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Securely Lifting Flexibles
Subsea Custom ToolingSubsea Lifting & Handling
Angel is a unique multipurpose subsea lifting system. Smart, reliable and robust. Perfect for flexible risers, umbilicals, flowlines, and cables.
The Angel system is designed to handle a wide range of pipeline scenarios and configurations from installation of new pipelines and ancillary infrastructure to decommissioning of old ones. Angel allows for safe lifting of delicate flexibles without jeopardizing pipeline integrity.
The Flexible Angel
The robust and reliable design allows for safe lifting of delicate flexibles without jeopardising pipeline integrity.
The Angel tool can be delivered with several running interfaces to match the exact specifications of the product to be lifted. It can also handle a wide variety of loads, product dimensions, and water depths.
Angel may even be used for lifting rigid pipes, making it the ultimate all-round tool for subsea lifting.
Key features
Covers pipe diameters from 50 mm – 500 mm (may be extended)
Lifting loads from 1 Te to 150 Te (may be extended)
Handles internal friction capacity & external pressure capacity
Flexible lifting angles from 90° to 0° (alignment)
Hydraulic Setting, Mechanical securing with 360° load transfer for safe lifts
Designed for flexibles and cables – can also be used on rigid pipes
Key benefits
Adaptable to Flexible’s limitations regarding collapse & internal friction
Can be adapted to a wide range of pipe dimensions
Tried and tested technology with excellent track record
Easy to operate – standard ROV interfaces, no need for specialist crew
Rapid deployment and connection
Datasheet
Typical Dimensions
| Load transfer to tool: | The Angel has 360° mechanical loading. |
| Load capacity: | Based on the minimum internal friction capacity. |
| Tool setting: | Mechanical by setting bolts. |
| Bolts setting: | Standard ROV torque tools, Class 4 and Class 5. |
| Documentation: | User manual with instructions and technical data. Test certificate & Design report for the actual operation(s). |
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Subsea Lifting & Handling
IK Subsea designs and manufactures a wide range of handling and lifting tools. Our domain expertise translates into practical, safe and efficient solutions. These include recovery tools, clamps, hold-back clamps for caissons, and various piping solutions, alongside internal and external lifting tools.
The tools range from lightweight ROV-operated midline handling lugs to heavy-duty lifting tools with several hundred tons of capacity.