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Industry News
30 September 2012
Casting resins business acquired
ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, a division
of the chemicals group Altana AG, has
acquired the casting resins business for
electrical and electronic applications of
the Italian Marbo Group.
The casting resins business of Marbo
includes products for the encapsulation
or coating of electronic components
with insulation materials (compounds).
Elantas mainly takes over Marbo’s
customers and know-how. Production
will be incorporated into Elantas Italia’s
facilities in Collecchio, Italy.
“With the acquisition of Marbo’s
casting resins business we expand our
electronics and engineering materials
business line,” commented Dr Wolfgang
Schütt, president division Elantas
Electrical Insulation. “Following similar
acquisitions, the present acquisition
consistently enhances this business
area and strengthens the locations of
Elantas in Italy. We will offer our new
customers a smooth transition of the
casting resins products as well as
further innovative solutions in the area
of electrical insulation.”
Elantas Italia Srl – Italy
Fax: +39 0736 402746
SmartFit wins Pipeline Award
PIPE measurement specialist Optical
Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd has
been recognised by the Pipeline
Industries Guild for its innovative
pipe measurement and fit-up system,
SmartFitTM.
At the Pipeline Industries Guild’s 55th
Annual Dinner, held in London in March,
OMS received the Award for Significant
Contribution to Land-Based Pipeline
Technology 2012, for its SmartFit
system.
First introduced in 1996, the objective
of the Land-Based Pipeline Award is
to promote the development of new
ideas in the general field of land-based
pipeline technology. Its scope includes
any aspect of pipeline engineering,
including design, construction, operation
and maintenance. The award is typically
for an achievement developed in the last
five years, which has been successfully
implemented or completed within the
last 12 months, resulting in a significant
contribution to land-based pipeline
projects.
The Pipeline Industries Guild supports
eight annual awards and competitions
throughout the year. This includes three
technology awards for ‘subsea’, ‘land-
based’ and ‘utility’ pipelines. Entries are
submitted annually and judged by an
award panel.
SmartFit is a suite of hardware and
software tools, which together provide a
powerful system for pipeline contractors,
ensuring that pipe fit-up, welding and
pipe-laying processes run as smoothly
as possible with minimal interruptions.
Elements of SmartFit are deployed in
different ways to suit the practicalities
of different production processes, both
onshore and offshore.
After pipe end measurements are
complete, SmartFit also provides
software that uses this measurement
data to optimise the sequencing and fit
up of pipes.
Optical Metrology Services Ltd – UK
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Website:
Les Dawson OBE,
president of the
Pipeline Industries
Guild, Jim Buston of
OMS, and Richard
Price, national
chairman of the
Pipeline Industries
Guild