The increasingly difficult balancing act of simultaneously protecting the environment and minimising risks to the health whilst maximising plant up time can cause a serious headache for operators and owners of assets in a many heavy industries.

Leading provider of joint integrity services and pioneering engineered solutions to household names in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Power Generation sectors, Hydratight, were looking to enhance the scope of their services to further assist clients to meet these escalating demands.

Underpressure or On-Line Services were a natural fit with its technical bolting, on-site machining and joint integrity management services and products. InjectAseal, Germany's On-Line Service market leader, were also looking for growth opportunities and recognised the synergy Hydratight offered.

InjectASeals' innovative on-line leak sealing technology and expertise has been seamlessly integrated into the Hydratight Pan European Network to provide a fast fix for a vast range of leak problems with a diverse range of media such as steam, hydrocarbons, acids, alkalis, chlorides and nitrides, especially high pressure and temperature applications that may be beyond the capability of other providers. In fact any medium regardless of pressure rating, operating temperature, flange joint type and width can be sealed, with the speed, safety and integrity.

‘Considerable investment in rapid response custom manufacturing capability and large stocks of standard enclosures, clamps and sealants, enable rapid response to leakage from any type of pressurised component. Solutions for valves, pipes, flanges, heat exchangers, re-boilers, condensers, fin-fans, pumps and filters conforming to ASME and DIN standards and approved by Lloyds, combine to create the assurance and value that our customers have come to expect.' Wayne Dennis, UK & Norway Leader, Hydratight, explained.

Many years of experience have been used to develop of a wide range of high performance sealants that can easily deal with 4-5 year operational life spans, indeed numerous applications exceeding 15 years leak-free have been observed. The knowledge that all housing and enclosures are designed to bridge the operational life of the system or until the next scheduled opportunity to incorporate a permanent reinstatement is available, gives additional reassurance of safety and reliability.

Chris Leonard, Service Product Manager, Hydratight, commented ‘under pressure strengthens Hydratights' package of specialist on-site services. The company's expertise, services and products are widely used everyday around the world to prevent leaks and with this expansion we can now resolve emergency situations with minimum impact to client operations, adding further value to the high quality solutions the company has become well known for'.