ACS-A, together with PETRONAS (Malaysia), were awarded a JEC Europe 2014 Innovation Award in the oil and gas category for the development of a novel composite clamp for pipeline repair.
The composite clamp is a world first in this specific application, and is designed for use as a repair system for pipes with leaking through-wall defects, with application in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.
Award winners were selected from a large number of applications world-wide, and were deemed by a panel of composites experts as having developed the best composite breakthrough, based on originality, technical interest, market potential, partnerships, financial and environmental impact.