TPC Group achieves more reliable valve performance with AMS Device Manager
TPC Group achieves more reliable valve performance with AMS Device Manager
2 PagesCHEMICALS RESULTS • Eliminated valve maintenance program costing over $100,000 • Discovered multiple valve misconfigurations saving hundreds of thousands of dollars • Identified persistent costly flaw in critical butterfly valve • Improved plant safety, uptime, and overall reliability APPLICATION TPC Group wanted to implement a proactive valve maintenance program to prevent unexpected failures that would shut down operations. CUSTOMER TPC Group is a leader in providing highly specialized lines of chemical products to major chemical and petroleum-based companies worldwide. The Houston plant strives to be a dependable supplier of butadiene, butene-1, fuel products, isobutylene derivatives, and polyisobutylenes. CHALLENGE Monthly field checks were not catching all of the valve
