DeRegt Cables - December 2019

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Helping You Dive Deeper and

Climb Higher PRODUCTION: William Denstone

Whether 5000 metres below the Arctic Ocean, or soaring thousands of metres into the air, DeRegt’s custom-engineered cable solutions deliver the best possible solution for any given situation and are built to last. Change at the top and a desire to be involved in projects right from the beginning is ushering in a new era in DeRegt’s century and counting of perfect cable solutions. www.emea-energy.net / 3

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For more than a hundred years now, DeRegt has been leading the field of high-quality cabling, developing products ranging from the depths of umbilical subsea cables to the heights of tethers for balloons.

“Ever since 1912,” the company explains, “quality, craftsmanship and innovation are the pillars on which we have built our leadership in the development and manufacturing of high-quality cable solutions.”

DeRegt’s dynamic and static cable solutions are built to last, ensuring maximum performance over many years with applications in mining, seismic exploration, energy and scientific applications. These are applicable to both subsea and surface considerations. They are the product of a team highly experienced in working on conceptual design studies and translating these to industryleading products.

“We keep stretching our

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ambitions, delivering new and innovative cable solutions, so you can dive deeper and climb higher,” DeRegt stresses. “Our future lays where you take us as well as where we guide you. We have a firm belief in collaboration: together we can challenge the status quo.”

INNOVATION “To make sure that our customers stay ahead of the curve, we constantly invest in research and development, the engine behind our innovations in the field of highquality cables and terminations,” DeRegt declares, an ethos which enables it to propel clients’ systems beyond previous expectations. “This approach lets us take your project to the next level, from the immersive depths of the arctic seas to the blue skies of the far east.”

DeRegt has remained a leading name in the design and manufacture of custom-engineered, specialty

// WE KEEP STRETCHING OUR AMBITIONS, DELIVERING NEW AND INNOVATIVE CABLE SOLUTIONS, SO YOU CAN DIVE DEEPER AND CLIMB HIGHER // dynamic or static cable solutions for both subsea and surface applications for over a century. The range of applications covered by DeRegt’s array of cable solutions is expansive; on the mining side these cover seismic exploration, including survey vessels and ocean bottom cable systems, while defence needs such as anti-submarine warfare dipping sonar systems, mine sweeping systems and balloon tethered systems are also fulfilled.

Oil and energy and renewable energy systems, primarily wave and tidal, also feature highly, while innovative solutions like mooring systems and tsunami detection are also tackled.

“DeRegt constantly looks for research and development (R&D) projects to which we add on design and engineering,” the company underlines, “to form close relationships with clients, provide added project value and allow a comprehensive international discussion of innovative solutions.

“We can establish an experienced design and engineering team while working with external clients, combining industry-specific experience and knowledge to achieve a high-quality result. Our cutting-edge technology incorporates knowledgebased programmes developed in-house to enable the design and production of new concepts.”

EARLY SUPPLIER INVOLVEMENT

• Nitronic 50 HS Marine Cable • • High Strength Stainless • • Austenitic Stabilized • • UTS 1700N/mm2 Min • • Low Magnetic Permeability •

NITRONIC 50 Stainless Steel provides a combination of corrosion resistance and strength not found in any other commercial material available in its price range. This austenitic stainless has corrosion resistance greater than that provided by Types 316 and 316L, plus approximately twice the yield strength at room temperature. In addition, NITRONIC 50 Stainless has very good mechanical properties at both elevated and sub-zero temperatures.

And, unlike many austenitic stainless steels, NITRONIC 50 does not become magnetic when cold worked.

Also stocking NITRONIC 60 Stainless with a 230 KSI+ UTS. High strength bars from 0.125” to 4”Ø.

Nitrogen strengthened, with additions of Silicon and Manganese, has given this alloy a matrix to inhibit wear, galling, and fretting. Higher strengths are attainable through cold working the material and is still fully austenitic.

NITRONIC 60 is best known for its wear and galling resistance. Chromium and Nickel content give it comparable corrosion to 304 stainless steels, while having approximately twice the yield strength (in the annealed condition).

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Too often, DeRegt was finding that a great, innovative system was being hampered by an insufficient consideration of the cabling involved, or underestimating their complexity.

“You can have two fantastic pieces of equipment,” DeRegt clarified, “but if you don’t have the right cable to connect them, they are likely to be worthless.”

In response, and to prevent further heartache with otherwise exceptional projects, DeRegt has identified the three key benefits of early cable suppler involvement, the first of which is consideration of all things time-related.

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“Depending on the complexity of the cable and the termination, the time to develop a cable and then getting it ready to be manufactured can vary from several months to over a year,” DeRegt explains. “This can seriously increase the time it takes to make your product commercially available or even force a delay to the execution of a job.”

Next up, optimisations suddenly become increasingly possible with early involvement, not least in eradicating the potential over or underestimation of cable diameter.

These can cause frustrating and damaging limitations to the operational capabilities of the system or product. “Furthermore, improved manufacturability and a more efficient production process result in a shorter lead time and an accelerated launch into the market,” DeRegt expands, illustrating how these benefits are also closely intertwined.

“If you involve your cable supplier at a later stage in the project, critical concept choices will already have been made,” DeRegt concludes on the critical matter of cost. “Involvement

during the concept phase enables the supplier to advise on materials with the best price and performance characteristics and to optimise the most efficient production method.”

NEW MANAGEMENT CHAPTER Following a period of profound organisational transformation for DeRegt, a new Managing Director has come to the fore to guide the company into its next stages. A process engineer by trade, Daniël Ruiter spent 16 years rising through the ranks at Stork, which supports the global oil and gas markets through a wide range of integrated solutions.

From there, Ruiter moved to UK-based Halma, a global group of life-saving technology companies, where he spent eight years before his interest was piqued by this new position at DeRegt.

“My forte is in technical niche companies that are international,” Ruiter explains of this perfect marriage. “I like that DeRegt is part of the larger Sercel group, which brings excellent opportunities. It is a highly professional background and

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setting.” Sercel has been a worldwide leader in the seismic acquisition industry and manufacturer of seismic equipment for over 50 years, and shares DeRegt’s commitment to research and development and pushing boundaries.

“I also get energised by the enthusiasm of the people, and the quality of the product. The idea of leading DeRegt through its next phase of growth appealed to me a great deal, and I am thrilled to be on board.”

Even for Ruiter, the extent of what DeRegt is accomplishing on a daily basis came as a surprise initially. “I hadn’t quite realised the extent of the technical complexity of the product,” he admits. “It requires an enormous amount of expertise, knowledge and skills to build a cable of the quality you expect from DeRegt. You have to

think the whole thing through very carefully if you want to do it well.”

Finishing with his vision for DeRegt under his stewardship, it is clear for Ruiter that expansion will spell success, while superior experiences will keep new clients coming and existing ones returning.

“I think that the primary challenge is to grow powerfully and deeply in all four markets,” he says. “To invest intelligently in all four at the same time is quite a challenge.

“The opportunity is to outperform and exceed the customer experience; to surprise customers with both cable performance and service experience that exceeds their expectations. Our objective is to get customers to interact with us, so we in turn can create the perfect cable for them. Together, we excavate their

specific needs and then try to exceed their expectations.

“We can help them outperform by working together with them. That is a great opportunity for us and for them. That is what excites our people, to make those really special cables. And it excites our customers.

We see that come back in customer surveys as well: DeRegt offers them something better.”

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