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At the foremost level to support VCSA, VMi will work on investigative
projects to offer new products and services including the following:
Development of new grades of steel with Research the correlation between mooring
superior mechanical properties. installation behaviour and product quality.
To fully analyse each grade of chain and Study alternative methods to Flash-Butt
accessory as well as its susceptibility to Welding to improve its quality.
fatigue, corrosion, tribology, hydrogen
embrittlement, mechanical fracture, etc., Develop and optimise materials and
with the goal of creating products which mooring line design for renewable marine
exceed the industry’s requirements. energy devices like wind turbines and wave
and current energy converters.
To fully analyse the available coatings
(TSA and TSC) and to search for alternative Collaborate in the development of on site Picture courtesy of National Oil Varco
solutions to corrosion and wear. mooring line inspection methods.
To develop “intelligent” chains and To manage the Emotalent Network which
accessories which provide data on their encompasses Technological Centres,
manufacture with the ability to measure Universities, Classification Societies,
the loads and impacts they are subjected customers and world experts and to work
to, together with the capability of auto- with them to bring projects to reality with
analysis. our creative talents.
To study and develope alternatives to
existing mooring lines, evaluating new
concepts and materials other than steel.
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