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ROV Hot Stabs – Secc: A trusted supplier

12/11/2024

Secc supplies Hot Stabs and Receptacles to many customers including Tier 1 and Tier 2 service providers.

To one of our main customers, a global Tier 1 service provider, Secc’s Hot Stabs had already proven their superior performance with respect to handle strength and its unique design to prevent calcification issues seen with stabs made by others.  Calcification caused these other stabs to get stuck in place and their handles to snap when higher torque was applied to remove them. These issues resulted in costly delays to their well intervention operations.

More recently, this customer identified an increase in their annual requirements and therefore expenditure in ROV Hot Stabs and Receptacles. With this they challenged Secc to reduce the cost through a value engineering exercise.

Secc accepted the challenge that took a year to complete and implement, always working closely with our customer.

This value engineering project consisted of these main tasks:

  • Re-engineering of Hot Stab components
  • Develop stronger partnerships & stocking policy with suppliers
  • Reviewed stock level / investment in stock to reduce lead time
  • Investment in additional manufacturing tooling
  • Implementation of more efficient manufacturing techniques

The key results of the project were:

  • Significant cost reductions for our customer
  • Zero compromise in product quality and performance
  • Improved product quality
  • A closer relationship with our customer allowing material for stocking parts and components.
  • New global supply agreement.
  • Gold status achieved for product delivery, product quality and documentation

Our customer has consistently scored Secc highly due to our quality & delivery performance.  This project ensured Secc remains a top trusted partner, bringing savings to their operations and growth in our Hot Stab sales.

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