TechnipFMC, a longstanding engineering partner of Sulzer, has won the Hydraulic Institute Award for Innovation and Technology for its innovative products and solutions. The company was recognized during a ceremony at the Institute’s Centennial Celebration Gala in Florida, US.
“We are extremely pleased to see our work in conjunction with Sulzer recognized in this most challenging of sectors," saidDon Underwood, vice president of Subsea Processing, TechnipFMC.
The awards committee recognized TechnipFMC as an innovator in subsea technology. Such innovations have included streamlining subsea operations via combining processes; the introduction of improved research and development strategies such as rapid prototyping and the utilization of condition performance monitoring. In addition, the Institute also commended the business’ commitment to reducing subsea topside dependencies.
Sulzer has worked in partnership with TechnipFMC on a number of high profile offshore projects – with the businesses considered as premium suppliers of high performance subsea pumps and motors respectively. The two subsea experts work in tandem to deliver fully integrated systems for the most challenging environments, servicing the demanding applications that provide our energy resources.
“We will continue to develop our partnership to offer end users subsea systems of outstanding performance," said Mick Cropper, technology director at Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc. and member of the Hydraulic Institute. "Our versatility and joint experience means that we can take on oil and gas projects of almost any scale and requirement.”
Image: Don Underwood, TechnipFMC, and Fernando Bermudez, Sulzer