Tester confirms undersea mating abilities
A
Tinius Olsen product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jun 7, 2005
A company specialising in undersea equipment for the oil and gas industry is using Tinius Olsen equipment and test software to ensure its connectors will work reliably even at depths up to 3000m.
A company specialising in undersea equipment for the oil and gas industry is using Tinius Olsen equipment and test software to ensure its connectors will work reliably even at depths up to 3000m.
Tronic, based in Cumbria, is one of a team of companies involved in ways of extracting oil and gas from ever deeper parts of the ocean.
Much of the technology is placed on the seabed rather than using conventional fixed oil rigs and, although this offers a number of advantages, it also places even greater reliance on the efficiency on the equipment being used.
"It is essential that our connectors can be joined together and, when necessary, taken apart easily and reliably by ROVs (remotely operated vehicles)", explains Tronic's Laboratory Manager, Justin Taylor.
"When working at such extreme depths any problems would not only present immense technical difficulties but would quickly become very expensive".
Reliability is therefore paramount and Tronic needed a means of testing its connectors before they enter the working environment.
The company chose an H10KT materials testing machine from Tinius Olsen to measure the joining and parting forces.
"We liked the quality of the Tinius Olsen machine and, because of the unusual nature of the project, Tinius Olsen also developed the bespoke software we needed to operate and record the test operations", comments Taylor.
Not what you're looking for? Search the site.
Contact Tinius Olsen
Tel +44 1737 765001
Other Tinius Olsen stories
-
Horizon software simplifies materials testing
Tinius Olsen's Horizon software lets the user run a test and obtain results in just four mouse-clicks. -
Grips fit various test interfaces
Tinius Olsen has released a high-tech grip range for all quality control testing needs. -
Benchtop testing machines go on show
Single- and double-column benchtop testing machines are suitable for use with a wide range of materials that require tension, compression, flexure, shear or peel testing. -
Compression testing ensure dam stabilitiy
A Tinius Olsen 1000kN Super L tension compression testing machine was used throughout the construction of the Tarbela HEP dam, which started in 1974. -
Flow testers handle 450C heat
The two new Tinius Olsen MP600 melt flow index testers are used in the quality control laboratory within the new plant, where they test ETFE at a temperature of 297C to the standard ASTM D3159.
Articles by product category
- Consultancy and Services (903)
- Machine Building (4,517)
-
Engineering Design Software (6,179)
- Engineering Design Software (12)
- 2D CAD software (200)
- 3D CAD software (1,157)
- FEA and structural analysis software (369)
- Fluid, thermal, noise, vibration software (334)
- Simulation, modelling, validation software (914)
- Rendering, visualisation, styling software (196)
- Materials design and moulding design software (151)
- Process, instrumentation, automation software (258)
- Electrical design software (164)
- Publishing and documentation software (229)
- Maths, charting, statistics, QA software (317)
- Data, document management software (310)
- CAM, CNC, production management software (568)
- File conversion software, data capture (351)
- PLM and collaboration software (649)
-
Drives, Motors and Controls (3,361)
- Drives, Motors and Controls (1)
- Precision Motors and Gears (411)
- Industrial Drives/Controls (1,276)
- Linear Drives and Motors (114)
- Industrial Motors (497)
- Stepper and Servo Drives, Motors, Controls (1,060)
- Small Mechanical Components, Joining, Tools (1,975)
-
Control and Instrumentation (5,028)
- Plantwide control (1,324)
- Plant- and Machine-Wide Communications (1,174)
- Smaller-Sized PLCs (387)
- CNC and Motion Controllers (184)
- Mid-range and Large PLCs (201)
- Power Supplies, Uninterruptible Power (562)
- HMIs/Operator Interfaces (294)
- Logic Controllers, Timers and Relays (96)
- Cabling, Conduit, Signal Conditioning (806)
-
Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (5,459)
- Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (1)
- Data acquisition Software and Communications (494)
- Data Acquisition Hardware and PC I/O Boards (472)
- Electrical and Electronic Testing, PAT Equipment (630)
- Form/co-ordinate, optical, vision instruments (703)
- Gauges, Indicators and Instruments (440)
- Data loggers (422)
- Materials testing equipment (421)
- Telecomms/network test equipment, software etc (154)
- Testing and Calibration Services and Information (500)
- Testing, analysing and monitoring equipment (1,222)
-
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (4,160)
- Batteries, chargers and circuit protection (555)
- Connectors, Terminals, Busbars, Slip Rings (679)
- Enclosures and Equipment Cooling Fans (709)
- Knobs, Handles and Enclosure Hardware (420)
- PCs and Embedded Systems (798)
- Electrical and Electronic Subassemblies (369)
- Electrical and Electronic Components (630)
-
Materials and Processing (2,963)
- Materials and Processing (5)
- Materials and components (2,215)
- Rapid Prototyping (458)
- Materials processing and testing (285)
-
Engineering Industry News, Resources (6,093)
- Engineering Industry News, Resources (4)
- Engineering Business News, Views (388)
- Engineering Exhibitions, Events (562)
- Engineering Conferences (425)
- Engineering Seminars (400)
- Engineering Industry Developments, Awards (633)
- Engineering Guides, Newsletters (349)
- Engineering Recruitment, Employment (219)
- Engineering Training Courses (433)
- Engineering Education, Resources, Standards (838)
- Engineering Industry Reports, Surveys (597)
- Electronic Resources for Engineers (278)
- Health and Safety Legislation (402)
- Health and Safety Strategy, Risk Assessment (113)
- Health and Safety Consultancy, Software (175)
- Health and Safety Events, Training, News (277)
-
Powertrain Design (3,598)
- Powertrain Design (2)
- Bearings (939)
- Chains and belts (326)
- Gears, brakes, couplings and engines (1,441)
- Hydraulic Components (471)
- Lubricants (418)
-
Capital Equipment (3,387)
- Capital Equipment (1)
- Manufacturing Machinery and Plant Equipment (468)
- Production line blowers and fans (62)
- Compressors and Air Treatment (510)
- Electronics Manufacturing, Tools, Instruments (192)
- Electrical hardware (131)
- Machinery and Production Equipment (1,093)
- Robotics, Handling and Storage (930)
-
Sensors (7,080)
- Sensors (8)
- Accelerometers and Vibration Sensors (427)
- Loadcells, Force Sensors, Torque Sensors (699)
- Pressure sensors (621)
- Flowmeters and Flow Sensors (618)
- Level Sensors and Leak Detectors (527)
- Linear Position Sensors (399)
- Rotary Position, Tilt and Angular Sensors (546)
- Proximity Sensors (700)
- Gas, Chemical, Radiation, Magnetic Sensors (284)
- Humidity and Environmental Sensors (152)
- Temperature sensors (612)
- Vision and Colour Sensors (1,384)
- Barcode Sensors (103)
- Valves, Pumps, Process Hardware (3,623)
