Production • Processing • Handling
Essential requirement: procuring actuated valves
Gordon McNair explains the rigorous process involved in ensuring plants and assets get the right actuation package for the job.
Gordon McNair explica el proceso riguroso que se incluye en asegurar las plantas y que los activos consigan el paquete de actuación adecuado para el trabajo.
Gordon McNair erläutert die strengen Prozesse, die dafür sorgen, dass Anlagen für ihre jeweilige Aufgabe die richtigen Armaturen erhalten.
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hen the need arises to install or replace equipment in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, it is
imperative that exacting requirements are met to avoid potentially disastrous safety or performance issues. Fulfilling these crucial but time-intensive procurement needs on deadline can be tough, especially when it comes to obtaining actuation packages. For this reason, a third-party supplier is often invaluable in opening the door to the global supply chain and ensuring that the right combination of valve and actuator is obtained. Due to the technical nature of
procurement and the complexity involved, a good supplier must also have considerable engineering resources and strong project management capabilities to ensure the requirements are evaluated, understood and met and the order remains on track. To achieve this, all HSP clients are assigned a project manager to oversee the entire lifecycle of the order and provide a single point of contact.
In addition to technical specifications and quantities, when procuring actuation packages there are also detailed design expectations and safety parameters within which the actuators must open and close that must be taken into consideration.
Procurement challenge One of the biggest challenges in procurement is that contractors and end users often provide different specifications. Te first task for the supplier
is therefore to establish the exact requirements by clarifying and resolving any inconsistencies in the specifications. Once this has happened, arranging a meeting between the client, valve and actuation manufacturers together to go through the requirements is invaluable to fine-tune the specifications and avoid unnecessary delays later on. To make sure the unit has robust life, a good supplier will enhance the actuation package beyond the basic requirements. One common example of this is the additional specification to bolster connecting stems with the material
Fig. 1. A third-party supplier is often invaluable in opening the door to the global supply chain.
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