How to Improve Oil & Gas Drilling Equipment Design Safety and Efficiency
Sensata Technologies, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sensor, industrial control, power management and electrical protection solutions, has published a new white paper that explores how encoders and motors can help improve safety and efficiency in Oil & Gas drilling operations.
Entitled ‘What do engineers need to know about encoders and motors for Oil & Gas drilling machinery designs,’ the new white paper explains how position sensors and motors are crucial components in Oil & Gas equipment and must operate reliably day-in and day-out in some of the most challenging conditions.
High temperature and pressure, potentially explosive environments, extreme vibration, shock, dirt and moisture are all part of the daily operating environment in drilling applications.
Sensata Technologies’ Scott Orlosky and Walter Smith, the co-authors of the white paper, write that the rules and standards that impact the development of drilling equipment and systems are also constantly evolving.
Engineers designing components for the oil and gas industry need to stay up-to-date with these changes, which are often complicated by location and governments. Depending on the application, products will need to be certified for hazardous area use, or, in situations where explosion is not a risk, specified and tested to operate in the given environment.
The authors stress that engineers should only use components from suppliers that can provide qualification test data that proves product performance in deep drilling conditions – where temperature, pressure, shock and vibration extremes combine to create a destructive environment for equipment operation.
They also need to be able to rely on manufacturers who understand this industry and its evolving technical, performance and safety requirements.
The new White Paper is available free to download here
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Sensata Technologies has been driving advances in sensing technology with a pedigree that spans more than one hundred years. As such it can rightfully describe itself as a global leader in the design, customisation and manufacture of mission-critical sensors and controls. To give some idea of its size, the company today has operations in 12 countries around the world and sells more than 47,000 unique products. It ships some 1.1 billion units annually.
First and foremost, the company is an engineering-focused business, with a mission to empower engineers across a diverse range of sectors and industries to create smarter, more connected solutions for their design challenges. There are three key reasons that the world’s leading engineers choose to work with Sensata: We speak engineer – no-one gets engineers like their fellow engineers. That’s why Sensata facilitates direct communication between you and its engineering and support teams.
Sensata deploys teams where our customers are, so they can quickly respond to challenges and customise solutions to help meet the most demanding application requirements. We collaborate to help you innovate – our approach to product development is as much about service and collaboration as it is about products. By working closely with its customers on real-world challenges, Sensata does more than produce new SKUs. It delivers solutions that are tailored to your specific needs. We enable what’s next – Sensata never stops developing smarter, higher-performing. More embedded sensors and control devices. And its technology goes straight into its customers’ products. It is their secret ingredient and the thing that turns good products into game changers.
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