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Company ProfilePIBIVIESSE S.r.l.
20014 NERVIANO (Milano) - ITALY - Via Bergamina, 24Phone +39 0331 408711 - Fax +39 0331 408802e-mail: info@pibiviesse.it - www.pibiviesse.it
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Pibiviesse valves have been installed in the following countries:Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Caspian sea area, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Indonesia, Iran.
Italy, Kazahstan, Libya, Malesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South
Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam
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Dear Customer
We would like to thank you in advance for the time and the attention that
you will give us in reading our company profile.
We at PIBIVIESSE, one of the worlds leading providers of fluid and gas
control solutions, aim to put our deep knowledge in design and manu-
facture of high-performance on-off and control valves, to the service of
our customers and strive to be the most creative and efficient business
partner for the energy related industry.
At PIBIVIESSE, we are determined to meet and exceed the expectations
of our customers and shareholders, in so doing we are committed to the
prosperity of the people with whom we do business and that of the
countries in which we work.
Our work force is motivated and united by shared values and common
skills and while adhering to the highest standards of quality and ethics,
we will be pleased to provide you with our services, high value-added
products and know-how as briefly described in the following pages.
Welcome in PibiviesseThe Managing Director
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4THE COMPANY
Milestones
PIBIVIESSE was established in 1981 by three partners,
combining the forgemaster expertise with the experience in
valve design, manufacturing and marketing.
Their vision of the future was to design and manufacture
state-of-the-art valves designed to perform built to last
for the most demanding applications. Their commitment
was to follow a total quality concept, from quotation to
field service, without any compromise.
The Total Quality concept proved to be so successful that
the company rapidly became a world-class highly
appreciated soft and metal seated valves manufacturer, for
many applications in Oil & Gas and other related industries,
including Off-shore platforms and Sub-sea applications.
In 1985 and 1989 PIBIVIESSE carried out a series of
acquisitions of companies with a long experience in
machining ball valve components, in order to expand
manufacturing capacity.
In 1994 Watts Industries Inc. acquired PIBIVIESSE and the
new plant of more than 12,000 sq m (132,000 sq ft) covered
area was built in Nerviano, about 20 km north-west of
Milan, where the head office and main production activities
were transferred.
A new building of further 3,400 sq m (38,000 sq ft) was
added in 1997, to increase capacity for heavy duty
machining and valve assembly.
In 1998 CIRCOR International Inc, actual PIBIVIESSE parent
company , was spun-off from Watts Ind.
A second generation of proprietary technology valves has
been introduced in 2000, called CAGEBALL.
These revolutionary control valves, designed for extremely
difficult working conditions, did set a step change not only
in PIBIVIESSE but also in the flow control markets,
allowing combinations of valves sizes and flow conditions
well beyond industry standards.
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The Circor Group
Operators in the energy industry are continually requested
to increase production, operate at higher pressures, higher
temperatures, deeper waters and to deal with increasingly
corrosive fluids.
The valves which are vital components in the process, are
requested to perform critical functions in these demanding
conditions.
Meeting the highest quality standards and anticipating new
and future market demands, our mission at PIBIVIESSE is
Engineering the Future, supported by the latest
technologies we develop and provide new products tested
simulating the working conditions.
About 2% of the annual turnover is dedicated to R&D for
the development of new products and the improvement of
the existing range, implementing the newest technologies
so to provide our customers with the most advanced
solution at the best value.
Our vision of the future
CIRCORs business is split in four groups: Aerospace,Instrumentation, Thermal Fluid Controls Products and TheEnergy Products group. It operates through severalmanufacturing facilities which are located in the UnitedStates, Canada, Europe and the Peoples Republic ofChina.
PIBIVIESSE is part of the Energy Products group which isamong the top three producers of ball valves for the oil andgas markets worldwide and is composed primarily by thefollowing companies: KF Industries; KF Contromatics;PIBIVIESSE; KF Telford Valve and Specialties, MallardControls, Hydra seal and SKVC Valve.
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6PRODUCTS & APPLICATIONS
Product range
PIBIVIESSE designs and manufactures a wide range of high
performance manually operable, automated ON-OFF and
Control Ball Valves for any kind of fluid handled in the oil,
gas, water, steam and power generating industry.
The basic ball valve design is of bolted construction style
which simplifies field service and maintenance. Our product
line is then completed with our top entry ball valves that
can be easily serviced without removing the valve from the
line and with our fully welded line that is typically used for
pipeline/buried application or for sub-sea lines .
Trunnion mounted balls permit ease of operation, minimizing
the operating torque and reducing seat seal wear.
All our products are available in a wide selection of
materials ranging from Low Temperature Carbon Steel up to
Inconel 625, Incoloy 825 and more.
