All blog posts pertaining to the Line Control Systems side of Measurement Tech should be put into this category.
We’ve recently completed the instrumentation of the largest sheave assembly we have had come through our shop. Last year, we were approached by Tidewater to build a hanging sheave assembly for a workboat A-frame that would accommodate the bending radius of 1.5” Amsteel Blue rope and 60,000lbs, the peak expected tension of the application.
We are frequently approached to provide custom load cells, load pins, instrumented shackles, tension links, and compression load cells for a wide variety of applications...
Measurement Technology NW’s Mooring Line Monitoring System Retrofits US Army Corp Dredge Potter
Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) implemented its running line tensiometer (RLT) technology with a Samson synthetic rope in an offshore mooring monitoring project engineered by Delmar Systems.
Tension Monitoring for Subsea Cable Laying. In subsea cable laying operations, it is imperative to understand the tension on the cable that you are laying on the ocean floor. Too little tension and the cable will potentially kink under the vessel, too tight....
Here is the press release regarding the Adamac project described in the blog post below.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011bargemooring/03anchorwinchmonitoring/prweb5175084.htm
Being from the Pacific Northwest, and specifically from the Norwegian/Fisherman’s Terminal area of Seattle, we have always thought that our products and services should play a bigger role in the fishing industry. And now, they are!
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO, Scripps Oceanography, or just Scripps) in La Jolla, California, is one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and earth science research, graduate training, and public service in the world.
Rugged Controls is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of rugged programmable controllers, sensors, instrumentation, controls and automation equipment used in industries ranging from oil & gas, industrial, oceanographic to mining to construction. Our brand of multivariable controllers is continually selected in mission-critical applications where rugged durability, viewability, accuracy and data acquisition is required.
