25-meter Snare Retrieval Tool with 50-meter Ball-on-Wire for FOD Removal

Challenge  Effective foreign object search and retrieval (FOSAR) and  FOD removal are critical to the power generation industry. FOD presents mechanical and safety risks in and around power plant equipment and most often requires complete plant shutdowns to remove them. Emergency shutdowns are never cost-effective or desirable scenarios, so many groups will practice FOD removal during scheduled shutdowns in preparation for such events. One such customer will simulate the FOD removal of a spanner wrench lodged inside a vertical pipeline. Removing this type of FOD requires a retrieval solution with considerable tensile strength to dislodge, grasp, and maneuver the spanner wrench back up the pipe’s bends. The solution needed to be strong, reliable, and easy to use. The spanner wrench is 400 grams in weight, non-ferrous, and has a 10 mm loop on its end. The customer can not use a magnet or suction-powered retrieval tool for this particular FOD: the wrench is not magnetic, and suction is un