Santos trials Roborigger with the HINGE-LOK pipe transportation system

The Santos drilling and logistics team recently trialled Roborigger in conjunction with the HINGE-LOKTM transportation frame for handling screened casing.

The system is attractive because the casing can be run directly from the racks and because it eliminates the need for long transport baskets. The HINGE-LOKTM cradle system components can be hand packed into a small crate for backloading.

Roborigger in conjunction with HINGE-LOK allows the loads to be controlled during lifting so they can be lifted without tag lines and the risk of damage to the pipe is minimised.

The trial involved assembling the HINGE-LOKTM system, loading the tubular well screens in the HINGE-LOKTM frame, and connecting the HINGE-LOKTM system to Roborigger. Roborigger AR10 (WLL 10t) was used to lift and orientate the tubular screens within the HINGE-LOK frame wirelessly by remote control.

Watch the video to see the full demonstration of Roborigger and the HINGE-LOKTM system:

TENSA DLR100L facilitated an offshore lift in the Dampier Archipelago

Austral Construction recently approached TENSA Equipment to supply a Dynamic Load Reducer in order to facilitate an offshore lift in the Dampier Archipelago. The project involved lifting an 80t load from a floating barge to a static platform.

Austral Construction required a Dynamic Load Reducer to reduce the dynamic loading on the crane due to the wave motion when lifting. A rental TENSA DLR100L was used on the project, increasing the cranes lift capacity when subjected to vessel motions and improving safety significantly during the operation.

In addition to being able to mobilise the DLR locally at very short notice and having full support from the Tensa team in Perth, Austral Construction’s team was happy with the performance of the DLR unit during the 2 week project and is currently in discussion with TENSA to hire the DLR100L unit long term.

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DLR100L lift 80t in Dampier

TENSA DLR100L lifting an 80t load in Dampier

HINGE-LOKTM Casing & Tubing Transportation Frame

TENSA now the Australian agent for HINGE-LOK Casing & Tubing Transportation Frame

TENSA Equipment is now offering Global Offshore’s HINGE-LOKTM Casing & Tubing Transportation Frame product series for offshore transportation and protection of all types of casing, tubing, screen liners, expandable liners, completion assemblies, stabilizers, and drilling jars.

The HINGE-LOKTM system dramatically reduces the need for manual handling. Pipe, tally, drifting, and centralizer installation can be handled onshore, saving valuable rig time.

Download the HINGE-LOKTM system brochure for more details.

 

Roborigger impresses and takes home three awards at WA Innovator of the Year 2019

Roborigger has set a new benchmark for the WA Innovator of the Year programme by bringing home three awards this year, impressing the judges with its universal potential to improve safety and efficiency in lifting for the construction, oil and gas, and mining industries.

The three awards are the Woodside Oil and Gas Platinum award, the South32 Technology and Innovation in Mining Platinum award and the Business News ‘Great for the State’ Platinum award.

Roborigger founder and inventor, Derick Markwell, said his team were thrilled to receive these three awards.

“We believe this recognition is a strong industry validation of Roborigger’s ground-breaking potential to improve crane lifting safety and efficiency in the construction, mining and oil and gas industries.”

“The awards are a terrific recognition to boost our next step in developing the export market in Europe, North America, Japan and the Middle East where we have customers already committed to trialling Roborigger.”

Watch Roborigger video featured at the award:

The prestigious WA Innovator of the Year award has been an initiative of WA government under the New Industries Fund since 2006 to showcase innovative and entrepreneurial individuals and businesses.

Read the full press release for more information.

Roborigger achieves first international footprint at Shawcor’s pipeline facility

Roborigger recently achieved a huge new milestone by commencing its first international operation at Shawcor’s pipeline facility in Batam, Indonesia.

Shawcor, one of the world’s largest pipe-coating providers in the oil and gas market, identified the use of Roborigger as a means of achieving their safety initiative to remove personnel away from the loads and under crane booms while lifting all loads.

Roborigger founder, Derick Markwell, recently completed the training with Shawcor’s team in Batam for an initial one-month trial of Roborigger at their Kabil Facility.

A Roborigger AR15 15 tonne WLL unit will be used primarily to lift and stack 12 metre long pipe joints with crawler cranes.

Roborigger wins WA Worksafe 2019 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards

TENSA Equipment Managing Director, Derick Markwell and Multiplex Regional HSE Manager, Darren Ridley yesterday took the winners spot for the WA Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.

The award, an initiative of the WA government Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, combined the former Work Safety Awards WA and the Safety and Health Resources Sector Awards.

