Valve Aftermarket - Subsea
- Challenges for the valve maker - Qualification
- Challenges for the aftermarket -entrepreneurs
- Local workshop solution
A valve makers challenge
- Qualify first then RFQ
- Endurance testing
- PR2 testing (various temps…API17D/API6A + end users spec)
- Hyperbaric testing
- Willingness from entrepreneur
- Man-hours, technical support follow up and inspection
- Huge risk - experience vs technical and commercial capabilities
- Under capacity
A valve makers challenge
Aftermarket challenge
- Subsea Production System Entrepreneur
- 3rd Party Valves
- Presence of local valve care from OEM
- Lack of local independent valve aftermarket specialist
- Independent after market company
- Experience with simpler / larger structures
- More and more xmt’s, BOP’s, pump modules = 3rd party valves
- Lack of local independent valve aftermarket specialist
Local workshop solution
- Facilities
- Capable of handling larger structures
- Located on the supply base
- Customer integrated systems
- Technology
- Welding
- Hard-facing
- NDT
- Machining
- Testing
- Surface treatment
Local workshop solution - Welding
International Welding Services:
Qualification according to ISO 3834-2
Local workshop solution – Hard facing
- Norsok
- NHF1, Stellite 6
- NHF2, TCC
- TR2000
- ZH201
Local workshop solution – NDT
- NDT services available with the following methods used:
- Visual inspection
- MT, PT, ET, RT, UT, PMI & HT
- Short mobilization time
Local workshop solution – Machining
Local machining
- Quick turnaround
- Document control
- Tolerance control
- Modification supervisor
Local workshop solution – Testing
Onsite testing facilities:
- Testpits
- Test chambers
Local workshop solution – Surface treatment
- Industrial surface treatment according to NORSOK M-501 and TR0042 Industry specific standards onshore and offshore
- Inspection and consulting (FROSIO)
- Metalizing
Local workshop solution - Conclusion
- Independent vendor
- NDA with OEM and vendors
- ISO 9001-08 / 3834-2
- "One stop shop"
- Close proximity to intermodal infrastructure and the largest offshore port in Europe.
