Chocking Prevention – SmartShim

Chocking Prevention - SmartShim

SmartShim™ – A Revolutionary Answer to the Problem of Offshore Wave-induced Damage.

Specialty industrial service and product solutions provider, Furmanite supplies an ever increasing range of industries with maintenance tools and key engineering services such as leak sealing, hot tapping and line stopping. For comprehensive plant and pipeline maintenance and asset uptime maximization, rely on Furmanite.

On-Line Leak Sealing
Hot Tapping
Line Stopping & Plugging
On-Site Machining
Self Leveling Machines
Composite Repair
Heat Treatment
All Services

On-Line Leak Sealing

Our leak-sealing technology and unrivaled
on-site service help you maximize asset uptime
by sealing leaks online, onsite and under pressure. This means you keep producing the ‘product’ while we solve your leak problems.

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Hot Tapping

At Furmanite we carry the largest and most diverse inventory of Hot Tapping equipment
in the world. We have a proven record of developing unique and custom Hot Tap solutions for the most complicated scenarios.

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Line Stopping & Plugging

Our Line Stopping services help prevent unwanted shutdowns and keep critical piping
and pipeline systems online during tie-ins, relocations, repairs, retrofits and routine maintenance.

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On-Site Machining

Our portable machining tools deliver the benefits of a fully equipped machine workshop on-site – where our clients need it most. We consistently achieve tolerances and finishes usually only achievable in a machine shop.

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Self Leveling Machines

Furmanite’s Self Leveling Machines deliver precision on-site machining for large circular and irregular shaped surfaces. Our circular and linear machining equipment is portable and ready for global deployment.

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Composite Repair

Our range of composite repair solutions is designed to ensure the ongoing structural integrity and load-bearing capabilities of your assets, improving their longevity whilst minimizing the impact on your productivity.

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Heat Treatment

Furmanite offers a full range of heat treatment services through a wide range of temperatures. We manufacture, own and operate the most technologically advanced heat treatment equipment available in the marketplace.

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All Services

We offer a comprehensive range of on-site
and on-line plant and pipeline maintenance services. From standard applications to highly customized solutions our goal is to help you maximize your asset up time.

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Hot Tapping
Line Stopping & Plugging
Pipeline Repair Products
Portable Machining Tools
Valve Products
Health & Safety Products
Chocking Prevention
All Products

Hot Tapping

Furmanite has been manufacturing Hot Tapping equipment for over 50 years. Our Hot Tapping Machines ensure your critical piping systems maintain a continuous flow while installing new tie-ins and branch connections.

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Line Stopping & Plugging

For over 50 years Furmanite’s Line Plugging equipment has been helping clients maintain a continuous flow on critical piping systems while performing repairs, relocations, valve or pump installations and pipe modifications.

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Pipeline Repair Products

We have a wide range of Pipeline Repair
and Integrity products designed to handle emergency leak repairs in high pressure environments and improve the structural integrity and safety of your pipelines.

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Portable Machining Tools

Furmanite’s Silk portable and lightweight machine tools provide high tolerance solutions for a variety of problems. Renowned for their sound engineering, our Silk machines help you deliver precision onsite machining.

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Valve Products

Our Wilson Snyder Process Control Valves offer precise and reliable control at an affordable price which helps our customers operate within their construction, operational and maintenance budgets.

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Health & Safety Products

We offer a wide range of proprietary Safety, Environmental and Maintenance products designed to eliminate injuries and improve pipeline safety. At Furmanite, your ongoing safety is our number one priority.

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Chocking Prevention

Furmanite’s SmartShim™ is a truly effective and state-of-the-art conductor analysis and chocking solution that will ensure your offshore production site remains productive, powerful and profitable.

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All Products

Furmanite has been a trusted resource for sophisticated engineering products for over
75 years. From Hot Tapping to Line Stopping, we have a wide range of products to meet your pipeline repair and maintenance needs.

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Industries

Industries

Furmanite is a world leader in the provision of on site services to clients in the mining, petro-chemical, off shore, oil & gas, powergen, marine, pulp & paper and general engineering industries globally.

