invention of the litewalk grating by bugs tan
DESCRIPTION
Malaysian inventor, Mr. Bugs Tan has successfully invented a light weight steel grating system recently. He called it Litewalk. Grating are commonly used on oil rigs, refineries, petrol chemical plants, power plant and any other industrial facility that’s require industrial walk ways.The inventor uses the same steel material as those used in common grating but he has successfully improved the design and made Litewalk unique where it is able to save its weight by 35%. This comes along with the saving of material also by 35%, which resulted in making the finish product for Litewalk cheaper than those found in the market. The design of Litewalk has an arch shaped, thus making it stronger. Litewalk grating is able to take 12% more load. More importantly, this new design has multiple round embossed rings on the surface. And this provides the traction on our feet when we walked-on it. This anti-slip design has made Litewalk grating the safest grating in the industry.TRANSCRIPT
Name : Bugs Tan Age : 49 years old Nationality : Malaysian M status : Happily Married Children : 2 Young Inventors Profession : Commercial Inventor Nos of Inventions : Filed 15 inventions to his name Other talents : Author, Adjunct Lecturer, Dhamma
speaker… Sports : Former National Cricket Player
a love bug..…
Mr. Bugs Tan receiving the Award from the Prime Minister
Mr. Bugs Tan Receiving the Award in Mumbai INDIA
Year Name of Award Inventions Organization Country
2000 National Inventor Award Multi-locking Pulley Min of Science (MOSTI) Malaysia
2001 Short Listed National Inventor Award Min of Science (MOSTI) Malaysia
2001 Silver Medal Multi-locking Pulley Geneva Invention show Switzerland
2002 Silver Medal Extruded Alum Coupling ITEX Invention show Malaysia
2002 Bronze Medal Alum Light Weight Grating ITEX Invention Show Malaysia
2003 Bronze Medal Multi-locking Pulley Science & Technology Show Malaysia
2004 Nominated SMI Award Innovator / Entrepreneur Small Medium Industry Malaysia
2007 National Innovator Award Litewalk Grating System Min of Science (MOSTI) Malaysia
2009 Int Excellent Innovation Bugs Tan Indira Group of Institutes India
2009 Industrial Design Award Litewalk Grating System Intellectual Property Office Malaysia
2010 APICTA Award Sure Streamer- Eco Dream MDeC & PIKOM Malaysia
2010 Global Innovation Game Ideas :Flexible Solar Films Global Mind Game GEW America
2010 GOLD Medal Litewalk Grating system Korea Invention News Korea
2010 Special Award Litewalk Grating system Asian Invention Association Korea
14 National Awards
A new light weight galvanized steel grating system used on oil platform, refinery, power plant and factories
LIGHTER
CHEAPER
Reference Standard / Method of test: BS 4592: Part 1: 1995 Industrial type flooring walkways and stair
treads Part 1. Specification for aluminium and steel open bar gratings.
Test Type of Test Specification Test Results
1st Test Concentrated Load Test – 1.0kN/m²
Deflection 1/200 X Effective Span (4mm) or 10mm whichever is lesser
0.63mm
2nd Test
Uniformly Distributed Load Test- 5.0kN/m²
Deflection 1/200 X Effective Span (4mm) or 10mm whichever is lesser
1.54mm
This test shows that Litewalk grating conforms to the standards required by structural engineers in the oil & gas industry
Webforge
grating Litewalk grating
Litewalkgrating
is Model Weight Weight Model Weight Weight Lighter 6m panel 1m sq 6m panel 1m sq By:- kg kg Kg kg
a A255msu 200 33.3 35 x 15 x 1.5 x 30 134 22.3 33% b A325msu 256 42.7 45 x 15 x 1.5 x 30 166 27.7 35% c A355msu 280 46.7 50 x 15 x 1.5 x 30 182 30.3 35% d A385msu 304 50.7 55 x 15 x 1.5 x 30 200 33.3 34%
Lite- walk grating is lighter than Webforge up to 35%
This translate in direct cost saving in material during productions
Vs
Test conducted in Shah Alam on the 12th Sept 2008
Webforge 25 X 5
Span L= 1,300mm
Litewalk 35x15x1.5
Span L=1,300mm
UDL (kPa) Deflection UDL (kPa) Deflection
1 1.0mm 1.2 1.5mm2 2.0mm 1.9 2.0mm3 3.0mm 2.5 2.5mm4 4.0mm 3.2 3.0mm5 5.0mm 3.8 3.5mm
4.4 4.0mm 5.1 4.5mm 5.6 5.0mm
Strength AnalysisVs
Test conducted in Shah Alam on the 12th Sept 2008
STRONG
Litewalk™ grating can take 12% more load
than Webforge
Safest grating to walk on!
