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Installer training awareness EN 1591-4 EN

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Awareness of installer training according to EN 1591. In the middle of this month of February, Epidor Seals and Rubber Technology organized, with great success, a training day on the assembly and disassembly of flanged joints in critical services, based on the standard EN 1591-4. This was supported by Epidor Technical Distribution and the manufacturer of flat gasket materials, Garlock. The standard EN 1591 has 4 sections:
  1. Calculation of tightening torques (EN 1591-1).
  2. Description of the parameters of a sealing ring (EN 1591-2).
  3. Method of calculation of metal-to-metal contact type flange connections (EN 1591-3).
  4. And the last section refers to the training of personnel in charge of the assembly of bolted joints in pressurized critical service systems (EN 1591-4).
The training took place at the group's production center in Reus, and was attended by important chemical companies from the Tarragona Chemical Pole. The seminar had a first theoretical part and a second part with practical exercises of assembly / disassembly of sealing gaskets in flanged joints. All attendees participated in the various works during the two hours of the practical session.      In Germany and Scandinavia, the norm is EN 1591 has the status of law, being mandatory. Its application has highlighted the enormous importance of proactive maintenance over reactive maintenance. The implementation of EN 1591 in the process industry is done with a proactive maintenance model that provides greater reliability and efficiency of the installation, therefore, an increase in production and profitability of the plant. All this thanks to the direct impact on the reduction of fugitive emissions, a particularly sensitive issue for any plant. Encourage compliance with the standard EN 1591 is an objective of the action plan developed by Epidor SRT in its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.   
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