Products : Umbilical Manipulator


Flush-Tek: Umbilical Manipulator

The Flush-Tek™ control line and umbilical manipulator is the ideal solution to providing a controllable method of handling and moving large bore subsea umbilical’s and control lines. Whether it is a subsea completion or ESP being deployed the 2M-Tek manipulator system is the solution.

With the majority of subsea completions requiring the handling and deployment of control lines and or large diameter umbilical’s a method was required to facilitate safe handling of these. To this end the manipulator arm was developed to suit most FMS spiders was designed and manufactured by 2M-Tek, Tubular Systems.

The manipulator arm simply attaches with an adapter plate onto the FMS base plate setting ring. A single hose bundle with two lines inside, links the arm to the FMS control console located on the drill-floor. Once in place manipulator arm has the ability to acts as a guide for the umbilical guiding it into the safe arc or cut-outs on the FMS and to raise the umbilical against the tubular when it comes time to fit the clamps to secure the cable. The elimination of the man handling aspect greatly enhances the safety of personnel on the rig floor and makes the task of attaching the clamps very simple.

The benefit of saving on the time taken to attach every clamp is immense however by far the greatest benefit is the huge improvement in safety, protecting not only the investment in the umbilical but also in the technicians on the rig-floor.
 
 Features and benefits
Soft-Touch
 is accomplished by using hydraulics over traditional air systems
Damage Elimination
 to the cable system and outer sheaths, makes control line clamps installation very easy
Adaptability  the system is designed to operate on Varco FMS 275 and the Flush-Tek S-503 700 and 1000 series of spiders
Operational Ease
 the system can be operated form the standard Flush-Tek control console to operate