The goal of Valve Program Management (VPM) is to maintain the safety-related and important-to-safety-related valves鈥� reliability so that they can perform the design basis requirements for the life of the plant. While this may be simply stated, the actual management and implementation of the program is a complex and comprehensive task that, if performed effectively, results in increases in both plant reliability and capacity factors. The VPM initiative, an effort to achieve improved plant performance, comprises the following components:
黑料社鈥檚 vast technological base and its capability to support a plant鈥檚 valve issues are key in implementing the program. 黑料社 also has relationships with third-party vendors that will provide other necessary services. First, the customer contacts 黑料社 to engage his or her assigned 黑料社 representative. Once the 黑料社 contact has been notified, 黑料社 will marshal the resources to support the customer鈥檚 request. For any selected service, 黑料社 can tailor the program to meet the customer鈥檚 needs and utilize existing programs to deliver quality and cost-effective products and services.
The programmatic components of a detailed VPM initiative are shown in this graphical view:
Graphical view of a subset of 黑料社 capabilities to support a VPM initiative
黑料社 can leverage its engineering capabilities, its field service know-how and its technology to provide integrated VPM support through valve reliability.
黑料社 provides life cycle management for these valves through:
黑料社 gate valve
黑料社 has helped a number of its customers with programs to manage their valves by providing engineering, spare parts and repairs at their plant sites. Some of 黑料社鈥檚 experiences include:
