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Introduction of the Tubelock concept
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Introduction
2012
TubeLock® – your safest choice for handling pipes in the world
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TubeLock® a new modular transport system for pipes
Introduction Global Gravity is a relative new Danish company which for the past two years has been working with a brand new concept for the safe handling and transport of drill pipe, tubing an casing. For decades wires have been used in the offshore industry, wires have some advantages but also a lot of safety issues. Global Gravity is proud to present the new product TubeLock®
Global Gravity has a slogan;
TubeLock® system
The TubeLock® system is a Danish product designed and tested in Denmark. The system has been under development for the past 2 years.
A combination of steel and aluminum makes the system both light and strong.
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TubeLock® a new modular transport system for pipes
Currently the system is the lightest system in the world with single components not weighing more than 15 kg.
Produced with Hydro Aluminum in DK and NO
Benefits of the system:
ü Pipes act as a fixed package – no more rolling pipes
ü No more slinging wires and mounting pipe clamps
ü Easy to handle – easy to stack – low weight
ü Easy to back-‐load
ü Environmentally friendly
ü Possibility of drifting and measuring pipes on shore
Testing / certification In February 2012 a series of tests were carried out to test the system to the extreme. Tests carried out were carried out
to test the system for strengths and potential weaknesses.
All tests were witnessed by representative from DNV.
Currently we are in dialogue with DNV for a final certification of the TubeLock® product.
Vertical static and dynamical test 9 5/8” Casing
Monitoring: TubeLock® profiles can be RFID tagged which will give opportunity of unique ID, fabrication year, last certification, producer, customer etc.
All information’s can be uploaded in an on-line IT registration system which can be accessed by the customer anywhere.
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TubeLock® a new modular transport system for pipes
The below picture shows the easy stacking of TubeLock® can be stacked anywhere onshore, on flatbed trailers, supply vessels, pipe yards and rigs.
Figure 5: Easy stacking of the system
Currently the system is under patent application PCT application 2011 70036 and 2011 70665.
Health and Safety Global Gravity ApS provides full HSE compliance and cover on site. We have a fluid HSE improvement plan. This is a critical focus area for the business for which reason we strive to better ourselves at all times.
In March 2012 the TubeLock® concept
was nominated together with 2 other projects for a safety award in Denmark – the winner will be announced on the 27th of March 2012.
Our track records reflect a genuine effort to maintain a safe working place.
We have a saying in the company:
“Work safe – protect yourself and your colleagues”
Figure 6: The system comes with either wire or chain sling
Conclusion Global Gravity is currently in the final stages of the test phase of the
TubeLock® product and certification process with DNV has been started to obtain the final DNV approval.
The system has been tested to the extreme and tests show that the
TubeLock® system is the lightest and one of the strongest pipe handling systems in the world.
We have proven that our concept is capable of hanging vertically in a worst case scenario both static and dynamically – not many systems in the world to our knowledge has passed the same tests.
We thank you for reading about TubeLock®
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TubeLock® a new modular transport system for pipes
Company details:
Global Gravity ApS
Lillebæltsvej 42
DK-6715 Esbjerg N
Company registration no.: 339050705
Denmark
Tel: +45 76 56 99 00
Mob: +45 24 66 54 54
Email: [email protected]
On behalf of Global Gravity
Søren Hvorslev
Managing Director
Check out our web page www.globalgravity.dk