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OMS employee awarded
Pipeline Industries
Guild’s Carron Trophy
JIM Buston, client solutions executive
at pipe measurement specialist Optical
Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd, has won the
Pipeline Industries Guild’s Carron Trophy
Young Person’s Presentation Competition.
Jim received the trophy and a £500
cash prize after delivering his winning
presentation to a panel of judges and an
audience made up of members of the
Pipeline Industries Guild. The presentations
were held at the Inn at the Park Hotel,
Aberdeen, on 18 August 2011. On the night,
Jim beat off stiff competition from three other
shortlisted contestants to scoop the top prize
for his presentation entitled ‘Fit-up solutions
– the project manager’s secret weapon’.
The official awards presentation took place
at the Guild’s Scottish Branch Annual Dinner
on 7 October 2011 in Glasgow.
“After submitting a synopsis of my
presentation earlier in the summer, I was
really pleased to receive news that I hadmade
the shortlist of four finalists,” commented Jim
Buston. “On the night, presenting to the panel
of judges and to members of the Guild was
quite a nerve-wracking experience, but I’m
absolutely delighted to have won such a
prestigious award, particularly in the face of
such strong competing entries.”
Jim’s presentation highlighted a number
of different methods for checking pipe end
geometry in oil and gas pipeline projects and
how it is now possible to take this further and
use actual measured profiles of the shapes
of the pipe ends to proactively manage
and improve the fit-up process in order to
minimise HiLo. Measured profiles can now
be assessed to identify difficult pipes early
on and to achieve the best possible fit up
with the pipes.
As Jim puts it: “To maximise the benefit,
different systems are now available to suit the
logistical situation for any given project. It is
possible to dynamically plan the best fit up for
each pipe or group of pipes as they become
available for welding, or to plan a complete
string architecture in advance. Methods like
these can make a project go faster, and
enable a better weld quality. Processes like
these are becoming ever more popular, and
are becoming standard practice.”
OMS – UK
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Jim Buston receiving the Carron Trophy