Subsea Giant: Cutting 120-Inch Piles at 122 Feet with a Big Boy Diamond Wire Saw Subsea Giant: Cutting 120-Inch Piles at 122 Feet with a Big Boy Diamond Wire Saw June 4, 2025 Cutting up a 120″ OD pile in 122 feet of water isn’t a task for the faint of heart… or for undersized equipment. This job was reserved for…
Facing Big Flanges Without the Shake: The Power of Our Large Diameter Facing Machine Facing Big Flanges Without the Shake: The Power of Our Large Diameter Facing Machine May 28, 2025 Good vibrations are for the Beach Boys. 🎵 In the world of field machining, vibrations mean trouble. Rough finishes, tool chatter, operator frustration… no thanks. That’s why our…
Offshore Decommissioning: This 💩 is bananas… Cutting 24 Inch Caissons with a Diamond Wire Saw Offshore Decommissioning: This 💩 is bananas… Cutting 24 Inch Caissons with a Diamond Wire Saw May 27, 2025 You can’t use a banana for scale when the whole platform’s yellow. 🍌⚙️ So we went with the next best thing: a full-sized human standing next to our…
Cutting Concrete Bridge Piles with Precision: One Slice at a Time with a Diamond Wire Saw Cutting Concrete Bridge Piles with Precision: One Slice at a Time with a Diamond Wire Saw May 23, 2025 How do you eat an old bridge? One reinforced concrete pile at a time. That’s exactly what Mactech did when we were called in to cut 106 round…
Portable Flange Facers in the Wild: How We Faced Four Flanges Flawlessly Portable Flange Facers in the Wild: How We Faced Four Flanges Flawlessly May 21, 2025 Facing flanges flawlessly forms flat, functional fittings. (Try saying that five times fast… we dare you.) At Mactech, we like our flanges flat and our measurements precise. That’s…
To reduce planned downtime, ask your portable machining vendor these three questions To reduce planned downtime, ask your portable machining vendor these three questions March 15, 2023 Is your portable machining supplier on your side when it comes to making the most of scheduled downtime? If you’re blowing planned downtime scopes during routine field maintenance, it…
What is Subsea Decommissioning? What is Subsea Decommissioning? March 27, 2013 This is a great video animation showing a high-level process of the steps that go into offshore platform decommissioning. While every subsea cutting job is different and requires…
Articulating Diamond Wire Saw: Game Changer in Subsea Cutting Articulating Diamond Wire Saw: Game Changer in Subsea Cutting April 19, 2014 The Articulating Diamond Wire Saw creates an ideal cutting environment. It does so by reducing setup, installation, and removal especially in the offshore oil industry. “These unique saws are…
Opinion: Outlook on Subsea Decommissioning Opinion: Outlook on Subsea Decommissioning May 14, 2014 Subsea Decommissioning is a rapidly changing process, and because of said regulatory and operator requirements, technology will continue to drive this sector of the offshore industry. The book…