings and valves for the oil and chemical industries for 35 years. Its most innovative product is the Todo-Matic Dry Break coupling, designed for spill-free connection and disconnection during transfer of aggressive and environmentally dangerous liquids. This system is used extensively by contractors in the North Sea, Far East and Australasia. Typical media transferred by the device are corrosion-protection liquids, glycol, diesel, methanol, helicopter fuel and drinking water. Offshore, the system is used mainly by personnel on supply vessels.
www.todo.se