Industry challenge to develop robotic solutions for CUI inspection
17/12/2019
Quasset, on behalf of project sponsors Phillips 66, Royal Dutch Shell and Woodside Energy, is requesting proposals for an industry challenge that focuses on adaptable and demonstrable robotic solutions able to access susceptible locations for corrosion under insulation (CUI) on non-magnetic piping systems and to reduce the maintenance costs and safety risks associated with maintenance of piping systems.CUI can cause significant operational, economic and safety challenges. There is a strong drive in the oil & gas industry to replace traditional CUI inspections with new robotic tools that can traverse piping racks and access areas susceptible to CUI. Quasset is managing and executing a multi-year programme on behalf of several major oil & gas companies to improve the detection and mitigation of CUI supported by robotic technologies.
In 2017 and 2018, technology trials were executed at the Quasset Test Facility (QTF) to assess the capabilities of robotics for the inspection of CUI on a pressure vessel. Promising results from these trials drove the formation of the 2019 CUI Robotic Inspection development programme.
Shortlisted participants will receive funding to demonstrate their solutions, with the winning solution provider receiving a reward of €25,000 (approximately £21,400) and the opportunity to further their solution and its application through the subsequent phases of the multi-year CUI development programme.
The industry challenge was announced by Quasset at the SPRINT Robotics World Conference for Inspection and Maintenance Robotics 2019 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
For further information, please contact: innovation@quasset.com
https://quasset.com/industry-challenge
