Goltens Removes 36 Metric Tons of Steel On-Site with Self-Leveling Radial Milling Machine
Goltens Removes 36 Metric Tons of Steel On-Site with Self-Leveling Radial Milling Machine
2 PagesWORLDWIDE IN-SITU MACHINING SERVICES GOLTENS REMOVES 36 METRIC TONS OF STEEL ON- SITE WITH SELF-LEVELING RADIAL MILLING MACHINE FPSO KAOMBO – SEMBAWANG SHIPYARD FPSO KAOMBO is a part of a $484M USD project undertaken by Sembawang Shipyard to convert 2 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) into turret moored Floating Production Storage & Offloading vessel’s (FPSO) for work off the Angolan coast. Sembawang approached Goltens to inquire on capability to on-site machine a chamfer on two turrets with a diameter of 17 meters. The machining had to be done for weld preparations in 4 locations on each casing ring on the top and bottom inside diameters (ID) and top and bottom outside diameters (OD). The primary challenge, beyond the diameter, was the requi
