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| The Academy of Joint Integrity Flange Joint Assembly
Training: |
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| The FDS Group of companies -Flexitallic
Group, Novus Sealing, Siem Supranite and Induseal Gaskets - is pleased
to announce the launch of The Academy of Joint Integrity. |
| The lack of standardized qualifications for bolted
joint assemblers has been identified as an issue by many in the industry
and is a leading cause of joint leakage. |
| Welders are able to train and become certified to
industry standards, but bolted joint assemblers have no such system,
even though they assemble pressure boundary joints on the same equipment
as welders. |
| There have been advances in gasket testing technology
in recent years that have allowed great improvements to be made in
the specification of gaskets for the refinery applications, minimizing
the likelihood of joint leakage and resulting in reduced operating
cost. In addition advances in joint assembly procedures have enabled
significant reduction in joint assembly times, while resulting in a
more uniform and appropriate final gasket stress distribution and therefore
lower likelihood of leakages. |
| The Academy of Joint Integrity provide Accredited
and Awareness Training Courses in Joint integrity and Flange Management
processes, underpinning the importance of certified bolted joint assemblers
to achieving and maintaining a Leak Free Bolted Connection. |
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