New testing facility opens at Tyco Fasani plant

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(2008), "New testing facility opens at Tyco Fasani plant", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 60 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.2008.01860fab.002

New testing facility opens at Tyco Fasani plant

Article Type: Industry news From: Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Volume 60, Issue 6

Tyco Flow Control’s Fasani plant near Milan has inaugurated a new test bench for large gate, globe and check valves, which is believed to be the biggest in Europe (Figure 1). In the presence of a number of clients and an enthusiastic workforce, a hydraulic test was successfully performed at the end of February on a 72 inch gate valve purchased by Reliance for its Jamnagar project.

Figure 1 The new test bench at Tyco Flow Control's Fasani plant (Milan)

The investment is part of a larger lean manufacturing project that has seen a major assembly line reorganisation and the provision of testing facilities dedicated to large size and high pressure valves. The programme is a further demonstration of Tyco Flow Control’s commitment to process excellence at its Fasani plant.

The test bench facility was designed and built by Italcontrol, one of the most renowned European suppliers of testing facilities and only company in the world with an established track record for test benches for valves over 60 inch. The investment enables the Fasani plant to test large sized valves in dramatically reduced time frames and its location in a specially constructed pit safeguards health and safety considerations.

Commenting on the news, Andrea Nannini, plant manager, said: “This facility clearly gives the Fasani brand a competitive advantage and we have good reason to believe that it is the largest test bench ever built in Europe. It will enable us to offer customers complete peace of mind for highly specialised, bespoke orders while cutting lead times.”

The bench can test valves with transition pipes with up to 4700 mm face-to-face dimensions as well as gate, globe and check valves up to 60 inch ANSI 600, 30 inch ANSI 1500, 24 inch ANSI 2500, with a reaction force of 3,000 tons.

The Fasani range includes carbon steel, stainless steel and special alloy gate, globe and check valves in bolted bonnet and pressure sealed designs, widely utilised in process industries worldwide including offshore, oil and gas, and power. Fasani valves are available in designs for specialist services such as cryogenic, high pressures and large sizes. Side mounted extraction check valves for power applications are also a speciality.

Tyco Flow Control is one of the major business segments of Tyco International Ltd is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flow control products and heat-tracing solutions for a range of process industries, with nearly 15,000 employees in some 40 countries around world. In Europe, Middle East and Africa, there are 17 manufacturing plants and an integrated network of sales outlets, covering all users of flow control equipment. For more information on Tyco Flow Control, visit www.tycoflowcontrol.com