Trunnion mounted ON-OFF ball valves
Side entry-bolted body, top entry and fully welded are
available with Metal or Soft seats. Specific designs have
been developed for HIPPS to SIL3, Sub-sea, Cryogenic,
High Temperature, Slurry/Erosive applications in addition
to Three-way ball valves and Custom made ball valves.
ON-OFF ball valvesSizes from 1/2 to 60Pressure ratings from ANSI 150 to ANSI 2500-4500
from API 2000 to API 15000Temperat. range from -196C (-320F) to +800C (+1472F)
Trunnion mounted CAGEBALL control ball valves
Specifically designed to handle very high flow rates or very
high differential pressures our exclusive and patented
CAGEBALL and HYPER CAGEBALL concepts have been
integrated with the basic features of our trunnion mounted
On-Off ball valves.
CAGEBALL control ball valvesSizes from 1 to 60Pressure ratings from ANSI 150 to ANSI 2500-4500
from API 2000 to API 15000Temperat. range from -196C (-320F) to +800C (+1472F)
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7Oil & Gas industry
LNG & GTL - Cryogenics
Gas transmission and distribution
Power industry and steam generation
Petrochemical industry
Water transmission & desalination plants
Applications
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8After more than 20 years of experience in engineering and
manufacturing of side entry and top entry ball valves for
severe applications, PIBIVIESSE has developed the most
advanced line of rotary control ball valves with the
proprietary CAGEBALL design, in accordance with
ISA S75, IEC 534.
The ball has an integrated patented trim to eliminate or
minimize the hydro or aerodynamic flow control
disturbances. It is based on a changeable internal cage
which divides the pressure drop in stages. The attenuating
plates are an integral part of a
replaceable cartridge and are
offset by an optimally designed
angle to obtain a number of
significant control advantages,
where noise and high frequency
vibrations are almost eliminated.
This advanced trim allows to
control bidirectional flow. The Cage Trim is inserted into a
PIBIVIESSE High Performance rugged trunnion mounted
valve. Thus all the field proven valve reliability features
remain as standard.
CAGEBALL control ball valves are particularly
recommended any time where noise reduction, cavitation
control, erosion, hydrate formation, plugging risk are
present or handling of very large flow rates is a challenge
for conventional valves.
Another important feature is that
one and the same valve can do the
duty of two or even three valves.
Just imagine how potential savings
are available in view of building
only one automation loop to take
care of the application.
These control valves product lines can be further
personalized with: Integrated down stream Flow Restrictor
- Special silencer trim - Expanded flow area in valve outlet
for gas flow control
THE CAGEBALL TECHNOLOGY
A proprietary technology
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING
Project management
Engineering the future - Design capabilities
From quotation to field service; this simple sentence means
that PIBIVIESSE commitment is to provide its clients with
products of the highest quality, on-
time at competitive price. Customer
satisfaction is our main objective and
the same high level of attention is
given for any phase of the product life;
just from quotation to field service.
The Contract Management team is
there to work in close co-operation with the client and
ensures that each project is accurately defined and planned
since the early stages and that the plan is continually tracked
during all the design, production, assembly and testing phases.
By understanding what the client wants
to achieve and what their expectations
are, the Contract Management team,
coordinating and interfacing with
production departments, can help
finding the best solutions and fix the
basis of a successful project completion
in terms of performance and delivery time, while keeping
informed on the progresses all parties involved.
PIBIVIESSE is committed to continually develop and
manufacture new and better on-off and control valves which
will meet the increasingly stringent demands of the energy
and process industries. The Companys commitment to
Research and Development not only ensures that the most
up-to-date technology is used, but also that our clients can
count on a reduction of their long term operational costs, due
to the long and trouble-free life of our products. We have an
unrivalled in-house design capability for safe, reliable and
state-of-the-art products. We have developed our own systems,
designs and equipment and possess the intellectual property
rights and patents for many products and systems. When
Research and Development require extra competences,
PIBIVIESSE works in cooperation with external research centers
and universities, as the Politecnico di Milano, to study on special
projects, on materials and on behaviour in critical conditions.
Example of this cooperation has been the development of
SimOne, our proprietary simulation program for control valves
sizing and valve behavior prediction.
PIBIVIESSE ball valves are designed in accordance with the
industry standards (e.g. API 6D/6A, ASME VIII Div.2, ASME
B16.34, BS 5351, etc). For critical applications we make use of
FEA based on ASME VIII Appendix 4 recommendations.
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Process knowledge
The companys laboratory has the capability of undertaking
all the conventional dynamic and static mechanical,
hydraulic and pneumatic tests, together with new tests and
new equipment developed in house to simulate more
accurately actual field conditions.
