{"id":15276,"date":"2015-07-15T08:50:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T06:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/?p=15276"},"modified":"2017-04-06T13:49:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T11:49:14","slug":"molab-as-becomes-sintef-molab-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/molab-as-becomes-sintef-molab-as\/","title":{"rendered":"High activity despite the downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"
Although tougher times now prevail in the oil and gas industry, SINTEF Molab is once again experiencing great demand from its customers in the industry. The expertise of SINTEF Molab is very important in order for the offshore industry to feel confident that the materials they use possess the characteristics they should, so that accidents and incidents are avoided.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c90 per cent of what we do in our department is targeted towards the oil and gas industry. Last year was a year of crises for our part, and we had to lay off and release a number of employees. Things were bleak, but from early this year there has been considerable activity for our part. This despite the fact that you can constantly read in the media that these are bad times for the oil industry,\u201d says Roger Lund, Department of Materials Testing at SINTEF Molab AS.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s not easy to look ahead, and we can only guess how the autumn will be,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n SINTEF Molab\u2019s department for materials testing has 14 employees with backgrounds including machinists, technicians, metallurgists, engineers and civil engineers. And the majority of these have many years of experience. Kjell Arne Hansen is one of the old hands at the company. He will tell you that the work here demands a great deal of knowledge and expertise in many fields.<\/p>\n \u201cWe conduct material testing of different metallic materials such as steel, aluminium and copper alloys. The testing of offshore welding procedures has been a significant focus area since the engineering industry started deliveries to the Norwegian continental shelf.<\/p>\n