TSC Subsea partners with Rototech
08/09/2023
TSC Subsea, a leading technology-enabled inspection vendor specialising in challenging subsea non-destructive testing (NDT) inspections worldwide, has announced the signing of a significant memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rototech Pte Ltd. Rototech is a Singapore-based company renowned for its expertise in marine robotics, focusing on the inspection and repair of various types of marine asset.
This strategic collaboration brings together TSC Subsea’s proprietary inspection technology and Rototech’s cutting-edge automated robotic carriers. The joint efforts of both companies are directed towards offering subsea asset owners across the globe an exceptional solution for efficiently cleaning and conducting NDT on their vertical risers. Notably, this collaboration enables high-resolution inspections even when dealing with thick neoprene and composite coatings.
Simon Hartog, Managing Director of Rototech, expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership, stating that “combining TSC Subsea’s advanced NDT inspection technology and Rototech’s innovative robotic carriers will prove to be a winning solution to subsea asset owners worldwide.”
Jonathan Bancroft, Sales Director of TSC Subsea, added: “We are incredibly excited about this new collaboration, as it opens up new horizons for TSC Subsea’s proprietary advanced technologies, including acoustic resonance technology (ART). Together with Rototech, we look forward to addressing market challenges and unlocking new applications and regions. Having a solution operating in the splash zone that can automatically crawl, clean and inspect vertical risers will bring many benefits and cost savings to our customers.”
This strategic alliance is said to hold immense potential for the industry, as it combines expertise, experience and innovation to offer asset owners unmatched inspection capabilities and meet their most demanding requirements.