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Company Profile

Unique Hydra (Pty) Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of marine and diving equipment to the oil and gas industry. The product and service range includes design and manufacture of air, mixed gas & saturation diving equipment, marine winches, certified man-rider winches and specialized sub sea rigging equipment.

Track Record

Unique Hydra (Pty) Ltd. personnel have accumulated substantial experience in marine engineering, hyperbaric, military, defense, aerospace, nuclear and chemical engineering. Our experience has given us a leading edge in obtaining contracts involving the design, production, supply and maintenance of specialized sub-sea equipment.

Scope of Services

Services offered are comprehensive and tailored to suit individual client needs. Services include the following:

  • Production of new equipment, including conceptual and detailed mechanical and systems design.
  • Mechanical systems design and project management of the following: Underwater systems and submersibles.
    • Process plant equipment, including chemical process engineering.
    • Medium, high and ultra-high pressure systems.
    • Specialized valve design and development for the nuclear, process and aerospace industries.
    • High temperature systems.
  • Consultation, integration and operational safety of hyperbaric medical equipment.
  • In-house fabrication, assembly, commissioning and certification of all pressure vessels (to ASME VIII and PD5500) and handling systems, control systems and ancillary equipment.
  • Refurbishment of existing and newly acquired equipment, up to and including on-site commissioning.
  • Comprehensive project management services.
  • Planned and break-down maintenance, both at base as well as on all deployment sites.
  • Technical and safety audits of systems to international codes and standards of practice (IMCA, DNV, and Lloyd's Register).
  • Certification of systems and equipment to international codes and standards under a DNV accredited ISO 9001 system.
  • Complete integration with our clients' existing equipment and management databases, documentation and control systems.

Infrastructure

Unique Hydra (Pty) Ltd.'s operations are co-coordinated from our established and fully-equipped workshops in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fabrication and production equipment and facilities extend to welding, forming, machining, assembly, shop-testing, servicing and oxygen-cleaning of our complete range of products and services.

Engineering packages used include computer aided design, solid modeling, finite element and flow analysis, database and project management software.

In addition, associations with other companies, organizations and professional personnel allow unrestricted access to complex testing, certification, analytical resources, and ensure a fully professional and compliant approach to marine and sub sea engineering.