Statistic of injury occurred on oil platforms- Baker- Huges
We can reduce the number of injuries on work-site
Cut to Any Shape
Litewalk™ grating has the flexibility to be cut to shape in our factory or on the work site.
Worker who are used to
installing and cutting
common grating will be
able to handle this
Litewalk™ grating easily.
Patent filed in Malaysia
Patent filed at PCT International
Trademark filed
Industrial Design granted
Intellectual Property
Airplane Landing Mats Foot Scrapers Security Screens Fire Escape Airplane Unloading Ramps Freight Car Flooring Snow Fence Refrigerator Car Trays Airport Light Guards Freight Car Top Walkways Solar Screens Walkways Areaways Ladder Treads Stage Flooring Floor Boards
Boat Landing Ramps Machine & Motor Base Stairs Running Boards
Bridge Centerline Markers Machine Safety Guards Stiles Wash Racks Bridge Flooring Material Screens Strainers Flooring Bridge Sidewalks Mezzanine Floors Temporary Walls Scaffolding Catwalks Mooring Docks Tote Trays and Boxes Window Guards Concrete Armoring Ornamental Grills Trap Doors Concrete Reinforcement Overhead Sign Platforms Tree & Pole Guards Cracking Plant Trays Paint Booths Trench Covers Crating parapet Screens Truck Beds Crow’s Nest Partitions Truck Radiator Grills Deflecting Fenders Platforms Vaults Covers Dipping Trays Racks & Shelving Ventilated Bin Floors Drainage Pit Covers Railways Crossing Ventilating Screens Fencing Ramps Vestibule Grates
Litewalk™ Litewalk™ grating can also
grating can also be used at be used at these places….
these places….
• Petronas has planned to build 70 new platforms over the next 5 years.
• Besides Petronas, other oil companies are also planning to build new platforms. Such as Shell, Murphy Oil and etc.,
• In the east coast of Terengganu water, there are about 70 platforms
• Gratings are replaced every 8 years
• Grating constitute about 15% of the total overall weight of a platform
Regions Number of Offshore Platforms
US Gulf of Mexico 4,000
Asia 950
Middle East 700
Europe 400
Total 6,050
Location and the numbers of Offshore Platforms in the world
•Typical an oil field uses about 5,ooom ² of grating panels.
•And a gas field will use more, about 10,000m²
The demands for gratings are driven by industrial production activities such as :-
water treatment plants, chemical plants, petrochemical plants • and other large ind products. Besides being used in oil
platforms, gratings are also used in petrochemical plants.
Since the early 2000, the countries in the Middle East are constructing or planning to construct a number of petrochemical plants that will demand steel gratings
Projects Country Year
Aryer Sasol Polymers
Iran 2005
Olefin II Iran 2006
NPC Iran 2007
Ras Lattan Ethylene Qatar 2008
United II Saudi 2008
Shaq Saudi 2008
Dow/Oman Oil Oman 2009
Rabigh Project Saudi 2009
Borounge Oman 2009
Petrochemical Projects in the Petrochemical Projects in the Middle EastMiddle East
Name of Manufacturers
Country Approx Capacity
(per yr)
1. Lionweld Kennedy Middle East LLC
Dubal, UAE 600,000m²20,000MT
2. Oasis Metal Manufacturing LLC
Dubai, UAE 1,500,000m250,000MT
3. Saudi Grating Company
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
600,000m²20,000MT
4. United Steel Grating Factory
Damman, Saudi Arabia
1,500,000m²50,000MT
5. Webforge Middle East
Dubai , UAE 600,000m²20,000MT
In the past, the countries in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE import steel gratings to meet the market demands for gratings. However, several new companies have been recently established to manufacture gratings locally
Manufacturer of Grating in the Middle East
Lionweld Kennedy Middle East
Lionweld Kennedy Middle East
.Saudi Grating Co
• Was a Petronas VDP for grating for 15 Years
• was doing a sales of abt RM40m /yr
• Does not have a good name in the market
• Now partially imports grating fr China
• Have lost their Petronas VDP privilege last year
• Quality of grating supplied is not good.
