Actuators for automated fully
July 2025
Motion Control & Drives
Rotork supplies actuators for an automated next generation fully electrified offshore gas platform. The company has supplied over 200 actuators to ONE-Dyas for the N05-A upstream gas processing platform, located in the Dutch North Sea. The Skilmatic SI intelligent self-contained electro-hydraulic actuators, IQT3 Pro intelligent part-turn electric actuators and CVA continuous unrestricted modulating actuators will support the electrification and automation of the platform.
HSM Offshore was contracted by Dutch exploration and production company, ONE-Dyas to build N05-A, which will turn upstream wet natural gas into dry natural gas for pipeline export. The next generation platform is expected to reach near-zero operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) and will be the North Sea’s first fully electrified gas production platform.
Electrification is central to ONE-Dyas’ near-zero strategy, with power primarily supplied by a nearby German offshore wind farm, Riffgat. Reduced maintenance visits and limited unplanned helicopter flights also form part of the near-zero initiative. The platform will be fully automated and normally unmanned with all plant equipment controlled autonomously. Reliability is also key to reducing unplanned visits to the platform and digital solutions further support the reliability and availability of the assets.
The energy efficiency of Rotork’s actuators will further support the near-zero emissions target. Electric actuators only consume power when in operation, unlike pneumatic actuators and controls, which need a constant supply of either gas or locally produced compressed air. Rotork performed a factory fit of the Skilmatic SIs with free issued valves for the N05-A project, which were fitted and calibrated at Rotork’s Rotterdam Service Centre and then shipped to the HSM Offshore yard.
For more information contact Sarah Kellett, Rotork, +44 1225 733492, sarah.kellett@rotork.com, www.rotork.com
Further reading:
Addressing cost, supply and disease pressures in Africa’s feed industry
Motion Control & Drives
Feed producers across Africa are operating in an increasingly complex and volatile environment. The pressures are forcing producers to rethink how they operate, balancing cost control, production efficiency and the need for greater flexibility in an unpredictable market.
Read more...
Rapid headframe replacement for Canada’s biggest potash mine
Motion Control & Drives
Mammoet has supported Ledcor with the construction of BHP’s new Jansen potash mine.
Read more...
Humanoid robots are moving faster
Motion Control & Drives
A humanoid robot has exceeded the world’s best human half marathon time, offering a glimpse into the industrial potential behind this spectacle.
Read more...
WearCheck strengthens onsite sampling capabilities
Wearcheck
Motion Control & Drives
The precise accuracy of taking an oil sample from a machine component is one of the most critically important steps in the scientific analysis of oil as part of a condition monitoring programme.
Read more...
Enhancing carbon capture drilling efficiency with PowerFlex drives
Rockwell Automation
Motion Control & Drives
To meet the growing demand for carbon capture and storage, Drillmec needed to make drilling ingress points for carbon capture faster, safer and more cost efficient.
Read more...
Investment in training is key for the lubrication industry
Motion Control & Drives
Lubrication management has grown more sophisticated in recent years, yet equipment failure rates linked to lubrication problems remain stubbornly high. The reason for this is that technology can only go so far without the people behind it being properly trained.
Read more...
Konecranes modernises paper roll warehouse with four automated cranes
Motion Control & Drives
Konecranes received a contract from Palm to modernise an automated paper roll warehouse at its Wörth facility in Germany. The project includes the delivery of four automated cranes equipped with vacuum lifters to replace existing units, along with extensive software upgrades and new crane runways.
Read more...
Servo drives for washdown and hygienic environments
Motion Control & Drives
Kollmorgen has expanded the application range of its Kollmorgen Essentials servo drive to include hygienic and washdown environments.
Read more...
Oil analysis is an investment that pays a cost-savings dividend
Wearcheck
Motion Control & Drives
The majority of organisations implementing oil analysis face the challenge of maximising operational cost savings against the pressure to achieve full production and enhance shareholder value. An organisation may, or may not, achieve the intended benefits for several reasons, chief among them being the failure to implement a sound corrective-action strategy.
Read more...
Rollers excel where profits balance on a knife edge
igus
Motion Control & Drives
Polymer component specialist manufacturer, igus has developed a range of lubrication-free long-life knife edge rollers designed to improve the transfer of products between conveyor belts in high-speed production environments.
Read more...
printer friendly version