Special efforts have been devoted in predicting and simulating
events that may occur especially during the start-up phases
of a plant, like overpressures, overtemperatures, external
loads, wrong operations and any critical situation that can
cause unpredicted stress and therefore damage to the valve.
PIBIVIESSEs success stories of thousands of installations
worldwide operating in all working conditions greatly helps
designers in making profit of the experience gained in
practical applications and emergency situations.
Data acquisition and analysis, using the most modern
equipment, provides the basis for continuing research into the
dynamic behaviour of the whole valve structure and the
influence of each component upon that behaviour.
Information gained is used both to develop and improve existing
components and to develop new ones.
Special testing facilities:
Low temperature: down to 196C (-321F)
High pressure: up to 160 Mpa (22,500 psi)
High temperature: up to 800C (1500F)
Bending: valve sizes up to 48 900#
Slurry loop: sand concentrations to API 14D - API 6AV1
Fire safe: API 6FA, BS6755, API607
Sub-sea simulation: down to 500 m
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Production planning also includes the control of
documentation at every stage of the process toward the
finished product. All this work is designed to enable us to
live up to our overall quality target, namely zero defects,
because our valves are designed to perform built to last.
In the production process, every stage is planned to produce
quality and the quality is then inspected. The easier a
product is to produce, the smaller the risk of defects in
production. Simplicity is therefore included as a target in all
development and design work at PIBIVIESSE.
However, the quality of the finished product is also affected
to a large degree by the way production is planned, and by
the way in which each individual activity is planned.
The operators play a vital role in this area. It is often their
know-how, experience and creativity that form the basis of
the improvements and simplifications which result in higher,
more consistent quality.
Designed to perform, built to last
PRODUCTION
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Our sub-suppliers quality is just as important as our own.
This means that their quality, and the work they do to
improve the level of quality still further, is also a matter of
concern to us.
We therefore aim to establish long-term and close
partnerships with our sub-suppliers. We like to think to our
sub-suppliers as partners with a joint aim, nevertheless their
performances are monitored and recorded on a regular basis
that, combined with our frequent audits, give us the
guidelines to enhance and grow the overall products quality
and reliability.
As a result, we have only selected and quality oriented sub-
suppliers, to whom we demand to actively participate in our
work and thereby develop with us.
Sub-suppliers
Depending on the application and on the valve function in
the plant, a range of base materials are used to
manufacture the valve components:
Carbon steel and low temperature carbon steel (C-Mn)
Low alloy steel (C-Mn-Ni-Cr-Mo)
13Cr and 13Cr/4Ni stainless steel
Austenitic stainless steel (series 300 stainless, e.g.316SS)
Duplex and Superduplex stainless steel
6Mo austenitic stainless steel
Ni & NiCu alloys
Ti alloys
All raw materials and commercial components of our
products, unless clearly identified, are sourced either in
Italy or within the European Union.
All materials, without exceptions, before entering into our
production process are inspected according to our stringent
quality control procedures, as dictated in our Quality
Control Manual.
Raw materials
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In-house machining capacity reaches 60 in turning, milling
and boring and 72 ball turning and grinding. All these
operations are carried out by means of very-high precision
machinery and skilled operators, to guarantee the design
tolerances (0.01 mm) necessary for the valves to deal with
high pressures and high temperatures for many years.
Constant attention is devoted to keep all the equipment and
machinery at the maximum efficiency level, and the
personnel is continuously trained and motivated to make the
maximum profit of the advanced technologies used to reach
and maintain that high precision and high quality
manufacturing needed.
PIBIVIESSE valves have gained an optimum reputation on
the market thanks also to the high-precision and high-
quality manufacturing process.
Machining
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Welding is another qualifying step of the manufacturing
process. The Fully welded valve types are assembled by
means of an unique narrow-gap process, that ensures
welding of thick materials (up to 300 mm), with a minimum
of heat input and therefore without alteration of the
metallurgical properties of the base material.
Internal cladding with corrosion-resistant alloys is available
too and is carried out considering the application and
the kind and temperature of the fluid/gas to be processed.
Made by means of submerged arc strip or wire, cladding
with High Nickel Alloys is offered as an alternative for those
products where solid High Nickel Alloys would make the
products very expensive or totally unfeasible.
Welding and cladding
During the assembly operations, all tolerances and matching
between parts are accurately controlled, and o-
rings/gaskets are inserted in order to ensure perfect and
safe seal on body and trunnion.
