First Production Welds With the Cladiator
Schelde Exotech welded the first production welds with their new ID- Cladding welding station (Nicknamed: The Cladiator).
This welding stations uses a GTAW-hotwire process with twin torches and is specially developed to clad risers of F22 material internally with Inconel (hang-off stress joint as the top-riser connection). The new welding station can handle risers up to 19m with an ID of 170mm and a weight up to 25t.
The forgings are also PWHT at Schelde Exotech, using a specially designed PWHT oven.