TPT September 2012

Industry News

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. customers and know-how. Production will be incorporated into Elantas Italia’s facilities in Collecchio, Italy. 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 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 “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

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, SmartFit TM . At the Pipeline Industries Guild’s 55 th 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

Les Dawson OBE, president of the Pipeline Industries Guild, Jim Buston of OMS, and Richard Price, national chairman of the Pipeline Industries Guild

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 Email: info@omsmeasure.com Website: www.omsmeasure.com

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

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