Flowserve Corporation recently announced the launch of Flowserve ValveSight, an asset management solution for integrated control valves and automated quarter-turn valve packages. The software significantly reduces unexpected plant or process downtime by predicting potential failure modes and prioritizing condition-based maintenance before the performance of the working process can degrade. ValveSight reduces maintenance costs associated with preventative and break-fix activities by ensuring that actions are focused on solving root causes and not just symptoms. Most importantly, it improves safety and environmental compliance by proactively identifying critical issues before they occur.

ValveSight’s intelligent diagnostic software continuously captures rich diagnostic data from the valve, actuator, positioner and control signal while the process is running and displays the data in an intuitive graphical user interface. The software is able to recognize data patterns that indicate an eroding service condition before a process variable reaches an out-of-tolerance level, and translate that condition into actionable device-specific maintenance advice.