SEMINAR OVERVIEW ME100
Modern Valve Technology:
Selection, Installation, Upgrading, Inspection & Troubleshooting

Seminar Title
Modern Valve Technology:
Selection, Installation, Upgrading, Inspection & Troubleshooting

Seminar Date/Venue
February 14-18, 2010/Emirates A, Sheraton Deira Hotel, Dubai, UAE

Seminar Reference
ME100

Seminar Duration/Credits
Five days/3.0 CEUs

Seminar Description
This seminar has been structured to show how more than 32 basic types of Valves operate and how they are configured for their many applications. With over 400 classifications for valves produced by more than two thousand manufacturing companies, which Valve do you select? It will be shown how valves should be specified and selected. The seminar will present many accessories such as actuators and how they are made available and selected. Other amenities such as proportional controllers, solenoids, positioners and indicators etc will also be presented.

In light of the many liability cases held throughout the world, selecting the proper valve can have major consequences for a company's safety, economy and viability. With this in mind, the program is designed to give both the new and experienced user some insight to problems that valve designers and manufacturing facilities encounter in the real world. Guidelines and numerous "rule of thumb" suggestions will be given to help you make sound choices that limit downtime.

In today's ever-changing environment, the specifier and valve buyer will spend 67% to 80% of their time looking up information. This results in your time being non-productive. The seminar will show you how to circumvent this problem. Industry needs to select the best Valve with the quality it requires in a timely and economical manner. This seminar presents a practical approach to valve selection for the function, Servicing, sizing, installation, repair, overhaul, upgrading and modifications of these components.

Valves usually appear to be simple in form and operation, such as those of a manual Off-On Valve, Check Valve, or the Fixed Valve type such as an Orifice, Blind, etc. You will discover that even these components are frequently installed improperly throughout the industry. You will learn how components such as Safety and Relief Valves can become highly complicated and dangerous. The consequences of not understanding their basic design will be shown. Many Control Valves and Regulators are so complex that they are complete systems within themselves. Resolving problems associated with them can challenge the best engineer, scientist or technician. The seminar director will explain why this happens in detail.

The seminar is constructed for three different groups, i.e., Valve Selection & Specification, Valve Manufacturing & Maintenance, and Valve Design & Application Theory, it is always difficult to meet all the objectives of anyone group due to the diverse and completely different backgrounds in both education and experience. However, this program has been developed over the years to instruct all three groups at the same time. This is accomplished by integrating the fundamentals of the three groups to show the participant, how each discipline plays an important role for those who specify, select, purchase, design and manufacture and repair these many different types of valves.

This seminar is primarily for those who are new to the field, but it will also serve as a refresher seminar for those who have many years of experience. Also the seminar director will show a number of products that use the latest techniques in Modem Valve Technology. The seminar director will discuss the latest state-of-the art in Valves and how they will affect the plants in the Middle East.

Seminar Objectives
Upon the successful completion of the seminar, participants will be able to:-

• Demonstrate and apply good working knowledge on the selection, installation, upgrading, inspection & troubleshooting of valves

• Interpret the economics based upon valve marketing and valve selection

• Evaluate valve emissions and energy conservation concepts and apply the acceptance procedures for in-house valve testing and verifications

• Apply the proper steps, techniques and practices related to the maintenance, repair, sizing and selection of valves, actuators and regulators

• Apply the principles of pressure, temperature, flow and fluid mechanics on the design and use of valves

Training Methodology
This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:
50% Lectures
30% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos & Software

Who Should Attend
This seminar is intended for Maintenance Engineers, Application Engineers, Inspection Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Under-Development Engineers, Elect/Electronics Engineers, Control Systems and Instrumentation Engineers, Production Engineers, Well-Head & Drilling Engineers and the new Valve Designers. Further, this seminar is essential for Supervisors, Foremen and Technicians. Furthermore, user, distributor, sales engineers or buyer of this equipment will also benefit & understand much of the design & manufacturing principles that dictates faster delivery of safer quality product.

Seminar Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total tuition hours of the seminar.

Seminar Accreditation
Haward Technology’s courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, USA. In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant’s involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant’s CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Seminar Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant’s Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning and afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the time of booking.

seminar Director
Mr. Gordon Duff (UK)... More

Seminar Coordinator
Leizl Tividad, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: leizl@haward.org