CONTROL FLOW, INC. manufactures and designs a complete line of motion compensation/riser tensioner systems and in addition, owns the technical rights and properties of the former ABB Vetco, WesTech/HMD (Owner of the Tensioner and Compensation Designs of the former Western Gear Corporation) and RETSCO motion compensation product lines. CFI Motion Compensation Systems include all tensioners, single or dual, accumulators, auxiliary pressure vessels (APV), associated sheaves and controls including its patented RIMAC® riser anti-recoil system. Available in various size capacity up to and including 300 Kips per tensioner, CFI tensioners are available in both wire rope and direct connect types.
Designed for extended service and trouble free maintenance, CFI tensioners are manufactured to meet and exceed the requirements of API 16F and today’s deepwater offshore drilling requirements. Tensioner rods are available in both our standard chrome over nickel or laser applied inconel coatings.
Whether repairing or upgrading an existing tensioner system or considering a new build, Control Flow, Inc. can engineer and supply the Riser Tensioner System equipment you need based on industry developed and proven equipment technology.