Plan for success in your upcoming
Shutdown, Turnaround, or Outage:
Partner with Excel Valve Services.
STO'S
Shutdowns, Turnarounds & Outages
Unplanned Versus Planned STOs
Shutdown valve service scope success is largely determined by the planning procedures and expertise of the project management team. Here's an interesting comparison between planned and unplanned results (see a chart of the process below):
Outage Activity Comparison:
— UNPLANNED OUTAGE ACTIVITIES:
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Longest Turnaround Time
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Most Expensive
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Difficult to Schedule
— PLANNED OUTAGE ACTIVITIES:
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Reduced Turnaround Time
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More Cost Effective
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Able to Schedule
— PLANNED OUTAGES W/ SPARE PRVs:
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Turnaround Reduced to Removal / Install
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Most Economical
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Frees Up Space in Schedule
Key advantages of a detailed valve asset review:
Understanding current reliability— pros and cons— and ways to improve it.
Understanding identical valve parts across the facility to potentially reduce inventory costs.
Minimizing risk to process control loss or reduction.
Knowing what parts and spares are readily available to ship same or next day through Novaspect or Emerson.
Improving overall processes through asset improvement.
Accessing valve and valve repair experts during review process to ask questions and discuss best practices.
Having additional eyes on any safety and environmental concerns or issues.
Tapping into a single repository of all valve data in a single location at the facility.
Understanding the criticality of each valve.
Accessing more accurate data for lifecycle planning during an outage and obsolescence planning.
Minimizing risk by having proper spare parts and valves.
Planning for costs of recommended spares to better budget for warehouse, outages and turnarounds.
Contact us today to talk to an expert about your next Shutdown, Turnaround, or Outage and how we can help you reduce downtime and increase your operation's productivity.
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