Hydro Group teamed up with mechanical engineering group EnerMech to launch a new hydraulics hose product, offering lay-up and over-sheathing of hydraulic hoses for use in umbilical, topside and well intervention projects in the oil and gas industry. The partnership could generate in the region of US$739,000 (£500,000) in the next 12 months.
The bundled hose, which are available in 1/4in to 2in size from Hydro Cable Systems, a Hydro Group company, integrate hydraulic components with electrical and fiber optic cables, resulting in a more compact and easier to handle assembly.
“The new hose bundles offer significant benefits to installers and users for flying lead, workover umbilicals, well intervention, Topside and BOP control and injection systems. The bundles also allow greater versatility when faced with awkward routing or high dynamic usage, and may incorporate strength members such as aramid braiding, steel wire central ropes and aramid central ropes to the customer’s specification,” said Graham Wilkie, sales director at Hydro Group.
Hydro Group has seen a period of significant investment in new machinery, with this new capability allowing the company to extrude up to 120mm diameter over composite bundles or single hoses. Final produced lengths can be supplied from 50-2000m depending on the size of hose, number of components and the finished diameter of the umbilical.
“Training and information transfer will be mutual between EnerMech and Hydro Cable Systems, for the benefit of customers and the market as a whole. Evolving our product offering in line with client demand is paramount and the new hose bundles, as an extension of our current products, represents significant growth potential,” said Wilkie.
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