DESIGN OF A MANDREL FOR OFFSHORE BENDING OF PIPES IN THE OIL & GAS SECTOR

The need

This client, already a manufacturer of the machines in question, had only an incomplete series of 2D construction drawings available which slowed down the machine construction process as some pieces had to be made without a project. In the context of research and development of technology already present on the market, it was decided to carry out a conceptual upgrade, also by engineering from scratch components already in circulation with the aim of then producing them in-house.

Our role

Our design team received the disassembled machine and, using our 3D scanning tools, we created the geometric relief of each individual component. Subsequently, 3D models were made from the scans and the various assemblies were created. Finally, all the construction drawings were drafted for optimised construction of the machine. Following this first step, the project was improved in order to guarantee the technological upgrade requested by the client. Operations between the months of June and September 2021.