Integrated Global Services (IGS), Richmond, Va., has been named a finalist in the Best Asset Reliability/Optimization Technology category for its high velocity thermal spray (HVTS) technology at the 2022 Hydrocarbon Processing Awards. The awards ceremony is due to take place on October 12, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
IGS has developed HVTS following decades of field application experience. The solution is designed to protect the base metal in high corrosion environments and provides many more benefits than traditional Weld Metal Overlay (WMO) such as faster application, up-front cost reduction, and long-term ROI.
“Hydrocarbon Processing received several nominations for the Best Asset Reliability/ Optimization Technology category and the HVTS technology developed by IGS was among one of the highest rated by our esteemed advisory board,” Lee Nichols, Editor/Association Publisher, Hydrocarbon Processing and Gas Processing & LNG publications, said. “The range of benefits and flexibility it can provide facilities around the world is very exciting and is a welcome industry advancement.”
HVTS has most recently been used in several renewable conversion projects including a former refinery in Eastern Canada which has been preparing to convert to processing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from summer 2022. HVTS was chosen to upgrade the metallurgy to cope with the new operating environment. The project saved the refinery 50% in cost and time savings compared to automated welding.
Image – HVTS being applied by an IGS technician.
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Full list of finalists
http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/events/awards/2022-finalists
