The Risks of not Maintaining your Split Butterfly Valve

Significant time and money are invested in process equipment to protect employees and help assure the quality of high-value ingredients and formulations.

You also invest a lot of resources into the regular maintenance of critical equipment, such as replacing filters and seals in isolators, airlocks, and cleanroom HVAC. But do you invest enough time and pay the same attention to maintaining your split butterfly valves?

A split butterfly valve may be a smaller component relative to your overall process, but it is critical for protecting the high-value ingredients being transferred and maintaining the safety of your employees.

Did you know that the consumable components that form the critical sealing interfaces in your ChargePoint valve must be replaced regularly, according to the amount of use?

If these seats and O-rings are not replaced, the sealing integrity could become compromised, potentially reducing containment performance. Neglecting essential and regular maintenance for your split butterfly valve can, therefore, ultimately cost you a significant amount of production time, performance, and money.

A replacement seal kit for a ChargePoint valve can cost as little as $250, meaning a significant saving around correcting issues and ultimately saving on containment failure.

Some essential maintenance activities should be carried out on your valve from the moment production begins. These activities include routine wiping of disc faces, thoroughly cleaning active components, and visually checking the seats after use.

All essential maintenance activities can help ensure the valve preserves its validated (intended) performance level and production continuity.

ChargePoint Technology simplifies customer maintenance of valves by providing maintenance and spare part contracts, annual on-site audits, and on-site Operator and Maintenance training for maintenance personnel.

To ensure you are achieving the performance you require for your production, contact the ChargePoint AfterCare™ team to discuss your requirements.