T.D. Williamson has launched a quick and easy way for pipeline operators to find targeted answers to pressing problems. It comes in the form of the interactive 鈥淪olutions Engine鈥�.
Launched under the existing TDW website, www.tdwilliamson.com/solutionsengine, the Solutions Engine offers immediate access to comprehensive, industry-specific solutions for more than 80 pipeline conditions and challenges, including:
- Valve replacement
- Long seam cracks
- Tie-in
- Material properties identification
- Commissioning
- Paraffin build-up
- Line relocation
- Efficiency equals cost-savings
Users select from multiple industry markets, including gathering, distribution, transmission, and offshore pipeline. Next, they choose a specific pipeline need, concern, or condition 鈥� everything from line looping and crossover to capturing natural gas liquids (NGLs). With just a few clicks, the operator has provided information that enables the Solutions Engine to develop a comprehensive response.
鈥淟et鈥檚 say that a gas transmission operator suspects that a section of pipeline has suffered deformation due to third-party construction activity,鈥� says Jeff Wilson, TDW chief technology officer. 鈥淏y following the [Solutions Engine] tool prompts, the user will be guided to a precise solution set. That response will encompass applicable technologies, services, and products spanning inline inspection, non-destructive evaluation, pigging, hot tapping, and intrusive and non-intrusive isolation. Because the interactive tool facilitates so much of the up-front work, the user and TDW begin any dialogue already on the same page,鈥� Wilson adds. 鈥淭hat can provide a head start on implementing the solution, which increases efficiency and often translates to cost savings.鈥�
Pipeline owners and operators can also take advantage of a number of integrated options that help them put solutions into action.
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