Wet Underwater Welding Alternatives
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Just about any industry that needs to perform underwater repairs permanently should be concerned about underwater welding. Whether it’s oil and gas, shipping, defense, or marine infrastructure, underwater components need to be functional and stable.
Underwater welding is an important part of maintaining any metal structure existing in full or in part below the water. However, most conventional underwater welding systems have a number of problems. They’re expensive, can provide only temporary repairs, dangerous, and/or hard to move around.
Dry underwater welding systems like the Neptune System have a significant number of advantages over wet welding methods. They permit workers to make high quality dry welds without the amount of time or money needed for making a large hyperbaric chamber.
Gas and oil operators will enjoy the cost and time savings they can get with dry underwater welding of this sort. Since infrastructures and platforms are aging, the demand for good repair, maintenance and inspection services is going up. A fast, easy, relatively cheap solution for underwater welding is vital.
Subsea pipelines, platforms, oil rigs, and any other underwater structure made of metal can benefit from a high quality underwater welding solution. Customized habitats can be created and configured to work with just about any situation where you might need an underwater weld.
If you own or operate a ship, you’ll also enjoy the savings that can be had using portable dry underwater welding methods. It keeps you from having to prematurely put your vessel into dry dock - the welds produced cost around the same as a wet weld, but they’re a lot stronger. Previously, a temporary underwater repair was the only thing available, with the other option being an early dry dock for the vessel.
The biggest problem with wet underwater welding is that it produces a quick fix. While these welds can be cheaply and quickly made, it’s necessary to continually rework the weld, causing it to cost a lot over time. The weld must be frequently inspected, too.
Temporary wet welds must all be removed eventually, and the vessel must be dry docked to have a quality repair performed. Wet welds just can’t rival the original integrity and strength of the hull. Since dry docking is extremely expensive and time consuming, it could cause serious problems with your operation.
Using a technology like Neptune’s NEPSYS dry welding system lets you maintain your ship in the water and still get a permanent repair. It’s possible to fix tears, holes, pitting, cracks and corrosion, and you can even insert plates completely into the hull with full penetration.
This rapidly deployable, portable technology is also good for permanent repairs in military operations and marine infrastructure. In fact, dry underwater welding is important for any subsea industry where a repair might be needed.
If you’ve been using wet underwater welding for your below water repairs, it might be time to change to an affordable, portable dry welding method. In fact, pretty much any underwater repair situation can benefit from this new technology.
