High pressure hydraulic systems for Energy Industries

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1 High pressure hydraulic systems for Energy Industries Stand localization: Hall 3 - Dutch Pavilion 3F Press contacts : Brigitte LESCURE TARA bl@tara-communication.com Karen BERGMANS SPX HT karen.bergmans@spx.com

2 SPX Hydraulic Technologies solutions for Energy Industries Part of SPX Corporation, SPX Hydraulic Technologies is a global manufacturer of high pressure hydraulic cylinders, (torque wrench) pumps, torque wrenches, bolt tensioners, nut splitters, work holding and railway track systems. Product brands are: - PREDATOR: Bolting products for oil & gas, wind power and construction - POWER TEAM: High performance hydraulic pumps, cylinders and tools. - STONE: AC and DC hydraulic power units. - HYTEC: High performance hydraulic work holding. - GLOBE: Radial piston pneumatic motors. - RAIL SYSTEMS: High speed solutions for the world s railways. Headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, global sales and manufacturing locations include The Netherlands, Shanghai, Singapore and the United Kingdom. SPX Hydraulic Technologies in Energy industries SPX Hydraulic Technologies helps contractors improve work productivity with a line of tools that drive efficiency on the site. Market leader in high pressure hydraulic power packs, POWER TEAM is known for quality, reliability and service. POWER TEAM offers a complete line of high pressure hydraulic power packs and tools and has served the global energy market for 35 years providing rugged products able to withstand tough working environments. Wind Power: PREDATOR by POWER TEAM hydraulic pumps, bolting products and accessories offer on-site solutions to enable assembly of large wind turbines. Growth in renewable energy requires increasing infrastructures among local, regional and global communities. PREDATOR by POWER TEAM high performance, hydraulic tools helps make it possible. Energy, Oil and Gas: Predator by POWER TEAMS high performance hydraulic products are working behind the scenes at Power Generation plants and supporting numerous global construction and shutdown projects both onshore at refineries and gas plants to multiple platform and FPSO locations offshore. Total Flange Integrity can be easily accomplished with the assistance of POWER TEAM'S PREDATOR PRODUCTS and SPX HT "CONTROLLER" Flange Management Software Programme. SPX Corporation: a Fortune 500, global multi-industry manufacturing company SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) is a Fortune 500, global multi-industry manufacturing company. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, SPX employs more than 17,000 people worldwide and has operations in over 40 countries. SPX products and technologies play an important role in the expansion of global infrastructure to help meet increased demand for power and energy and support many different sources of power generation, including coal and natural gas, nuclear, solar and geothermal. The company's innovative product portfolio, containing many energy efficient products, includes cooling systems for power plants throughout the world; highly advanced food processing components and turnkey, scalable systems serving the global food and beverage industry; process equipment that assists a variety of flow processes including oil and gas exploration, distribution and refinement and power generation; handheld diagnostic tools that aid in vehicle maintenance and repair; and power transformers that allow utility companies to regulate electric voltage, transmission and distribution.

3 SPX Acquires Torque Tension Systems Ltd Leading Supplier of Hydraulic Torque Wrench and Tensioners Tools Expands SPX Product Offerings for Global Energy Infrastructure Markets SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) announces that its SPX Hydraulic Technologies business unit, part of the company's Industrial Products and Services segment, acquired U.K.-based Torque Tension Systems Ltd. (TTS), a leading global supplier of hydraulic torque wrench and tensioners tool products. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The addition of TTS's line of high-performance industrial bolting tools will expand SPX Hydraulic Technologies' product portfolio offering to the global energy infrastructure markets, particularly the oil and gas and wind sectors. "SPX is continually seeking opportunities to enhance its product offerings to better serve its customers and provide them with best-in-class industrial solutions," said Lee Powell, SPX segment president. "Torque Tension Systems' line of high quality, high performance tools utilized across multiple industries represents a powerful addition to our growing portfolio of industrial tools." Based in Northumberland, U.K., privately-held Torque Tension Systems Ltd. had annual revenues of approximately 5.1 million pounds Sterling or $7.65 million in The company's hydraulic bolting product lines include Dura-Lite hydraulic torque wrenches, LDF Torque wrenches, subsea bolt tensioners, hydraulic nut splitters, flange pullers and flange spreaders. All of TTS's products are engineered using computer-aided technology to deliver first-rate performance and durability in even the most demanding operating environments. In addition to serving the power and energy market, TTS's tools are utilized in the petrochemical, automotive, chemical, railways and shipbuilding industries. The company has additional offices in Australia and Malaysia. "TTS has built a strong reputation as an innovator by developing products and software packages for the energy infrastructure market," said Thom Farrell, President, and SPX Hydraulic Technologies. "By combining our premium Predator Series hydraulic pump product line with TTS's leading bolting tool offering, customers utilizing hydraulic bolting systems will be able to get the best of both aspects of a bolting system. The combination results in an extremely fast and durable system." SPX's Hydraulic Technologies is a global manufacturer of high-force hydraulic pumps, cylinders, jacks, pullers and tools, serving customers around the world. With brands that include Globe(R), Hytec(R), PowerTeam(R), Stone(R), and SPX Rail Systems Clamplock(R), the business unit delivers innovative products to a wide range of industrial markets. "TTS has prided itself on developing market-leading products and software systems that offer our customers inventive, highly advanced bolting solutions. This philosophy has enabled us to become a recognized world leader in just a little over a decade," said Gerald Vineberg, Managing Director of TTS. "We believe the global strength and reach of SPX, and the synergies between our product offerings, will enable us to continue growing our business and expanding our industrial customer base around the world."

