I keep a stock of 3-4 kits and order several times a year.
Mobile, Alabama (PRWEB) November 29, 2017
The Hiller Companies, the exclusive distributor of Teekay Couplings in the United Sates, is excited to officially launch sales of our Teekay Emergency Repair Kits. The kit provides customers with a quick and easy way to repair pipes while staying on task and minimizing interruption while underway.
One of the most important goals when working in the oil/gas and marine industries is to avoid downtime. Being taken off mission due to broken or damaged pipes can derail your work, cost thousands of dollars and add frustration to your crew’s morale.
“A boat that is tied up isn’t making any money. Loss of time is huge,” Marc Schwartz, Manager of Maintenance and Engineering for Tidewater Barge Lines, said. “I keep a stock of 3-4 kits and order several times a year.”
Teekay Emergency Repair Kits provide customized repair couplings of various sizes in addition to all necessary tools needed to install them on the spot. The repair couplings can act as a permanent fix or a temporary solution until a vessel is able to get back to the shipyard.
Repair couplings offer a permanent solution when pipes need to be cut and reassembled. Hinged couplings offer a temporary fix when pipes spring a leak and a ship is still underway.
“These kits allow you to do a field repair that keeps equipment operational,” Schwartz said. “You don’t have to yard out equipment, you don’t need welders, you don’t need a couple of guys on fire watch. It’s convenient. Anytime you can open the box and everything you need is in there, it’s great. It’s like going to Ikea.”
Jorda Elliot, Hiller Marine Products Manager, said the idea for the Emergency Repair Kit sprang from necessity.
“We were selling the couplings as parts and pieces when one of the icebreakers working in the arctic needed several sizes of couplings, we got the idea for the customized kits” he said. “We think it is a great option for vessels whose missions could be crippled by a leaking or burst pipe.”
The kit allows repairs to be conducted on site by anyone on the ship. Work is uninterrupted and unnecessary trips to the shipyard are avoided. Without the repair kit, welders and pipefitters would be needed to install and repair leaks. This could lead to lost time and money.
Each kit is custom designed to provide the size and number of couplings specific to each vessel. Everything from the tools, the couplings, and the cases are customized for specific requirements. Cases range from camera size to ice chest size.
“Because I have a fleet of inland tugs, we have our own maintenance facility, but if I were back out on ocean-going tugs and vessels, I would have a kit on every boat,” Schwartz said.
The Hiller Companies offer fire protection products and services that are preserving lives and property all around the world. Headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, Hiller extends its reach globally as well as locally with offices in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia. We are proud to safeguard everything from small businesses to nuclear power facilities, yachts to aircraft carriers, and gas stations to offshore platforms.
