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T E CHNOLOG Y
SEPTEMBER 2017 91
STRIP for SSAW and ERW Pipes
ON-LINE Laminations Inspection
100% coverage by Ultrasonic Technique
Spiral mill 2 m coil - Thickness 5 – 25 mm ERW mill 1900 mm coil - Thickness 4-16 mm
SOFRATEST supplies complete turnkey stations to be placed in the production line.
It follows the last quality standard like : API5L – SHELL – ARAMCO
The design is not limited in size.
SOFRATEST supplies complete traceability of the measurement and a mill process connexion for full automated operation.
Also available ON-LINE and OFF-LINE UT stations.
Contact us, we MANUFACTURE and supply complete mechanical devices and UT for ON-LINE
and OFF-LINE testing. We do retrofit of old installations.
SOFRATEST - Z.I. du Petit Parc - 78920 Ecquevilly – France
Tel : + 33 1 34 75 50 00 - Fax : + 33 1 34 75 53 41
E-mail : - Website
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.
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
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
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.”
mltech – UK
Website:
Mike Lloyd