Trelleborg Receives API 17L1 Design Certification for Type 3 Clamps
Trelleborg’s offshore operation in Skelmersdale, England, has been certified for the design of its Type 3 Clamp under the American Petroleum Institute’s specification for flexible pipe ancillary equipment (API 17L1 Ed. 1 2013). This is an important milestone, as the full suite of qualification requirements relating to the design methodology of Trelleborg’s clamps and Distributed Buoyancy Modules (DBM) is now complete. Tom Perry, Product Design Manager within Trelleborg’s offshore operation, states: “Meeting stringent global standards to remain operationally and environmentally compliant