Instrument & Valve Services - Emerson

1 Instrument & Valve Services . Seven Reasons Why An Encore Valve Belongs In Your Plant Emerson Process Management is dedicated to delivering remanufactured control Valve assemblies, instrumentation, and processes that support and sustain the process industries'. environmental and safety focus, while optimizing control performance. We understand that you need to be aware of design standards and regulatory requirements applicable to Fisher valves , actuators, and instruments to better ensure product and plant safety. This document highlights these standards and regulatory requirements as well as the processes and practices required to maintain compliance. Emerson 's Instrument & Valve Services business remanufactures used Fisher products into Encore products that meet specifications as originally designed to ASME standards.

2 Instrument & Valve Services is audited and approved by FM. and CSA to apply its approval mark to Encore Remanufactured valves . Isn't this the kind of quality you demand? 2| |3. STANDARDS FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER. 2. E PA E M I S S I O N S TA N D A R D S. Packing box sealing Why is using Fisher ENVIRO- How can customers minimize performance and life is SEAL Valve packing in Encore their control Valve fugitive dependent on Valve stem products important? emissions? and bonnet bores machined Instrument & Valve Services uses Specify ENVIRO-SEAL packing to stringent surface finish packing that helps meet emission on all packing applications 1 A S M E D E S I G N S TA N D A R D S.

3 Specifications. Patented live-loaded ENVIRO- standards and can reduce budgets, time, and resource where packing integrity is an economic, environmental, or SEAL packing is designed and investment by potentially moving safety concern. Full traceability with Fisher Why are ASME design tested to provide superior from a monthly to an annual EPA. Serial Numbers stamped on standards important? performance and very long life regulatory LDAR (Leak Detection nameplates. By using Encore products, while minimizing fugitive and Repair) monitoring Pressure class stamped on the customers can help reduce emissions from Valve packing. frequency. nameplate with conformance potential safety risks and address to all Fisher specifications as the mechanical integrity element designed to ASME of the OSHA PSM Standard and including paragraph the EPA RMP Rule addressing Additional Metal Thickness.

4 Hazardous chemical processes. Fisher body/bonnet/bolting materials, grade, diameter, How can customers ensure thread, and casting whole their remanufactured control depths are in strict accordance valves meet original design with Fisher Proof-of-Design specifications? engineering specifications to By asking your Emerson sales meet applicable pressure class. representative or other vendors Any de-rating of the pressure for signed documentation class limits, due to different proving their capability to certify combinations of the above, is compliance to all Fisher marked on a nameplate. specifications as designed in PMI (Positive Material accordance to ASME , Identification) testing on all specifically referencing remanufactured Valve paragraph components.

5 4| |5. D O C U M E NTAT IO N & A PP L I C AT IO N FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER EN. P R O O F - O F - D E S I G N D O C U M E N TAT I O N. 3 Fisher Valve body and bonnets Why is Proof-of-Design How can customers ensure are uniquely designed with important to customers? Proof-of-Design criteria are met? additional body wall Customers with mechanical Upon request, Instrument & Valve thicknesses needed for integrity programs should have Services can provide a certificate assembly loads, actuating documentation that all of conformance showing (closing and opening) loads, remanufactured control valves verification to OEM design shapes other than circular, and comply with the design specifications in accordance with stress concentrations as specifications of this ASME ASME , including referenced in paragraph Standard to better prevent the verification of body/bonnet wall of ASME potential loss of equipment thickness, materials, dimensional integrity with loss of containment tolerances, surface finishes, and of toxic or flammable materials.

6 Hydro-testing. 4. N AT U R A L G A S I N S T R U M E N T A P P L I C AT I O N S. Some Regulatory Authorities Why are these changes How can customers ensure have changed requirements for important to customers? their instrumentation meets electro-pneumatic instruments Such changes may warrant the current requirements? using natural gas as the supply. review of existing instruments as Consult your Emerson sales they may no longer be the best representative when using natural alternative. instruments installed gas as the pneumatic Instrument prior to these changes for natural supply. Emerson application gas applications may need to be specialists can assist in your safety reviewed and possibly replaced compliance efforts by providing with instruments that are approved the latest FM/CSA approved Fisher by an OSHA accredited NRTL electro-pneumatic instruments (Nationally Recognized Testing suitable for natural gas as the Laboratory) such as FM or CSA.

7 Instrument supply. 6| |7. A PP ROVA L S & PRO C E SS E S FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER. 5. FM/CSA APPROVED. R E M A N U FA C T U R E D I N S T R U M E N T S. Salvaged, remanufactured, new- Why are FM and CSA approvals surplus, or repaired electronic important to customers? and electro-pneumatic OSHA defines instruments lose their FM or CSA requirements for use of electrical approvals, regardless of whether equipment (which include the original manufacturer's electronic or electro-pneumatic nameplate remains on the instruments ). Use of non- device. To be approved for use approved remanufactured or new in hazardous locations, these surplus equipment, although S P E C I A L M A N U FA C T U R I N G P R O C E S S E S U N I Q U E.

8 instruments need to be re-certified by a facility that is appearing to be a replacement- in-kind, would require a 6 T O E N C O R E VA LV E S. audited and authorized by a NRTL.. management of change (MOC) Special tooling is required to Why should customers How can customers be Several Instrument & Valve evaluation. manufacture Valve trim and worry about special tools, assured that all special Services facilities are instrumentation per factory tests, materials, and attributes are included in their authorized by FM and CSA to How can customers ensure specifications. manufacturing processes? remanufactured control valves ? re-certify and apply their their remanufactured Special attributes were developed Contact your local Emerson sales FlowScanner and Signature approval marks on Encore instruments are really FM or to maximize product performance representative and provide them Series testing offers a base line remanufactured valves .

9 CSA Approved? and service life. Most of these with the serial number and comparison to Valve Encore instruments are Use Encore Remanufactured performance through AMS attributes are proprietary to process conditions of the Valve . re-serialized by stamping a valves or ask your supplier for ValveLink software. Emerson and are often unique to Emerson application specialists new serial number on a Fisher documentation from FM or CSA a customer's specific application. can review the applications data Soft goods such as actuator nameplate, providing full that verifies they are authorized Failure to incorporate these and ensure the correct diaphragms, gaskets, and Valve traceability of your to certify and apply FM or CSA special attributes in a specifications are applied to plug seal rings are made from remanufactured Instrument .

10 Approval marks. remanufactured control Valve Encore Remanufactured valves special formulas that were developed from decades of could result in degradation of and repaired valves , ensuring testing and experience. performance, a lower service life, special attributes are included Weld overlays and heat treat and increased maintenance and when required. processing are often specific to production costs to the customer. each application. 8| |9. GUARANTEE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER ENCORE FISHER. 7. G U A R A N T E E D S U C C E S S W I T H E N C O R E R E M A N U FA C T U R E D VA LV E S Why should customers consider Encore valves over An Emerson application in accordance with OEM trim parts can vary, and only Weld repairs are performed Upon request, Quality Control other remanufactured valves ?