Hydratight
Red Wing, MN 55066-1138
Hydratight Supplies Multi-Unit Tensioning System to Maanshan
WHEN engineers at the Maanshan nuclear plant in Taiwan needed to replace their Biach RPV stud tensioning system, they returned to the Hydratight company whose products they had known and trusted for years. The Biach RPV tensioning system was supplied as part of the turnkey package when the plant - one of four in Taiwan - came online in the early 90s. Though it had given exemplary service for 20...
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Hydratight Takes Tension to the Max
Hydratight, one of the world's leading bolt-tensioning and joint-integrity companies, introduces TensionMax the most complete range of multi-capable tensioners available. The TensionMax range, consisting of the AquaMax subsea tensioner and its parallel topside tensioner, HydraMax, is the first specifically designed to generate the increased loads needed to tension Vector SPO Compact flanges,...
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Portable unit provides large-bore thread-milling.
With geniSYS 220 3D milling unit, Hydratight can mill holes up to 8Ã-¾ in. in diameter and up to 12 in. deep, as well as complex 3D geometries, including imperial and metric threaded connections, all under CNC control. Portable service cuts most metals, corrosion, and impurities with very small swarf that can be vacuumed away. Applications include turbines, diesel engines, large industrial...
Read More »Hydratight Gains MASE Certification
Global joint integrity specialist Hydratight has gained full MASE certification in France, meaning the company can now work directly as a certified contractor. MASE is a France-only certification system formulated by chemical, oil and gas industries for contractors, to ensure safe working and consistent working standards. The MASE framework is generally equivalent to the Safety Contractor...
Read More »Hydratight Wins Downsteam Summit Award
Hydratight senior European staff Alain Wald and Paul Holland attended a major summit on issues facing the downstream industry - and came home with a special award. The company joined 20 solutions providers, and delegates from operators such as Exxon Mobil, Lukoil, Gazprom, Statoil and Total at Next Generation 2012 - Downstream Summit Europe in Scotland. During the three-day event Hydratight and...
Read More »Hydratight Achieves International Recognition for Safety and Quality
Hydratight KSA in Dammam and Jubail have achieved the internationally-recognised OHSAS 18001 (for health and safety management) and ISO 9001 (for quality management) - the first of the global joint integrity specialist's Middle East facilities to do so. The certification comes after a rigorous independent audit covering all aspects of the company's procedures, including safety organisation,...
Read More »1,000,000 Reasons Why Hydratight Is The Safe Choice
Global joint integrity and engineering services company Hydratight has reached an astonishing milestone for any business. The company's Western region - North and South America - has achieved over a MILLION hours of work in 2011-12 without a single lost time injury - despite working in mining, oil and gas, nuclear maintenance and other dangerous fields. The result is a testament to the company's...
Read More »Hydratight Announces Global Appointments
Global joint integrity specialist, Hydratight has made a number of appointments to its global team. Adriano Bersanelli has been appointed as Hydratight's global procurement leader. Adriano, whose previous experience includes senior management positions in companies such as ASPEL Group, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, FN Herstal and Thermo King, will co-operate closely with Hydratight's sister...
Read More »Hydratight:Training Powerhouse
Hydratight's expertise in joint integrity is making the company the go-to powerhouse in training. Since the courses were introduced at the end of 2011 hundreds of trainees have undertaken the company's new ECITB-approved training courses in mechanical joint integrity. Hydratight's three centres also delivered over 50 per cent of the technical testing involved in the revised courses. The ECITB's...
Read More »Hydratight Gears up to Meet Increasing Demand
HYDRATIGHT'S Asia Pacific operation is making major structural changes to meet the region's accelerating demand for its expertise. The company has grown significantly in the past two years - and expects to double in size every three years, to keep pace with demand for its core jointintegrity expertise. Demand is rising across the region: emerging industrial sectors are prime users of our...
Read More »Hydratight Expands Global Team
In its continuous efforts to improve service, Hydratight announces the appointment of a global operations and supply chain leader. Vincent Parmentier (pictured) assumes direct responsibility for all three global regions, and work closely with the regional business leaders. His role will be to oversee and create global standards, key performance indicators, and evaluate system to deliver one...
Read More »Hydratight Signs Strategic Partnership with Professional Diving Academy
Global joint integrity and engineering services company Hydratight has formed a strategic partnership with one of the world's leading commercial diver training schools. Hydratight and the UK-based Professional Diving Academy (PDA) will collaborate on specialist courses aimed at improving both subsea joint integrity and skills, as well as diver safety. The partnership aims to fill a gap in the...
Read More »Hydratight Announces Senior Appointments
Global engineering and joint-integrity services specialist Hydratight announces two senior management moves, effective immediately. Chris Mitchell to be based at Hydratight's facility in Houston, takes over as Western Region business leader from Bob Boychuk, who in turn becomes nuclear portfolio manager. Chris has been a senior figure at Hydratight since 2002, when he joined with an initiative to...
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