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Maintaining Gas Pipelines: The Flexibility of Portable Actuators

Written by Sandra Noël | Aug 26, 2024 12:16:55 PM

With extensive gas networks worldwide, maintenance and upkeep present significant logistical challenges.

Portable actuators, thanks to their mobility and adaptability, offer a valuable solution to ensure the safety and efficiency of these infrastructures.

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Targeted and Rapid Interventions

Access to remote areas: 

Gas pipelines traverse diverse terrains, including rural, mountainous, and industrial regions.

Portable actuators, lightweight and easily transportable, allow intervention teams to quickly access valves, even in the most difficult-to-reach locations.

Optimized preventive maintenance: 

Rather than deploying teams over long distances for routine checks, portable actuators enable targeted and rapid interventions on valves requiring special attention. This optimizes resources and reduces maintenance costs.

Rapid response to emergencies: 

In the event of a leak or incident, every minute counts. Portable actuators facilitate immediate intervention on the affected valves, thus limiting risks to the population and the environment.

Their ease of use also allows for rapid training of non-specialized personnel in their operation if necessary.

 

Adaptability and Versatility

 

➡️Compatibility with different types of valves: 

 

Portable actuators are designed to adapt to a wide variety of valves, whether they are gate, lever, or rack and pinion. This versatility allows them to be used throughout the network, regardless of the type of valve encountered.

➡️Precise torque adjustment: 

Portable valve actuators are equipped with torque control systems allowing the force applied to the valve to be adjusted.

This prevents damage to equipment and ensures safe and efficient handling, even for the oldest or most fragile valves.

➡️Data collection: 

Some models of portable actuators are equipped with sensors and communication systems that can collect data on the status of valves and pipelines. This information can be used to anticipate failures, optimize maintenance interventions, and improve overall valve network management.

 

Portable Valve Actuators are essential for the maintenance and safety of gas networks worldwide.

Their flexibility and ease of use enable intervention teams to respond effectively to maintenance challenges and emergencies, thus contributing to energy security.

 
Gas pipeline maintenance is a complex operation that requires specific skills and adherence to strict safety standards. Actuators are valuable tools but must be used by qualified professionals.