FTI – Polymer Insulation and Protection Technologies for Pipelines (Oil & Gas) , Electric Vehicle (EV) and Mass Transit Industries
FTI is a leading producer of fibre-reinforced polymers, working primarily with customers in the oil and gas and mass transit industries. Our products and systems have been widely specified over the last fifteen years for oil and gas majors like Shell, BP and Total. Our focus is on innovation – creating novel materials like FibaClad GRP insulation cladding, Fibaroll and our pre-insulated pipe system FibaShield to combat corrosion under insulation, solve problems, reduce process times and protect lives.
Corrosion under Insulation
In the oil and gas industry, corrosion under insulation (CUI) has always been a major issue. As a result, FTI has created and developed a range of unique, proprietary systems which significantly outperform conventional metal cladding for corrosion under insulation CUI and therefore hugely improve the long-term integrity of pipelines and plant – cutting costs and improving health and safety along the way.
Phenolic Prepreg
Mass transit operators such as the aerospace and rail industries need reliable sources of high-quality components in large volume. And accordingly, at the lowest cost consistent with excellent fire, smoke and toxicity (FST) performance and processing health and safety.
Fiba Tech Industries has developed a number of new, unique materials specifically designed to cut the processing cost of internal and lining parts, while improving operative conditions by minimising or eliminating toxic output. As a result, our new phenolic prepreg, FibaRoll PH, will process and cure in only 10% of the standard cycle times and has ultra low levels of free formaldehyde.
Finally, we have a history of working hand-in-hand with our customers to develop the products and systems they need. We look forward to working with your business to help answer your problems in the same way.
FTI’s pre-insulation system, FibaShield videos are here
Phenolic Prepreg videos are here!
More praise for FTI’s pre-insulated piping!
Dirk Nous, LNG Projects Manager for FLUXYS Belgium recently offered, by letter, a succinct overview of the usage and key benefits of FTI’s FibaShield pre-insulated piping system at Zeebrugge LNG Import Terminal.
The Projects Manager wrote: “SUBJECT: Performance of FibaShield…
GATE LNG praises FTI’s pre-insulated piping
FTI Group has announced that, during eight years of service on the edge of the North Sea, GATE LNG, a joint venture (JV) between Vopak and Gasunie, claims FibaShield pre-insulated pipes have performed flawlessly.
The operator recently said: “The pre-insulated piping lines are…….
Carbon Re-Inforced Phenolic Prepreg
FTI supported a current winner of the JEC innovation awards for the 2019 event in Paris.
FTI developed and supplied a carbon reinforced phenolic prepreg. The reason why Cecence chose this system was because of a cure speed of <5 minutes and a free formaldehyde level of <0.01%.
With FTI materials Cecence have created the first lightweight, all composite aerospace seat, qualified for line-fit at Airbus.
PRODUCTS – OIL & GAS
FibaShield
FibaShield is FTI’s innovative, proprietary system designed to pre-insulate and protect pipes in a workshop, prior to welding into final position. Moving this process off-site and at ground…
PRODUCTS – MASS TRANSIT
FibaRoll PH
Revolutionary new FibaRoll PH phenolic prepreg, cures in five minutes at 140°C in a press and can be stored in ambient conditions for three months. The aerospace and rail industries…
FibaRoll PH SMC™
FibaRoll PH SMC is based on a reinforced phenolic sheet moulding compound (SMC) with chopped E glass fibres. The product is delivered on rolls between 1mm and 2.5mm thick and 600m…..
FibaSil™
As part of its ongoing programme of innovation with fibre-reinforced products, FTI has thus created FibaSil – an inorganic silicate coating, reinforced with glass fibre, which has excellent…
CASE STUDIES
Onshore
Case Study – Pre-insulated pipes for Petronas
The RAPID project in Malaysia has a jetty which is 2.5km long, with expansion loops which carry three LNG and several petrochemical product lines. The LNG lines were to be 42”, 30” and 8” in diameter. Petronas and their subcontractors Samsung and Dialog therefore decided to use FTI’s unique insulated piping system FibaShield, due to its constructional and cost benefits. The FibaShield system comprises PIR (polyisocyanurate) foam, PAP (polyester / aluminium / polyester) foil and reinforced polyester jacketing.
Offshore
Case Study – K2JV Johan Sverdrup
On Statoil / Equinor’s giant Johan Sverdrup project off the Norwegian continental shelf, K2JV – a joint venture between Kvaerner & KBR – built the utility platform and subcontracted work to build the living quarters. FTI FibaClad was selected as the preferred system in the ‘GRP’ specification because of FTI’s twenty-year history of producing consistent, high-quality cladding. Therefore, the insulation system chosen for the project was GRP over Aerogel. The thermal insulation and cladding specification….