4 Torque Wrenches Square Drive Predator Series increase productivity Power Team introduces Predator Series - its newest line of high performance hydraulic pumps and tools serving the global bolting industry. This family of high performance hydraulic products raises performance and reliability to a new level. A new generation torque wrench features more efficient and faster operation in an envelope size that is 2/3rds the size of aluminum wrenches, allowing the tool to be used in applications where space is limited, yet is still comparable in weight. The Predator Series of torque wrenches includes Square Drive (capacity until 33,500 Nm). Their steel body provides a compact tool that can be used in the most inaccessible bolting areas found in the industry. The 360 reaction arm and the multi-axis high flow swivel manifold allow maximum application flexibility and the unique fast operation cycle, minimum 30 degrees of rotation per stroke yields, increases productivity up to 40%. Each component on the tools has been optimized to minimize weight and reduce operator fatigue without sacrificing strength and durability, using steel alloy, high strength titanium and aluminum. Tools utilize a high grade nickel plated finish, making them suitable for sub-sea application in a salt water environment. Rigid steel body construction involves maximum durability for reliable operation. The Predator Series of torque wrenches Square Drive have a superior torsional strength. Minimal body twist eliminates the need for a mechanical pawl release. This torsion resistant body provides consistent torque output. A button reversal of Square Drive enables rapid tool change when tightening or loosening. It s quicker and easier for the operator and increase productivity too. These tools also take into account his safety; he is protected by the fully enclosed drive mechanism which minimizes the potential for pinch points and injuries. The Predator Series of torque wrenches Square Drive have a high level of reliability. For longer more durable tool life, a fine tooth pawl promotes full tooth engagement, a floating piston design eliminates off-center loading of the stroking piston and the simple design minimize the number of parts up to 25% less parts than other wrenches. Confident in its products, SPX Hydraulic Technologies offers lifetime warranty against defects in workmanship and material. The Predator range of hydraulic pumps and wrenches offers a reliable performance based solution to the challenging bolting needs.

5 SPX ADVISER, the most user-friendly software for flange maintenance Adviser Controlled Bolting Software was developed to advise process pipeline contractors and engineers on accurate tightening data for ANSI, MSS, API topsides and sub-sea flanges. In refineries, oil/gas platform, power stations and chemical plants many companies and individuals have already chosen to use Adviser. Because it is so easy to use, both experienced and non-experienced users have found the software to be informative, powerful and essentially invaluable to the degree that it has rapidly established itself as the world leading bolt tightening software. The programme allows the user the option to create an individual file for the flange application. From there you can then select from a number of drop-down menus covering the flange class, flange size, bolt material, gasket type and joint type. The normal bolt size and bolt tightening data will be shown either in metric or imperial based on the user s preference. Although typical standard information is automatically generated, the software does allow user specified data to be utilised and calculated based on that input. For further client information a dimensional drawing of the flange is also shown on screen which can assist to identify flanges that may have lost their stamped identification details. Further information provided includes the bolt length, bolt & nut dimensional data, bolt material data and the torque or tension calculation data in detail. The software goes on to advise the recommended load cell and pump pressure settings when tensioning the joint or the recommended torque wrench and pump pressure settings for torque tightening the joint. The current software version 3 has some additional features which include - All of the input data and calculated information can be saved as a customised Joint Record Sheet which can significantly reduce paper records as there is no longer any need to produce a Bolt Tightening Data sheet although that function is there should the user prefer to create and file print-outs. A new web-style introduction interface with increased level of product and service information. Clamp connector tightening data covering brands such as Techlok, Galperti, Destec and Grayloc. Custom flange calculation option for use with pressure vessel, heat exchanger, foundation bolts or compact flange application calculations. Direct PDF generation of documents through the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. User logo facility to allow companies to upload their own logo and address details which will be generated on each new document. Pressure to torque conversion charts for all Predator/TTS tools either for viewing or print out.

6 SPX CONTROLLER Software : the most comprehensive and powerful flange management system for industrial plants Controller Joint Monitoring software is a bespoke database system specifically developed to plan, monitor, control and provide traceability of flanged joints and connections. This database system interacts with the Adviser Controlled Bolting Software calculation engine, runs on the standard Windows operating system and does not require the use of third party database servers. It has been adopted by major plant operators as an essential management system due to its simplicity and comprehensive covering of the plant and related maintenance. Controller Joint Monitoring software answers to several functionalities requiring full traceability and control of all activities associated with the joint/connection : Joint disassembly/breakout Machining/re-facing Joint assembly Bolt tightening Testing(Hydrostatic, Pneumatic, Nitrogen or Helium) Leak history and incidents It interacts seamlessly with Adviser Controlled Bolting software to provide bolting calculations and data for : BS1560/ANSI B16.5 standard flanges MSS SP44 standard flanges API 6A and 17D standard flanges Clamp type connectors(techlok, Grayloc, Galperti and Destec) Non-standard joints, i.e. pressure vessels, heat exchangers, compact flanges, etc.. Controller Joint Monitoring software allows project control and review by visual status display of each joint. It performs as a central source for documentation and records associated with each activity or task. It provides joint tightening procedures and methods, generates tooling lists and provides and maintains historical data for each joint. It integrates a search engine to find and display specific flanges/records and it s embedded equipment database providing access to service records, tool calibration, etc.. And the embedded personnel database provides access to individual training, competence, qualifications, etc.. Completed joint databases can be viewed and interrogated by a freeware viewer which can be freely distributed throughout the organisation.