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Delayed Coking Unit (DCU) Process, Thermal Cycling and Bulge Mitigation Techniques
Beginning in the early 1990’s, WSI initiated the first Structural Weld Overlay’s (SWOL) in coke drums. With aid from partners in the industry, SWOL process was developed as an engineered repair method utilizing advanced techniques in laser mapping, fatigue analysis, and field machine welded execution.
Rechargement de Métal par Soudage Unifuse™ D’WSI Specialty Welding pour Les Chaudières de Production D’électricité.
Avec des racines qui remontent aux années 1700, les chaudières à vapeur ont beaucoup évolué en fonction de la demande industrielle et résidentielle.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Weld Metal Overlay for Power Boilers
With roots dating back to the 1700’s, steam-generating boilers have evolved greatly based on industrial and residential demand. Learn how WSI’s advanced welding technologies have kept pace.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Tubes & Panels for Black Liquor Recovery Boilers (BLRB)
WSI leads the way in alloying materials and innovative application methods to achieve longer life in the lower and upper furnace components exposed to the various forms of erosion & corrosion.
WSI Unifuse® Tubos e Painéis para Caldeiras de Recuperação de Licor Negro
Com mais de 2.000 trabalhos executados globalmente com Unifuse® em fornalhas desde 2000, a WSI é líder mundial em extensão de vida de caldeiras.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Automated Weld Build-Up Process in FPSO Repairs
Because of the significant deposition rates achievable with this technology, justification for repair at sea vs. dry-dock was clear.
Primer Proyecto Para Reconstrucción de Cascos en Buque FPSO
Para este cliente, WSI evaluó el estado de la embarcación y definió que, realizando adaptaciones en los sistemas propietarios de soldadura automática, se podría trabajar desde el interior del casco del FPSO, en sitio, depositando capas de soldadura metálica para restaurar el espesor requerido por el diseño de la embarcación.
Processo de Soldagem de Reconstrução Automatizada (Build-Up) para restauração de costados de FPSOs
Para este cliente, WSI avaliou a condição do navio e definiu que realizando adaptações em um dos sistemas proprietários de solda automáticas, ele poderia ser habilitado para trabalho pelo lado de dentro do costado do FPSO, no mar, depositando camadas de solda metálica para restaurar a espessura requerida de projeto da embarcação.
Technologie Unifuse™ WSI pour L’extension de la Durée de Vie Des Conduites De Fours a Arc Électriques (EAF)
Avant les années 1970, la technologie des fours à arc électrique (EAF) consistait principalement en des systèmes de gaz résiduels qui n’étaient pas refroidis à l’eau, mais plutôt conçus avec des plaques d’acier à revêtement réfractaire.
Automated Weld Technology for FCCU Reactor & Regenerator Head Replacements
WSI’s Hot-PulseTM GTAW process delivers superior weld quality, increased productivity rates and reduced risk to personnel versus conventional welding methods.
Proceso patentado de WSI para Soldadura Automatizada con ER312SS en Digestores Batch
Los digestores batch con revestimientos de acero inoxidable experimentan tasas de corrosión altas lo que requiere sustitución prematura del equipo. La solución es el proceso patentado para extensión de vida del digestor ofrecido por WSI do Brasil Ltda. Esta tecnología se a implementado en mas de 300 digestores mundialmente con gran exiito.
WSI’s Patented Process for Machine Welding ER312ss in Batch Digesters
WSI’s proprietary GMAW machine welding process is ideal for ID applications, particularly digesters, because of the attractive economics proven versus other methods.
Processo patenteado da WSI para Solda Mecanizada com ER312ss em Digestores Batch
Com o mais extenso portfólio de reparos para extensão de vida, WSI pode desenvolver uma estratégia de reparo por um depósito de solda aplicado mecanicamente de acordo com o código ASME seção VIII para restaurar a parede do equipamento à sua espessura original e estender a vida de seu ativo com materiais ligados.
Meeting API 934A Recommended Practices with WSI’s Machine HP GTAW™ Welding
WSI’s internal weld engineering team successfully qualified the machine GTAW Hot-Pulse™ process exceeding the API 934A acceptance standards.
Procédé Automatisé de Renforcement par Rechargement de Soudage Unifuse™ d’WSI Specialty Welding dans les Réparations FPSO
Un FPSO est un système de production flottant qui reçoit des fluides (pétrole brut, eau et de nombreux autres produits) d’un réservoir sous-marin par l’intermédiaire de colonnes montantes, qui sépare ensuite les fluides en pétrole brut, gaz naturel, eau et impuretés dans les installations de production à bord. Le pétrole brut stocké dans les réservoirs de stockage du FPSO est déchargé sur des pétroliers navettes pour rejoindre leur lieu d’utilisation ou être raffiné à terre.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Technology for EAF Duct Life Extension
Unifuse Alloy 625 Weld Metal Overlay is changing the paradigm on how the industry will view Electric Arc Furnace water-cooled ducts and BOF water-cooled hoods.
Tecnologia Unifuse® da WSI para Extensão de Vida dos dutos de EAF (Forno Elétrico a Arco)
Com o foco em mecanismos de falha primários incluindo perda de espessura de parede causada por erosão-corrosão, e trincas por fadiga térmica ocasionadas por processos cíclicos de operação utilizados em plantas com EAF, uma forma de mitigação de sucesso é requerido para todos.
Machine Welding for Steam Methane Reformer Furnace Catalyst Tubes with Clearance Challenges
WSI maintains a variety of engineered repair solutions to condense schedule, eliminate manpower in congested work areas and achieve first time quality.
The Engineered Repair Solution for Corrosion Under Insulation in Vertical Pressure Equipment
WSI can develop an ASME section VIII weld metal buildup (WMBU) repair strategy with machine applied deposits to restore the wall to original thickness in lieu of plate replacements and window cut outs in the vessel.
Engineered Repair Innovations in Delayed Coke Drums
Overview of Delayed Coking Units, Skirt Design Challenges, and Skirt to Shell Fatigue. By Ian J. Gilpatrick MBA, MSc
Solving the Qualified Labor Demand Issue with Field Automation
WSI’s field applied remote video control systems improves productivity and quality of critical welds all while reducing operating costs associated with workscopes.
The Automated Approach to Return Bend Replacements in Furnaces
WSI has perfected an innovative solution to an old problem.
WSI’s HP GTAW™ Machine Welding for Coker Cone Modifications
The Faster, Safer and Better Automated Approach for Coke Drum Cone Modifications.
Speed and Control: Titanium (Ti) Groove Welding Utilizing WSI’s Proprietary Hot Pulse GTAW™
WSI’s machine HP GTAW™ welding technology combines unparalleled deposition rates with superior arc control. Learn more in the first post of a weekly series highlighting WSI’s industry leadership.