Adapt OCTG Contracts for Faster Trenching and Single‑Supplier Execution

“That’s one of the reasons we’ve seen turnkey delivery continue to gain momentum across the industry. ” Image: Pipe Tek Instead of managing separate contractors for each stage or scope of a project, asset owners can work with Pipe Tek as a single point of accountability throughout the entire project-from concept and design through to commissioning

” Pipe Tek’s leadership team will be on site at this year’s Australian Pipelines and Gas Association Convention & Exhibition, taking place in Darwin from 5-8 September. Image: Pipe Tek Farrant invited pipeline asset owners and operators to visit the company at stands 40 and 41 to discuss the benefits of Pipe Tek’s turnkey capabilities in person

“We’re looking forward to catching up with asset owners, operators and industry partners at the APGA Convention to discuss how Pipe Tek’s turnkey capabilities can help simplify complex pipeline projects

Tesmec engineers these units for environments featuring hard rock, deep and wide cuts, and tight spatial constraints where conventional equipment fails to operate effectively. As the most powerful and widest-cutting trencher in Tesmec’s fleet, the 1875XL EVO reflects a philosophy that combines machine performance with project-specific engineering solutions

Tesmec’s proprietary double or triple chain boom configuration makes this capability possible, allowing contractors to configure trenching setups tailored to the specific dimensional and depth requirements of the project

As one of the largest gas pipeline infrastructure programs in the Middle East, the scale of the development requires consistent, high-volume trenching

Operator training is underway in South Australia for Austrack Equipment’s SafeVac Lifting System, as the machines prepare to roll out on water projects across the state

Operator training is underway in South Australia for Austrack Equipment’s SafeVac Lifting System, as the machines prepare to roll out on water projects across the state. Austrack has developed three distinct SafeVac units to date: the SV400, the smaller and more manoeuvrable SV200, and the latest addition to the fleet, the SV400i

As with the SV200, the dipper arm has been converted to provide a vacuum chamber which in single shoe mode dispenses with the requirement for using a spreader bar. This frees up more than a tonne of lifting end weight, resulting in the excavator being able to safely lift weights not previously possible

These workflows aim to help detect anomalies and reduce defects, since traditional visual inspection is only 80% effective and often fails to store inspection history. The Plex QMS and FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI integration proposes to deliver improved visual inspection, with results recorded in the Plex system to provide traceability, product serialisation, and an accurate record of inspection history

Rockwell Automation says it continues to advance AI/ML across its offerings, announcing an API-enabled integration between Plex Quality Management System (QMS) and FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI. According to Rockwell’s ‘Scaling MES Across the Enterprise’ report, 42% of manufacturing processes are expected to become AI-supported within the next year

These workflows aim to help detect anomalies and reduce defects, since traditional visual inspection is only 80% effective and often fails to store inspection history