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HYDRAULICS...

Bespoke mooring tensioners

for natural gas vessel

Eaton XL hydraulic cylinders help mooring tensioners withstand brutal conditions
n order to keep gas production on track, designs, as well as manufacturing expertise,
bespoke mooring tensioners were recently proprietary technologies and high-quality solutions,
required for a floating liquefied natural gas all made Eaton the customer’s first choice.
I(FLNG) compression and storage vessel off the “Peace of mind was critical for our customer,”
coast of West Africa. Due to the application’s brutal comments Peter Claessens, Manager Customer
offshore conditions, the manufacturer of the Support & Supply Chain. “Given our trusted
mooring tensioners turned to long-term technology relationship, they knew we could be relied upon to
partner Eaton and its high-quality XL hydraulic ensure success for them and their stakeholders as
cylinders, which provide top performance, extreme one of the world’s leading large cylinder
reliability and major safety advantages. manufacturers.”
Having worked together for over two decades, With a proven record of performance and
the customer knew that Eaton would keep its reliability, Eaton’s XL hydraulic cylinders find use in
promises. A readiness to collaborate on customised some of the world’s toughest applications across

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