Bath-based HCL Clamping Solutions is unveiling its high speed new tool for subsea clamping at OTC in Houston next month (6 to 9 May 2013).

The pneumatic SM-FT-3000 Air Tool is capable of fitting a Smart® Band strap in four-seconds flat, competing favourably with traditional titanium or nickel alloy systems, but with many other benefits including cost and retention.

The SM-FT-3000 tool is designed to assemble HCL Smart Band® 32mm (1¼”) and 19mm (¾”) systems.

The SM-FT-3000 which has been designed at HCL’s in house R&D centre and successfully tested, has received early interest from a number of North Sea companies.

HCL Director David Coles, who is travelling to Houston to launch the new tool, said: “We have been presenting our offshore strapping products at OTC since 2005 and always attract interest. We expect the launch of the SM-FT-3000 to be quite an attraction this year.

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