The new model is designed so that all coupler float requirements are built into the flying half of the stab plate, with couplers rigidly mounted within the fixed half of the stab plate.
The company says the change mitigates assembly risk for the small-bore tubing installation on the tree and umbilical termination assembly (UTA) and eliminates the need for long lengths of hydraulic tubing behind the fixed plate couplings in order to maintain coupler compliance.
