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22 Tube Products International September 2016
Sponsorship gets off to a flying start
A sponsorship deal between GR
Motosport and Tungum Ltd, a
manufacturer of corrosion-resistant
tubing, got off to a flying start at
Silverstone, UK, in April. The first race
of the British Super Bike season saw
the GR Motosport team triumph with a
podium placing thanks to rider Tarran
(Taz) Mackenzie, who finished second in
the The Dickies British Supersport 600
category.
Tungum Ltd partnered with GR
Motorsport earlier this year, signing
a two-year sponsorship agreement
covering both the British Superbike
and Supersport classes. “This is a new
venture for us here at Tungum, but the
synergy between our target audience
and those who follow British Superbikes
made it seem like a great opportunity,”
said Sean Hammond, sales and
marketing director, Tungum Ltd. “We’re
looking forward to following the riders
throughout the season and developing
our networks in this field.”
As part of the sponsorship agreement,
the Tungum logo appears on the Stauff
Connect Academy rider Taz’s Kawasaki
ZX-6Rand the leathers for theMotorpoint
British Supersport Championship. The
company’s logo is also on the seats
of Team WD-40 Superbike riders Jack
Kennedy and Sam Hornsey in the MEC
British Superbike Championship. GR
Motosport was formed in 1995 and has
since won one European and twelve
British titles.
Corrosion-resistant Tungum tubing has
been proven to deliver safety critical,
long-lasting solutions in demanding
environments.
Tungum Ltd – UK
SCADA order for Bangladesh gas
pipeline project
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has
announced that Yokogawa India
has received an order from the Gas
Transmission Company Limited (GTCL)
to supply a monitoring and control
system for a gas pipeline system in
Bangladesh. The project will involve
the revamping, modernisation
and expansion of GTCL’s existing
supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) system.
GTCL owns and operates a network
of pipelines for the nationwide
transmission of gas from gas fields that
are primarily concentrated in the eastern
part of Bangladesh. The company is
planning to build an integrated SCADA
monitoring and control system that
will ensure the stable and efficient
supply of gas to three of the country’s
eight administrative divisions: Dhaka,
Chittagong and Sylhet. It plans to
increase its gas transmission volume
to 550mn standard cubic feet per day
(MMscfd), up from 400 MMscfd in 2013.
The order is for Fast/Tools SCADA
software and a Stardom™ network-
based control system for pipeline
monitoring, DPharp EJA and DPharp
EJX series differential pressure/pressure
transmitters, other field instruments, a
closed-circuit television (CCTV) system,
and a telecommunications system for
central monitoring and control. Targeting
delivery within 22 months, Yokogawa
will be responsible for the engineering,
installation and commissioning of these
systems.
Yokogawa proposed a bespoke
automation solution, which was
selected because of the company’s
reputation and experience in supplying
SCADA systems for oil and gas pipeline
projects.
Tsutomu Murata, managing director of
Yokogawa India, commented, “I am
honoured to receive this order, which is
Yokogawa India’s largest project to date
in Bangladesh.
“By carrying out this large project, we
aim to help ensure a stable energy
supply for the people of Bangladesh.”
Yokogawa Europe BV – Netherlands