Costs >O & M Cost Savings > Vol. 1 Total Cost of Ownership - Reliability
| All of us have seen it happen. Worldwide competition and consolidation are putting the plants we visit under intense financial pressure. Operations and maintenance (O & M) budgets are among the first to be cut. As a result, you are expected to operate and maintain more equipment with fewer personnel while keeping the plant running at market capacity. To counteract this trend, plants must increase the productivity of their existing operations and maintenance teams, while continuing to look for ways to reduce costs even more. |
How do Bestobell Steam Traps increase the productivity of your maintenance teams and reduce costs with regard to your steam system? 1. Bestobell Steam Traps are the most reliable traps in the industry resulting in the ...lowest Total Cost of Ownership. a. Bestobell Traps have the lowest Total Installed Costs b. Bestobell's Traps have the lowest Total Lifetime Maintenance Cost 2. Bestobell Steam Traps dramatically reduces Utility Costs 3. Bestobell Steam Traps increase Heat Exchange Asset Throughput and Availability. a. Bestobell Steam Traps reduce Heat Exchange (Reactor, Process Heater/Dryer, ... Jacketed Vessel, Tank Heater, etc.) startup time to temperature. b. Bestobell Steam Traps reduce Heat Exchanger Process Temperature Variability |
| "When you purchase something of value you expect it to last a lifetime." Bestobell Steam's Delta element steam traps have always been known for their high reliability. THere are reasons for that. Thick forged bodies and single blade, high alloy elements make a product that lasts a long time even in the most demanding environments. |
| GM16 - Installed 1995 at AK Steel plant in Ohio. Trap was still working when removed. Notice the steam cut at the condensate outlet. Thanks to our rep, Colesco, Inc. |
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| DM12 - Installed at A.E. Dairy in Des Moines, Iowa. Trap was removed in 2005 after 20 years in service. Thanks to our rep, Floyd Allen of Fluid Technology. |
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| MAGNUM 16 - Installed in 1986 at BSM CoPolymer in Addison, LA. Taken out of service in 2005 due to plant closing. Thanks to our rep, Tim Alford of INCO. |