Webforge is part of Delta Group, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange
70 years in this business Market leader in grating business Webforge brand is well known Have strong market present in
Australia, New Zealand, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and the Middle East
Manufacturer of Grating in Malaysia
Dahe Industry (M) Sdn Bhd
Market size for grating in Malaysia is about RM200m/yr
year Overall Sales
Turnover in £
Overall sales
turnover in RM
Webforge grating sales
turnover in £
Webforge grating sales
turnover grating in
RM
Webforge grating
Profit in £
Webforge grating
Profits in RM
2007 226.4m 1.47b 147.4m 958m 15.3m 99.45m
2008 330.8m 2.15b 200.9m 1.3b 21.3m 138.4m
Financial report on Webforge grating at Delta
Brands Est. Price per M²
Webforge RM 500
Dahe RM 450
Lite- Walk™ RM 430
Price comparison
Pls note: When price of steel material fluctuate, all manufacturers adjust their prices accordingly
Litewalk™ is cheaper than Webforge
Given the weight advantages of the new invention, the applications of the new invention will be in situations where weight to strength ratio is required.
Many applications where lighter gratings will be advantageous include safety floorings in power plants, chemical plants, water treatment plants and offshore drilling and production platforms
The result of having securing 140 strong enquiries within 3 days at the OGA exhibitions has proven that this new grating system has huge potential
This invention is simply fabulous…
We received enquiries from these companies…
and all these as well……
Interest from…
China : COOEC Tianjin China
India : Indiana grating Mumbai
Thailand : CAE Asia Bangkok
Iran : Delvar Afzar Tehran
We asked customers what do they think about the new Lite-walk™ grating:-
1. is light weight an advantage for your project?
2. is stronger grating an advantage?
3. do you feel the grip when stepped on?
4. are you happy if it is priced cheaper?
5. are the overall new design acceptable?
6. are the embossed rings acceptable?
7. do you like the new fastening bracket?
8. will you consider using Lite- walk™ for your projects?
9. do you like to hear from us again?
Survey on customer acceptability of the new Lite- walk™ grating
Results of the survey :Remarkable score of 81.5%
We have sold some Lite- walk™ Grating to Petronas & MITCO
PWT Skid on Sumandak PlatformQty :- 60 m² Nov 2007
Asian Supply Base, LabuanQty :- 30m² Feb 2008
“ 1) The Lite- walk grating is lighter than conventional grating and it is an advantage. Weight is one of the sensitive factors for such platform and has always been a challenging factor for engineers like us to tackle. Now with this new product, it has met our objective.
2) We also noted the design on the surface of the grating has more grip. Such safety feature is important to us because it is our duty to put in material that enhances safety values “
By the Engineer from Petronas Carigali
Letter of Testimony
PWT Skid on the Sumandak SUPG- B Platform.
Petronas teams of engineers has expressed keen interest to use Lite- walk for Kinabalu Gas field in Sabah.
We have made a product presentation to a group of structural engineers on the 26th June 2008 and 16th Nov 2008
Petronas engineers has expressed keen interest to use Lite- walk™ in their projects in Malaysia and oversea.
MITCO expressed keen interest to promote Lit- walk grating amongst their customers.
Petronas continued to express interest in the Lite- walk™ grating
We did not canvas for sales. But they (customers) called us. Really…- Bugs Tan
We did not canvas for sales. But they (customers) called us. Really…- Bugs Tan
I have put in a lot of effort, a lot of time and money. I strongly believe this invention has a good run for the money. Please join me to make it truly successful- Inventor Bugs Tan
I have put in a lot of effort, a lot of time and money. I strongly believe this invention has a good run for the money. Please join me to make it truly successful- Inventor Bugs Tan
Lite- walk™ grating, being used on a Petronas oil platform in Sabah water
Inventor- Mr. Bugs Tan
It’s very hard for customers to ignore you when you have a good invention like this…