{"id":1805,"date":"2023-09-07T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as-schneider.blog\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2023-06-12T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T10:39:06","slug":"why-committee-work-is-important-for-you-and-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as-schneider.blog\/2023\/09\/07\/why-committee-work-is-important-for-you-and-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why committee work is so important for you and your business"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Why committee work is so important for you and your business<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Being part of an industry comes with different roles and responsibilities to fulfill. <\/strong>Some stakeholders are operators who produce goods or products. Others are suppliers and service providers that get the parts, materials, and solutions demanded by the manufacturing and supply chain processes. There are also distributors and retailers who position the merchandise in the market. The final link in this chain is e.g. the operator. They buy the products, put them to use, and keep this ecosystem running.<\/strong><\/p>

If you step back to look at the big picture, this chain might seem to have a stable structure. But let me assure you that this is not the case. One vital part is missing\u2014a puzzle piece that endlessly contributes to the success of the industry.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I\u2019m talking about the organizations that connect the dots and challenge the status quo to improve quality, reliability, and safety. Entities that draw attention to issues impacting the process industry and the oil and gas sector. Subjects of great interest like the TA-Luft amendment or the ongoing digitalization trend spreading around operational and business areas today.<\/strong><\/p>

As you can probably tell by now, I\u2019m referring to committees. They are working groups where specialists from various backgrounds meet to address issues that champion industry growth, resilience, and sustainability with a specific end in mind: <\/strong>Solve acute industry problems by combining forces to measure and channel different views and skills toward common goals.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How committee work brings us together to find solutions and develop new initiatives<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Are you a plant engineer, service provider, or product supplier? Then, it\u2019s likely that committee work has already had an impact on your day-to-day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A recent example is the TA-Luft working group, which set the basis for complying with 2021\u2019s edition. Therefore, plant operators, valve manufacturers, and testing specialists met regularly to draft guidelines for the updates.<\/p>

Also the new TA-Luft had a lack of specificity on some topics. I want to draw specific attention to a peaking area of interest for the chemical industry. The note in Chapter 5.2.6.4. on compliance tests in shut-off or control elements such as valves:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cIn order to ensure permanent tightness, requirements for testing and maintenance of the tightness systems must be ensured in management instructions.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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on compliance tests in shut-off or <\/br>control elements such as valves<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Such a statement instructed a tremendous effort on their side. Maintenance on every valve was mandatory. A significant expenditure in terms of cost, time, and man hours was unavoidable.<\/p>

By engaging in committee work, the chemical industry promoted new clarifications in the . Their purpose was ever so clear. Define the conditions under which certain valves would remain maintenance-free.<\/p>

Valve experts from the industry inside the TA-Luft working group looked at the proposal. Later, a reviewed and developed scope made it into the final guideline, worded as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThe strength classes CO3 for shut-off valves and CC3 for control valves should be aimed for. By achieving CO3 without shaft or shaft adjustment, it can be assumed that manually operated valves are maintenance-free, unless otherwise specified by the valve manufacturer. If the strength classes CO3 are not fulfilled, the valve manufacturer must prepare a maintenance concept.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Without the committee\u2019s involvement, I\u2019m sure that a joint and favorable consensus between parts would not have been reached. And operators would still be doing maintenance in manually operated valves that don\u2019t need it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Another on-brand example of committee work is happening in digitalization. Since it is an emerging field, new issues pop up almost daily. All companies struggle to keep up, especially midsize ones.\u00a0<\/p>

Expert groups are making a diligent effort to focalize the targets to be met and ease the journey. The German Engineering Federation (VDMA), the Digital Data Chain Consortium, and the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance are among them.\u00a0<\/p>

They can take credit for many advances, including:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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