One Eye magnetic separation system

One Eye Industries has developed the Black Powder Magnetic Separation System (pictured) as a solution to pipeline and processing problems caused by black powder.

The magnetic separator system enables efficient separation of ferrous and non-ferrous particles in gas and hydrocarbon transmission systems by creating multiple powerful compressed magnetic fields that en-circle the magnetic separator element. This technology projects three times further than traditional magnetic fields which significantly increases separation efficiency.

The Magnetic Separator elements operate at full strength up to 148°Celsius and are highly resistant to vibration and offer over 10 years of service life.

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The Magnetic Separator also removes paramagnetic minerals such as nickel from production processes and will significantly reduce consumption of traditional filtration and in doing so, will reduce costs and improve your environmental footprint.

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DNV & Gassco develop new acoustic inspection method

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has joined with Gassco to develop a new acoustic inspection method, which allows the internal and external status of gas pipelines to be accurately characterised. Measurements can now be made without reducing the gas flow, and the net effect is both an improvement on the safety of gas pipelines and substantially reduced inspection costs.

The technique involves attaching a ‘necklace’ to a standard cleaning pig, making it possible to determine the condition of a pipeline through absolute measurements of the whole pipeline surface.

The new method builds on acoustic resonance principles and can be used both on land and offshore.

Gassco President and CEO Brian Bjordal said “For us, this means that inspection and maintenance costs can be sharply reduced while enhancing the quality of the inspections. Now wall thickness can be measured much more exactly.”

DNV President and CEO Henrik O. Madsen said “Based on acoustic half-wave resonance, it represents a technological quantum leap. The industry will now secure effective decision support for maintenance and repair, and we will enhance safety and cost-efficiency for the pipeline network.”

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Get welding with the light P625 welder

CRC Evans Automatic Welding has announced its new dual-torch external automatic welding machine for small-diameter offshore and spoolbase applications.

The P625 (pictured) is fully digital, with through-the-arc tracking and pulse metal inert gas (MIG) to maximise speed and produce high quality welds. The digital technology takes care of accuracy and repeatable performance from pre-weld programming to post-project assessment.

The light welder allows software to be upgraded in the field, so that changes in weld parameters can be made on the fly, getting the machine back to work quickly.

In the office, a personal digital assistant (PDA) user can program parameters and download them wirelessly to the P625 on the job, the data can be uploaded and taken back to the office for analysis and reporting.

The P625 will also accommodate future innovations in that it can be updated with the latest technology.

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