Why Flange Integrity Maintenance & Management Service
Flanges are used to connect pipes, valves, pumps, fittings, and other assets including strainers and pressure vessels for integrity and safe operation of the system. System’s flanges are joined by bolting and sealing with the use of gaskets or other methods. During the intense conditions when process facility equipment often experiences, the system’s flanges are subject to various defects like scratching, corrosion, gouging, pitting, and denting. These types of defects can lead to flange leaks that cause costly resources and slow plant’s production.
Sometimes, severe leaks and defects in flanges can even lead to an unplanned shutdown of machine operation. And in case of refinery processes, flange leaks are not only wasteful, but can lead to disaster for both machinery and the employess working there. So each plant’s flange integrity must be inspected for quality maintenance and management services at regular intervals as per regulatory agency’s set norms.
