Case Study Layton Technologies has just completed a major project with UK submarine builder BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines, which is set to have a major impact on quality, safety and the environment. This, in turn, will help bring down cost. Layton’s 4-Stage Automatic Aqueous Cleaning System will revolutionise a hitherto labour-intensive operation on BAE Systems’ programme to build seven of the new Astute class of submarines, and provide a cost-eective, environmentally-friendly and ecient solution to preparation of the 65,000 pipes installed in each submarine.But the solution didn’t come overnight, nor did it come ‘o-the shelf’! Initially, a large-scale machine plant processed the pipes, which had to be cleared of all contamination by hand before being installed in the nuclear-powere

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