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EuroWire – July 2007 58
english technology news
Your in-road into the
subsea industry
Global Marine Systems has launched
a new Remotely Operated Vehicle
(ROV) training facility designed to meet
increasing demand for experienced
ROV-trained personnel within the subsea
industry.
The ICMA (International Maritime
Contractors Association)-aligned courses
and certificate of competency scheme
are run from Global Marine’s Portland,
UK, depot and in the surrounding
waters, combining theoretical work with
practical experience.
It is open to both Global Marine
employees and individuals and com-
panies throughout the industry and can
be tailored to meet an organisation’s
exact needs.
Global Marine has a dedicated Sea Eye
Falcon, a Trojan Work Class ROV, and
an Open Frame Sprint at the depot, to
give trainees hands-on experience with
equipment they would be using in their
future roles.
There are also a number of workshop
activities that take a trainee through
practical experience of electrical,
electronic and hydraulic systems to
include an operational sonar and
cameras to a full reterm of an armoured
umbilical.
In addition, theoretical coursework is
complemented with a simulator used for
computer-based training and scenario
modelling.
These methods develop trainees in the
role before going offshore as part of a
team on an ROV or Plough System.
“This real world ROV training facility
will help to fill the gap that exists in the
market for trained ROV personnel and
act as a training portal for those small
operators who do not have the means
to have their own in-house scheme,” said
John Davies, manager of the training
programme.
“By offering training which is flexible,
informative, and run to industry
recognised standards and best practice,
we can ensure that trainees have the
right skill sets to contribute to advances
in the subsea industry.”
During the three-week course,
trainees are evaluated through exams,
assignments and practical assessments
and upon completion they are also
entered into the Global Marine Certificate
of Competence Scheme which continues
after the course ends and ensures that
there is consistent training throughout
their career.
Global Marine Systems Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1245 702210
Email:
Website :
Simple to use from
Collari Edore
The AU180SPE coil winder and static
decoiler SV2 is a simple to use machine
for turn-to-turn winding of normal or
coated ductile wires, annelead or zinc
plated iron, copper and zinc aluminium
with diameters up to 5.0mm.
Coil dimensions (standard pick up coil) are
a maximum outer diameter of 340mm,
an inner diameter of 200mm and a width
of 150mm. Weight can be up to 50kg.
Wire-guide pitch electronic adjustment
can be simply changed by setting the
desired pitch on a special keyboard.
This system makes the machine extremely
flexible and rapid for winding any
diameter of wire with maximum precision.
The winding stops when the desired coiled
wire numbers of layers is reached, and
already positions itself for the next coil.
An automatic pneumatic system extracts
from the winding drum the finished
bounded coil and carries it out for easy
removal.
The coil winder is combined with the
unwinder-static decoiler model SV2
that can be easily combined with all coil
winder models.
Collari Edore – Italy
Fax: +39 051 977 600
Email:
Website:
Natural diamond dies
from Esteves-DWD
Esteves-DWD produces natural dia-
mond dies from 0.005-2.00mm and
polycrystalline dies ranging from 0.070-
35mm for all kinds of applications in
drawing, compacting, stranding, tube and
bar calibrating.
Extrusion tools, shaped PCD dies and die
reconditioning equipment complete the
wide range of products and services the
group offers.
Esteves-DWD (Shanghai) Diamond Dies
Co Ltd – China
Fax: +86 21648 57258
Email:
Website: Easily combined with coil winder models ▲
Faster throughput
Laser specialist Rofin, Germany, produces
the q-switched disc laser StarDisc 100 ICQ,
which can increase throughput rates by
a factor of three to five when drilling via
holes in solar cells. The system completes
the spectrum of disc lasers, ranging from
60 to 3,000 Watt, that are offered by Rofin.
Rear side contacted solar cells eliminate
the otherwise necessary front side strip
lines and in this way enhance the solar-
active surface and thus cell efficiency.
The entire interconnection of solar cells
into modules can be realised without
any connections from the front to the
rear side, increasing packing density and
reducing costs.
With the MWT method (metal wrap
through), the soldering lines which are
required for the interconnection within
the module are positioned on the rear
side of the solar cell.
For this purpose, 25-50 holes with a
diameter of 300-500 µm are drilled in a
grid pattern on one solar cell and then
filled with conductive material. If the entire
contacting of the emitter layer is located
on the rear, approximately 15,000 holes
with a diameter of 60-70 µm are drilled
(emitter wrap through method – EWT).
Rofin – Germany
Fax: +49 40 733 63 160
Email:
Website :