Each abrasive cold cutting job is different. At RGL, we believe that early dialogue with our customers is essential to ensure we offer the most efficient and appropriate solution. This early dialogue allows us to plan and engineer custom tooling specific to our customer’s requirements.

The RGL equipment including the water jetting pumps are “refinery ready” and fitted with “Chalwyn” valves, spark arrestors and bolt on earth connections. Furthermore, all the pumps are equipped with certified lifting eyes which allows them to be safely lifted into position if the need arises.

Abrasive water jet cutting is fast becoming one of the preferred methods of cutting steel on decommissioning projects. Using only Ultra High Pressure Water and a small amount of inert grit, the technology is able to cut through most materials, and does it without creating heat or sparks making it safe to deploy in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Typical off the shelf applications:

• Cutting into live tanks and vessels without the risk igniting any residual product or gas
• Cutting into gas storage vessels (Gasometers) for venting, access and/or complete decommissioning.
• Pipe cutting – The RGL rigs can cut pipework of almost any diameter or thickness without the need for prior cleaning. Furthermore, the cutting nozzle can be angled to cut the “weld prep” during the same operation as the pipe cutting.
• Cutting oil tank floors (particularly when product has leaked under the floor and conventional methods pose a fire risk) into sections that can be removed from the tank via manways.
• Steel pile cutting – under water from “inside out” below bed level without the need for diving teams.

Each project is different and RGL pride themselves on providing solutions by designing, producing and deploying the interface between abrasive jet cutting technology and the job to be done.