This year, TENSA Equipment and Multiplex is the joint winner in the Best Solution to a Work Health and Safety Risk (200 employees or more) category.

The judges recognised how Roborigger, a remote load orientation device for crane lifting operations, has demonstrated significant improvements to safety on the WA projects where it has been used.

We are excited to receive this recognition from WorkSafe WA. Watch the video below to get a glimpse of Roborigger team celebrating the win at the Optus Stadium.

For more information, read the full press release.

Roborigger team shares industry insights with UWA engineering students

As part of our continued investment in working with WA university engineering graduates, Roborigger team recently came together to support the student-run club that runs a makerspace for students to make things using digital fabrication equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC mills.

The UWA Makers Quiz Night was designed to connect UWA engineering students with industry representatives from companies including TENSA Equipment, Oceaneering, Monodelphous, UGL and Specialised Oil Services.

It’s very energising to see our own engineering interns Hansel Santoso, Kieran Mills, Ben Longbottom and Jesse Fletcher running the show.

Mark Dillon, TENSA Senior Mechanical Engineer said the UWA Makers club showed great initiative in creating such a unique and memorable event.

“It’s not often that engineers get together to flex their skills in a competitive way but it made for a very entertaining night.”

A particular highlight involved Roborigger’s Owen “Magic Fingers” Collins successfully diffusing a (puzzle) bomb in mere seconds; minutes ahead of everyone else.

Multiplex improves site safety with Roborigger

Roborigger, an innovative lifting device that allows riggers and dogmen to control loads wirelessly from a safe distance, is now being used by construction giant Multiplex.

The innovative automated product, developed by TENSA Equipment, is currently being used on Mutiplex’s latest project, the New Museum for Western Australia.

The Roborigger device, the first of its kind to be used on a commercial construction site, uses inertial forces to accurately rotate and orient crane loads, eliminating the need for workers to use taglines or to be in close proximity to the load during the lifting and lowering phases.

It features an in-built camera and load cell and incorporates a tracking system so every piece of data on a lift, including an image of the load, weight, location, time and date, and the unit states, can be viewed online in real-time.

Multiplex is the first commercial construction contractor to use this wireless load bearing technology.

Multiplex CEO John Flecker said it’s exciting to see the Roborigger technology in action.

“At Multiplex, we are always looking to find ways of making our sites and day-to-day operations safer, so it’s been a great opportunity to partner with TENSA in the research and development of Roborigger,” Flecker said.

“The overwhelming potential safety outcomes are what sparked our interest in Roborigger.

“The device perfectly aligns with our overarching strategy to be safer by design and focus on critical risks, removing the need for workers to be in the proximity of a high risk activity.”

TENSA has been developing the Roborigger technology since 2016 and Multiplex has supported this as an industry partner since 2017, coordinating Roborigger trials on commercial sites and providing user feedback.

“It’s exciting to see Roborigger successfully in action with the initial trial meeting all of our expectations. We’ve already expanded the trial to other sites in WA, with plans to roll out Roborigger on a number of Multiplex sites nationally,” Flecker added.

TENSA managing director Derick Markwell said TENSA initially developed the technology to address the challenging task of installing wind turbine blades when the wind was greater than the current limit of 12 knots.

“As we spoke to more people in the industry we realised that safety was the key concern,” Markwell said.

“We have also recently realised that data captured from load lifts is as valuable as the hardware itself, so we are now looking at leveraging this.”

Roborigger has been a completely local Western Australian innovation with the key research, development and trial phases all carried out locally and supported by local stakeholders such as Multiplex.

TENSA has also been collaborating closely with Curtin University researchers, who developed the bespoke algorithm for Roborigger control. The Curtin research was supported by Woodside who is also a development partner for Roborigger.

“Roborigger has really shown the strength of our local capability for innovation. We’re confident that further development of the Roborigger line of products will continue to build Western Australia’s capability in automation and robotics, helping to diversify the local economy,” said Markwell.

TENSA is currently taking Roborigger to the next commercialisation stage, having set up a production facility in Wangara where it is underway to build 39 Roborigger units this year.

Roborigger production facility set up in WA

We have continued on our commercialisation path for Roborigger by setting up a new production facility in Wangara.

The production facility houses a team of 10 mechanical, mechatronics and industrial automation engineers. It is equipped with the capability and resources to build, assemble and test Roborigger line of products.

The first production run of AR10, AR15 and ARM1500-20 Roborigger units is underway with expected delivery to our customers commencing in late May.

Roborigger deployed in Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment site

A Roborigger AR10 unit has now been deployed on the Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment project. Roborigger is being used for formwork and reinforcement placement as well as general lifting operations.