Only two months after announcing the launch of their expanded test facilities, Hexham based Red Marine has announced another expansion of its testing capabilities with the development of a new high capacity test rig.
The 200-tonne capacity cable and umbilical test rig – the CTR200 – is currently under construction and will enable testing of subsea power cables and umbilicals prior to installation offshore.
"Testing is becoming an increasingly important part of our client’s requirements as the industry continues to develop new products for harsher and deeper water environments whilst facing pressure from low oil prices. As such, we’re seeing an increased demand for intelligent testing services,” said Steve Pocock, test services manager at Red Marine.
Red Marine’s new cable and umbilical test rig offers a range of capabilities and features that include being able to configure the rig in a number of ways in order to allow the accurate assessment of cable strength, torque balance, stiffness and fatigue properties.
These features combined with an internal bed length of 11m will allow testing of samples up to 7m in length (including pull heads) with a maximum axial load of 200-tonne. Longer samples can also be tested as the rig design allows the pull heads to be held outside the test frame if required.
The new rig, together with existing thermal chamber and friction test rigs, will allow the provision of a full range of cable qualification tests against industry standards or client specific requirements. The CTR-200 rig will be operational towards the end 4Q 2015.
Image:CTR200/Red Marine
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