PIBIVIESSE ball valves have been subjected to extremely
severe special tests, far in excess of the requirements of the
API and ANSI Standards. A large number of valves have
been subjected to enhanced tests. Special tests such as
high pressure N2/He shell and seat test, high temperature
leak and operational tests have been performed on
customer request by independent laboratories in Italy, UK
and Holland. Some high pressure ball valves, of standard
trim and design up to 20-1500 lbs size, have been
subjected to an extremely severe test program by Soba-
Qualitest TUV in Holland.
Assembly and testing
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For PIBIVIESSE, succeeding in an increasingly dynamic
environment means doing so in the presence of global
competitors and with a core technology that is migrating
from the industrial western countries to low-labour-cost
countries at a very rapid rate.
We must combine the core values of Total Quality with the
intrinsic entrepreneurial values of creativity, innovation,
and diversity in order to develop a renewed competitive
edge.
More than 20 years in the business have taught us a great
deal about fluid control and the needs of different types of
customers. This is why we have been able to introduce a
vast number of pioneering technologies and solutions.
Innovation, of course, is not an end in itself, it is a mean to
succeed. That is why we only use proven technologies,
components and methods. Our solutions are put through
rigorous testing programs again and again.
To obtain certifications for us from the worlds most
prestigious standards organizations is a must.
Quality is a mentality which is translated in facts through a
rigorous and methodic application of rules and procedures
that give clear instructions and measurable results.
Incentive programs for On-Time Deliveries and on Non-
Conformity reduction, are in place throughout the company
and are meant to reward the efforts spent to produce
quality all day, every day.
Only quality can achieve quality - The Total Quality concept
Totally in compliance with European Regulations, caring
about the environment, the health of our personnel and
users, is another aspect of quality and an important pillar on
which we base our company development.
We therefore make a real effort to use non-toxic materials
and processes, and also constantly strive to help improve
the working environment, and the equipments that are used
in workplaces, to protect the people working in it.
The overall target is to safeguard our people, the
environment and while complying with our customers
requirements, to enhance the quality and safety of the
workplace in which our products are produced and used.
Health, Safety and the Environment
QUALITY & SAFETY
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The high consideration given by management to quality and
its control has been one of the main factors to determine
the success of PIBIVIESSE. All our manufacturing operations
are covered by a quality assurance program, which has been
audited and qualified in accordance with:
ISO 9001 - 2000 & API Q1
API 6D - ISO 14313
API 6A - ISO 10423
API 17D
ASME sect III
PED 97/23/EC
ATEX 94/9/EC
PIBIVIESSE has been authorised to use the API 6A, 6D, 17D
monograms and to manufacture its products with CE logo in
accordance with Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
since June 2001. The full production range is therefore
available with CE marking and ATEX certificate of
conformity.
Quality assurance system
PIBIVIESSE has been audited and approved by many of the
major worldwide Engineering Companies, Contractors, Oil
Companies, Oil and Gas Pipeline Authorities and is
supplying valves for many different and demanding service
conditions for off-shore and on-shore applications.
Please contact our offices for specific references and approvals.
References and approvals
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PIBIVIESSEs after-sales quality
GLOBAL PRESENCE
Even if quality is normally associated with the
characteristics of our products, our commitment to quality
does not end with the delivery, wherever in the world.
As PIBIVIESSE sees it, quality is a responsibility throughout
the life of our products which also includes the transfer of
experience, service and the supply of spare parts to our
After Sales Partners in the world.
To ensure that this is the case, we are constantly training
our staff in every area of the world, where the lack of
knowledge could adversely affect our opportunity to act as
support and problem-solvers for our customers.
For PIBIVIESSE, quality is not simply the quality of what we
do ourselves, it is also the quality of what our customers
produce using our methods and products.
A world of servicing
PIBIVIESSE can count on a worldwide valve repair and
servicing network to guarantee all of his customers a
professional, competent and quick response to any site
request. PIBIVIESSEs Authorised Repair Workshops are
qualified companies that have been selected in various
areas of the world to work on our products and their valve
technicians have been trained on PIBIVIESSE products.
Dirt, sand, debris, welding slags, rods, sticks, and/or a
great variety of foreign matters can be left in the pipeline
during construction and the same can become a very
serious problem for valves during either commissioning
and/or start-up. In case this situation arises we are
requested to evaluate and fix the problem as soon as
efficiently possible.
Personnel that contact the client are qualified engineers
with proven field experience and fully trained on our
products.
Engineering the future to provide products
Designed to perform , built to last
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Pibiviesse valves have been installed in the following countries:Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Caspian sea area, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Indonesia, Iran.
Italy, Kazahstan, Libya, Malesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South
Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam
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Company ProfilePIBIVIESSE S.r.l.
20014 NERVIANO (Milano) - ITALY - Via Bergamina, 24Phone +39 0331 408711 - Fax +39 0331 408802e-mail: info@pibiviesse.it - www.pibiviesse.it
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