Strengthen MRO Plans for Valves, Bearings and Local Project Demand

From a sustainability perspective, this matters as much as any new ‘green’ announcement

In a world of escalating energy costs, water constraints and ESG scrutiny, that is not a minor detail; it is a strategic lever. More consideration needs to be given to the full instrumentation and valve lifecycle, from installation through commissioning, maintenance, optimisation and, when needed, replacement, so that a plant’s performance in year 10 is equivalent to year one

Walk through any brewery, mine site or water treatment plant and you’ll see the same thing: kilometres of pipework, banks of valves and quiet little boxes full of electronics

Adding a shaft grounding device to the motor prior to installation (or buying a motor with one preinstalled) can be a small price to pay when compared to the price tag of maintenance costs associated with bearing replacement, not to mention the high costs of downtime in a facility. There are several common types of shaft grounding devices in the industry today, such as carbon brushes, ring-style fibre brushes and grounding bearing isolators; and other methods of protecting the bearings are also available

One way to control a motor’s speed is through the use of a variable speed drive (VSD), a device that regulates an electric motor’s rotational speed by varying the frequency and voltage supplied to the motor

Grounding bearing isolators Grounding bearing isolators combine two technologies: a 2-part, noncontact isolation shield that uses a labyrinth design to prevent ingress of contaminants; and a metallic rotor and isolated conductive filament ring to divert shaft currents away from the bearings. Since these devices also prevent lubricant loss and contamination, they replace standard bearing seals and traditional bearing isolators

“The Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub is an important project within Australia’s emerging hydrogen industry, and we are pleased to partner with Orica to support its delivery,” said Duratec Managing Director Chris Oates. “This award reflects Duratec’s ongoing expansion into the energy and decarbonisation sector, building on our recently established presence in the Hunter Region and demonstrating our ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects through a combination of self-perform and local capability

The award leverages Duratec’s recent acquisitions in the Hunter Region, which establishes a local workforce, supply chain access and delivery capability in a critical energy corridor, enhancing the Group’s ability to self-perform and capture greater value across the project lifecycle

The award leverages Duratec’s recent acquisitions in the Hunter Region, which establishes a local workforce, supply chain access and delivery capability in a critical energy corridor, enhancing the Group’s ability to self-perform and capture greater value across the project lifecycle. “The Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub is an important project within Australia’s emerging hydrogen industry, and we are pleased to partner with Orica to support its delivery,” said Duratec Managing Director Chris Oates

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