Development of a permanent, weld free, cold process, pipe to pipe coupling sleeve for the oil & gas market

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Snap Ring Joint Technologies (SRJ) will design, develop & produce a weld free, cold process,pipe to pipe coupling device that would be directly suitable to oil and gas applications. It willbe suitable for use on subsea & topside offshore environments as well as being directly suitedto onshore operations.The device will include metal seals that will satisfy direct demands from the market.Currently, the only pipe to pipe coupling solutions require hot process operations such aswelding & machining around pipe or section replacements, requiring lengthy & safety criticalplant shutdowns to carry out the work. Once a weld has been completed the join must then bex-rayed to confirm soundness. Both welding and X-raying require lengthy operation times andcritical safety considerations which increase expense.SRJ aims to develop the device to meet industry standards in seal soundness, internalpressures and seal integrity that requires no welding. This will deliver an 87.5% reduction indowntime to the operators & up to £300k per application whilst critically being certifiable toLloyds Regulatory Type Approval as a permanent solution. The device is set to be useful forpipe repair, and replacement during the maintenance of current assets, but primarily will be ofhigh value to infrastructure expansion and the development of new oil and gas refineries.