WinCatt™

Farr Canada WinCatt Torque Turn System

WinCatt™ is a computerized real-time data acquisition and control system for the makeup of tubular connections. The graphical user interface and logical software structure combined with powerful control, data acquisition and presentation capabilities enable the user to easily specify make-up parameters, control make-up, and evaluative quality.

WinCatt™ Key Features:

  • Monitoring torque, turns, and rotational speed during make-up.
  • Controlling both speed and final torque or final turns.
  • Fail-safe operation.
  • Analysing data immediately following make-up and determining shoulder point for premium connections, evalutating results for compliance with the user-specified torque and turns limits, and allowing the user to enter either the recommended result and comment or a user-specified comment.
  • Recalling results of previous make-ups.
  • Real time monitoring of connection pressure-test results.
  • Immediate generation of hard copies of make-up and pressure test results.
  • Recording detailed job reports.
  • Generating summary reports for statistical analysis and presentation.
  • Guiding the operator through shop and field calibration routines, fine tuning torque or turns calibration in the field, and maintaining calibration records.
Torque Turn System Screen
Torque Turn System Reports
Technical Specifications
Sampling Frequency: User defined from 1 - 8000 Hz
500 Hz recommended
Recording Frequency: Based on combination of delta torque and user defined delta time
Calibration Management: Choice of calculated calibration based on load cell manufacturer specifications or local calibration based on user force standard. Shunt calibration with automatic "drift" tracking.
Response time: Electronics < .5 ms
Hydraulics - dependent on dump valve - typically 10 - 30 ms
Final torque: Average = optimum torque +/- 1%
Standard deviation < 2% under normal operating conditions
Operating temperature: Computer, 5 - 50°C (40 - 122°F)
Junction box, minus 30 - 80°C (minus 22 -180°F)
Torque accuracy: max error (% of full scale) = sqrt[Local force standard error2 + arm length error2 + 0.152]
Typically less than 1%.
Turns accuracy: max error = +/-one pulse of turns counter
Pressure accuracy: max error (% of F.S.) = sqrt[pressure standard error2 + 0.152] Typically less than 1%.

For technical support contact
Bing Deng