HCL CLAMPS

Key Features

• 60% reduction in buckle size over 32mm Hybrid

• Improved minimum diameter of 200mm over 32mm Hybrid

• Increase in system strength of 345kgf over the 32mm Hybrid

The new Smart" Band Compact 32mm Banding System is an exciting step forward in the evolution of the Smart" Band range. It combines the best features of both the Smart" Tie and the Smart" Band Hybrid systems to create a superior product.

The Smart® Band Compact reduces the size of the Hybrid buckle by over 60% allowing it to be installed on applications as low as 200mm in diameter. Yet unlike the Smart" Tie it contains glass fibre reinforced yarn allowing it to maintain the superior strength, retention and relaxation features of the Hybrid system.

Furthermore, the innovative technology of over-moulding the buckle directly onto the band has actually produced an increase in the strength and retention of the Compact system. As such the Compact system is now perfectly placed to provide a High Strength, High Retention, Long Life and "quick to fit" strapping method for all major subsea applications including VIV Strake attachment on risers down to 200mm.

Key Features

• Low Profile Buckle

• High strength up to 2344kgf (5166lbf)

• Long-life materials

• Safe and easy to fit

• High speed installation

• High retention force – above 918kgf (1798lbf)

• Suitable for divers

The Hybrid name points to the unique patented design of the teeth that sit within the buckle. The low-profile buckle is made from a composite of materials allowing for greater flexibility and providing a significant increase in strength over the Standard system.

Smart® Band Hybrid is HCL’s high strength composite polymer-based band and buckle system. With a range of installation tools including the high speed 3000 pneumatic tool the Smart® Band Hybrid is the ideal solution for many offshore and onshore applications.

Smart® Band Hybrid is typically used as an alternative to high grade corrosion resistant alloy strapping solutions such as Inconel 625, Monel & Titanium. The Hybrid system combines a number of excellent qualities such as high strength, ease of use, high retention, relaxation properties and long life, to provide the ideal strapping solution for offshore & subsea use.

Key Features

• Strength up to 264kgf (581lbf)

• Non-corrosive

• Safe and easy to fit

• Long life materials

• Lightweight easy to use hand tools

• Highly suited for temporary sign installation

The standard name denotes the simplicity of the buckle design, allowing for ease of use & application and presenting itself within HCL's product range as the general industry solution.

Smart® Band Standard is a non-metallic band and buckle system. Highly suited to lightweight applications such as temporary and permanent sign fixing and HVAC.

Smart® Band Standard system is available in a variety of materials, sizes and reel lengths. It offers long-life and non-corrosive properties, making it the ideal alternative to many high grade stainless steel strapping solutions.

Key Features

• High temperature resistance up to 175°C (347°F)

• High strength up to 1223kgf (2695|bf)

• Safe and very easy to fit

• High speed installation

• 100% recyclable

• Non-corrosive

• Long life materials

• Suitable for divers

Smart' Tie incorporates the High Strength Tooth Feature 19mm (¾ inch) of the Smart" Band Hybrid and Compact and creates the strongest Polymer Cable Tie in the World.

Smart® Tie is a patented heavy duty polymer tie wrap, able to withstand system loads in excess of 1200 kgf. It has the advantage of being manufactured from a range of high temperature polymers, giving it superior chemical and temperature resistance up to 175°C.

Lightweight and very easy to use the Smart® Tie has become the ideal downhole cable tie solution and compatibility with the Smart® Protector provides a complete solution for many down-hole applications.

The Smart® Tie is also used widely in offshore applications such as Cable Protection and can be manufactured from long-life PA12.

*Depending on material choice

The Problem

Ultra deep water projects are now using new coated pipe with 5 LSPP (five layer Syntatic Polypropylene) & C25 Silicon System. Deep water pressure causes the shrinkage of the coatings generating an OD reduction of up to 10%. The result is a loss in the tension of any bands attached.

The Solution

In collaboration with Group Courbis of France HCL have developed the Courbhastrap. Designed to maintain tension over long life in applications where the diameter increasesor decreases by up to 10% - Qualified by Technip - Total & Hereema for the Kaombo project.

HCL have a dedicated team of highly qualified engineers on hand to work with the clients on special projects. HCL can design and supply PU Casted, PP injection moulded or machined parts which work in coniunction with the Smart® Range

specifically the Smart® Band & Smart® Ties. HCL also has an in house Tool Shop to enable a quick response to client inquiries and delivery of a complete package including ties & saddles. These saddles are often referred to as Piggyback saddles and generally used in the attachment of Cables to offshore or Subsea Structures such as Risers, Pipes or Oil Rigs.

Key features

• High temperature resistance up to 250°C (482°F)

• Fits any tubing diameter or coupling length

• Can be used for multi-line installations

• Prevents cable snagging

• Low profile and low friction coefficient

• Available for many different cable configurations

• Will not hang in BOP stack

• Easy to mill

A range of polymer cable protectors for use in Downhole, subsea and flow line applications.

The Smart® Protector is a patented product developed in co-operation with Shell. It is designed to operate within restricted annular clearances, to accommodate various tubing diameters, all coupling types and most cable combinations.

The Smart® Protector is not only used as a cable protector downhole it can be used to protect & attach cables in many other situations in conjunction with either the Smart® Band or Smart® Tie. One of the most successful applications is the attachment of Cathodic protection cables to Marine structures.

To enable the installation of the Smart" Band and Smart. Tie HCL had to design and manufacture a range of specific installation tools.

HCL has developed a range of tooling

suitable for the installation of its

range of Smart® Band and Smart® Ties.

a. SM-TA-528A - Lightweight and easy to use, the 528A tool is a manual tool for the smaller Standard systems

b. SM-FT-1000 - A highly specified manual tool which can incorporate the addition of a torque wrench to enable consistent tightening to a set tension

c. SM-FT-2000 - The divers choice. Loved for its exceptional ease of use and its ability to provide high retention forces

d. SM-FT-3000 - Exceptionally fast, the 3000 tool has been designed to enable installation of Smart® Bands and Smart® Ties in under 5 seconds

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