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Keep Bad Valves Out of Your Facility

Accepting control valves without an Incoming Performance Inspection program is risky and expensive. All of the costs of accepting, storing, installing, setting-up, attempting to tune and finally removing a deficient control valve are paid by the valve owner. Although these costs may be hard to track, they are real and significant. Avoidable production delays add even more expense.Thoroughly performance inspect your process control valves on the receiving dock, whether from an OEM, repair vendor or internal valve shop, and reduce outage delays, unnecessary expense and lower process variability. Properly functioning control valves allow more loops to be successfully tuned and operated safely and efficiently in automatic control.

Improved Valve Repair Process

Control valve repair is a multi-step technical process that begins with “as found” testing of valves before removal and ends with the valves being tested after installation and setup to verify installed performance. Like any business process, continual improvement is the goal.At each step in the process, accurate, clear information and proper equipment are a must.  We have the tools and experience to assist you in improving valve testing, information gathering and management including linking to your business information systems. Challenge us.  We would be happy to discuss your current goals and needs.

Improve Maintenance Information

The metal ID tags on your process devices are riveted on, can’t be easily changed and are obsolete 1930’s technology.  Information recorded on them is most likely out of date or inaccurate. Use the Black Diamond Maintenance Information Tool (BD MIT), to create and manage digital tags that store up to 32 kbytes of detailed information directly on the device at a per point price only slightly more than a typical vinyl tag. Use this rugged, versatile and reliable system to store and view specifications, inspections and service histories of all your key devices.  It can also be effectively used to gather information from the plant floor for process auditing, reliability reporting, safety training and incident reporting. Universal file format allows easy upload to asset management and other maintenance information systems.  Develop an Internal Training / Support Program Making an investment in new equipment is only part of the story. Technical personnel must be trained to efficiently and effectively operate that equipment and keeping those trained workers in your employ in a dynamic workplace is challenging enough. Continual retraining of new workers can add to the problem.  We can provide customizable “Train the Trainer” and engineered technical support and logistics programs allow your company to be self-supporting in on-going training and technical support. Course content can be customized to meet your exact business and training situation. Give us a call to see how this type of training can benefit your company.