Intellijoint Software

Your smart software solution for problem joints

Plant managers know that the cost of leaking joints can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars if an unplanned shutdown is required to remediate it. With this smart software, no one needs to accept the lost dollars from joint leakage as part of normal operating costs. Or worry about OSHA or EPA issues that problem joints can create. With Equity Engineering’s Intellijoint software, you can be proactive in developing a total ‘leak-free’ joint program for your plant that can save on downtime costs and create a safer environment for your personnel.

Equity Engineering’s Intellijoint software offers a total solution to bolted joint leakage that pays for itself with immediate reductions in maintenance expenditure. Intellijoint is loaded with the latest advanced bolted joint technology, including assembly procedures and gasket properties determined via testing. The software incorporates knowledge in all areas required to effectively identify the root cause of a leakage problem:

• Actual gasket behavior and modes of failure
• Effects of temperature on gasket, bolts and operational loads
• Real-world tested assembly procedures, methods and parameters

Get it under control

Intellijoint acts as a repository for all critical bolted flanged joint data and leakage solutions for your plant, putting everything in one place for a one-stop solution:

• Joint Assembly Best Practices (time & effort reduction, improved performance)
• On-line Leak Repair
• Engineering (gasket selection, bolt load selection, troubleshooting)
• Joint Assembly QA
• Joint Assembly and Operation History Records

This easy-to-use software is designed to ensure a seamless interface between engineering, maintenance and joint assembly disciplines. It encapsulates years of experience from the leading edge of joint sealing technology, linking industry standards and practical operating experience to achieve an effective solution.

The 'total joint' picture to help you attain 'leak-free' status

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Gasket optimization:

• Compares the performance of various gasket styles or manufacturers from actual third party test data
• Allows selection of the best gasket for the specific application
• Determines the optimal assembly bolt load based on all joint operational loads
• Visually shows the effect of each operational load
• Optimizes the gasket dimensions
• Automatically eliminates unsuitable gasket types
• Troubleshoots existing gasket configurations
• Determines the effectiveness of proposed leak fixes

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Effect of temperature:

Calculates the level of gasket stress change due to thermal transients

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Assembly procedures:

• Selects the best assembly pattern for the specified gasket
• Automatically calculates required torque or pump pressure for your assembly equipment
• Automatically eliminates unsuitable patterns
• Flags additional assembly requirements and joint component details
• Tracks joint assembly and leakage history
• Automatically prints individual joint assembly sheets, material take-off sheets and assembly equipment sheets for each job
• Includes all required assembly equipment details to eliminate in-field mistakes

A proactive approach for managing problem joints

Joint leakage is an expensive problem for plants, but it need not be accepted as a part of plant operations and the cost of doing business. Leakage in piping and pressure vessels is an unnecessary hazard that can be rectified with the technology that is available today, and Equity engineers can help you take a proactive approach to problem joints using modern technologies in gasket selection, joint analysis and joint assembly.

With extensive knowledge of joint sealing technology along with practical operating experience with real-world joint leakage issues, we can help you initiate your Total Joint Leak-Free Program:

• Plant joint assembly and QA procedures
• Plant joint integrity program
• Gasket and bolt load selection
• Third party review of joint leakage solutions and/or assembly procedures
• On-site support of joint integrity programs
• Full joint life-cycle training for all levels of plant personnel
• Quick turnaround leakage solutions

Our approach considers all components and the full joint life-cycle to determine the root cause and optimal solution, helping you to:

• Eliminate downtime from problem joints
• Avoid the expense and damage of improper remediation
• Improve the safety of your personnel
• Receive EPA credits
• Avoid costly leak-sealing and/or joint clamping operations
• Overall, keep your operations running safely and smoothly

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