IPLOCA Novel Construction Plenary Session 2017

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1 IPLOCA Novel Construction Plenary Session 2017 Laser technology an alternative for field joint abrasive blast cleaning Presented by George Bakker 1

2 A Step Change in FJC Technology The ILA V-One is a fully automated surface treatment system for FJC cleaning and profiling 2

3 Contents Technological developments The V-One system Animation of the V-One Why lasers The benefits Next Steps 3

4 Technological Developments Pipeline Bending Improvement Advancements in Pipe Lay Process Padding Machines 4

5 Technological Developments Surface Preparation using Abrasives Manual approach Automated Welding AUT System 5

6 Technological Developments ILA developed the V-One, a single workstation FJ cleaning and profiling process that delivers: Cleaning and preparing of the bare metal Profiling of coating/ insulation Providing video and data evidence for QA Note: Patents in place and applied for by ila and exclusive technology partners. 6

7 Animation Showing the V-One core process from start to end. 7

8 Drive to FJ location 8

9 Position and close V-One Two minutes 9

10 V-One cycle time Three minutes 10

11 Open and remove V-One Ready for coating! 11

12 For clarity, with the V-One system: Grit blasting becomes obsolete Human risk factor is minimised QA/QC is automated and logged Industry standard criteria apply 12

13 Why Lasers?... Science and manufacturing communities began to see the real practical uses of laser beams not long after their discovery in 1960 Applications: Marking Cutting Welding Drilling Engraving Ablation Cleaning 3D printing Industries: Aerospace Automotive Electronics Medical/ dental Printing Scientific Sensors Semi conductors 13

14 Why Lasers?... Delivers a consistent surface profile of 70µm Rz over the full area of the field joint Delivers a clean surface to SA 2.5 standard 14

15 Why Lasers?... Automated repeatable results: Continuous repeatable process Delivers a clean surface to SA standard Results transmittable via gsm/wifi/satellite No environmental contamination. Limited maintenance 15

16 Consistent Quality: Why Lasers?... Delivers a clean surface to SA 2.5 standard Delivers a consistent surface profile of 70µm Rz over the full area of the field joint Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) information automatically produced for each Field Joint 16

17 Why Lasers?... Improvements in operations: Faster preparation per field joint less than 3 mins for a 36 diameter pipe Reduction in equipment footprint All support equipment located in a 10 container Significant reduction in manpower, saving of 3 to 4 operatives per shift No manual human labour 17

18 The Benefits Reduces the current process to one workstation Significantly reduces total cycle time Delivers controlled product consistency Improves quality with full data logging and remote monitoring Smaller footprint of equipment 18

19 The Benefits continued Significant reduction of logistic supply Significant reduction of waste product Reduction in power requirements Reduction of manpower/ risk factors All of these benefits combine to reduce integral costs and improve QA 19

20 The Benefits continued Take out the logistics of: abrasive supply, storage, transport and handling Grit blasting requires heavy equipment Safety hazard to the operator minimized Take out soil and air contamination Noise reduction No recycling 20

21 Next Steps Laboratory demonstration in-house ( preparation 3 months ) Supply of operational unit for standard size pipe ( design, engineering, build, test and demonstrate for operation 6 to 9 months ) 21

22 Contact George Bakker Project Director E : g.bakker@ila-europoort.com M: +31 (0) Industrial Laser Applications B.V. Moezelweg 110, Harbour LS Europoort (Rotterdam) The Netherlands 22