Offshore wind

Decommissioning

Oil & gas

Available to rent

BendLOK™

A permanent mechanical connection between bend stiffener and I-tube or J-tube.

BendLOK™ connects and disconnects automatically, with no divers or ROV, which removes the cost of saturation diving. Its male half adapts to different risers, umbilicals and end terminations.
BendLOK Diverless Bend Stiffener

Diverless

No divers or ROV needed

Automatic

Connection and disconnection

No hydraulics

Mechanical connection

Flexible

Fits risers, umbilicals, end terminations

How it works

Ball-and-taper connector in cross-section: stab in, lock under load, release (illustrative)LoadTapered mandrelHardened steel ballsGrip grows with loadBall cagePile or pipe wall01 Stab in02 Lock under load03 Release at zero load03 Lift clear
As the load comes on, each ball rolls up its taper and wedges against the wall. More load means more grip.

01

Stab in

The tool slides into the receptacle, pile or pipe. The balls sit free in their cage.

02

Lock under load

As the lift starts, each ball rolls up its taper and wedges against the wall. More load means more grip.

03

Release at zero load

With the load off, the cage lifts the balls clear. Remote release, no divers.

Watch the operating sequence

Specifications

Technical data

Connection

Permanent mechanical connection, bend stiffener to I-tube or J-tube

Operation

Fully automatic connection and disconnection

Intervention

No divers or ROV

Hydraulics

None

Riser clamps

None needed

Pins

No shear or tension pins

Riser release

Automatic

Interfaces

Risers, umbilicals, cables and end terminations

Maintenance

Simple, maintenance-free interface

Cable and riser specialist

Replies within 48 hours

Share the riser or cable, the bend stiffener and the I-tube or J-tube, and we’ll engineer the connection.

Downloads

STEP · on request

On request

Range

The BendLOK™ family

BendLOK Diverless Bend Stiffener

BendLOK™

Diverless bend stiffener connector

For I-tubes and J-tubes

Riser hang-off tools

For hanging off risers in SURF installations

Pull-in heads

For pulling risers and cables into place

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LiftLOK™ ILT

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BendLOK™ from UK stock in 48 hours

Technicians and certification included, for one campaign or many.

Let’s engineer your next project together.

Tell us the load, the interface and the deadline, and an engineer will come back to you within 48 hours.

24/7 operational support

Engineers and technicians on call, 365 days a year.

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