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Case Study: BAE Systems Airbus
Case Study: Esso Fawley Refinery
Case Study: Major Operator
Case Study: North Cormorant Platform
Case Study: Nuclear Electric
Case Study: Shell Expro Gannet Platform

Case Study: BAE Systems Airbus

To overcome the need to remove the plateaux (part of the wing) to be milled flat for a precise fit, as well as avoiding the risk of distortion when re-fitted to the aircraft.

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Case Study: Esso Fawley Refinery

Esso’s unit 1 boiler at Fawley was shutdown for repair. The unit 2 boiler had developed a superheater tube leak. The challenge was to carry out a repair, the alternative was a shutdown of the major processing units.

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Case Study: Major Operator

The customer wanted to modify their petrochemical plant – but they didn’t want to shutdown.

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Case Study: North Cormorant Platform

The original configuration of pipe-work on the North Cormorant platform of the Otter over Eider project, did not lend itself to the increased flow.

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Case Study: Nuclear Electric

Accurate and reliable valve testing was required in quick time as part of the pre-commissioning process.

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Case Study: Shell Expro Gannet Platform

When Shell United Kingdom Exploration and Production (Expro) introduced a new Induced Gas Floatation Unit (IGFU) onto their Gannet platform they had planned to finalise the installation during a 30-hour shutdown.

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North America

For the nearest general Service Delivery Center (SDC)
USA Locations
Global Locations

101 Old Underwood Road , Unit E
LaPorte, Texas 77571

P: (800) 444-5572 / (281) 842-5100
P After Hours: (281) 842-5100

F: (281) 842-5111

Europe

For the nearest general Service Delivery Center (SDC)
USA Locations
Global Locations

Furmanite International Ltd - United Kingdom, Furman House
Shap Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6RU

P: +44-1539729009

F: +44-1539 729359

Asia

For the nearest general Service Delivery Center (SDC)
USA Locations
Global Locations

Furmanite Singapore PTE Ltd - Singapore
21 Serangoon North Avenue 5
#06-01 Ban Teck Han Building
Singapore 554864
Republic Of Singapore

P: +656-4848066

F: +656-5562027

Africa

For the nearest general Service Delivery Center (SDC)
USA Locations
Global Locations

Furmseal CC - South Africa
Furmseal t/a Furmanite
Unit 5 Dunford Park
Gosforth Park
Germiston
Republic Of South Africa

P: +27 (0)10 590 5800

F: +27 (0)10 590 5802

Australia & NZ

For the nearest general Service Delivery Center (SDC)
USA Locations
Global Locations

Furmanite Australia Pty Ltd.
4 Gateway Court
Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207
Australia

P: +61-3-9285-2200

F: +61-3-9645-2948

Latin America & The Caribbean

For the nearest general Service Delivery Center (SDC)
USA Locations
Global Locations

Latin America and Caribbean Headquarter
101 Old Underwood Rd
La Porte, TX 77571
Att. G. Mariela Carrillo
Regional Sales Manager

P: (281) 842-5124

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Furmanite - 80 Years of Innovation & Counting

1920
Leak Sealing process developed 01/01/1920
First DIY Leak-Sealing Kit 01/01/1924
Long Standing Relationships 01/01/1926
Use of Furmanite Leak Sealing Kits 11/01/1926
1st Patent is filed in 1927 01/01/1927
Furmanite moves Overseas 06/01/1927
Costs of a steam leak 06/01/1928
Furmanite is thinking global 01/01/1929
1930
Technology Development 11/22/1934
1960
Growing Furmanite 05/01/1960
New Direction 01/01/1966
1970
Never compromise on the high quality 07/01/1979
1980
Best in the business were called 09/01/1988
1990
Start of Modern Furmanite 11/22/1991
2000
Acquisition-GSG Division 01/13/2006
Corporate Name Change 01/13/2007
2010
Acquisition of SLM 04/13/2011

Leak Sealing process developed