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DACON FITNESS FOR SERVICE (API 579) Dacon Inspection Services employs over 80 API certified inspection experts covering Asia Pacific, Africa and Europe and is perfectly positioned to offer API 579 Fitness for Service. DACON’S APPROACH AN ASSET LACKS ORIGINAL DESIGN INFORMATION OR IT MAY HAVE EXCEEDED ITS USEFUL LIFE. ASSETS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1987, EQUIPMENT OPERATE AT RELATIVELY LOW TEMPERATURE – EXPOSED TO SELF-REFRIGERATION DECOMMISSIONED ASSET THAT MAY BE USED IN A DIFFERENT SERVICE EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN EITHER HIGH TEMPERATURE AND/OR CYCLIC SERVICE ASSETS THAT HAVE UNDERGONE ANY EVENT THAT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED ITS SERVICEABILITY LIKE: TEMPERATURE EXCURSIONS, OVERLOADS, DIFFERENT FEED/EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OR A FIRE. INSPECTION FINDINGS REVEALED A CONDITION THAT MAY IMPACT THE FUTURE OPERATION OF THE ASSET, SUCH AS METAL LOSS, DISTORTION (MISALIGNMENT, OUT OF ROUNDNESS, BULGES OR DENTS), LAMINATIONS, CRACKING OR BLISTERS. FITNESS FOR SERVICE IS NEEDED WHEN: API 579 is a quantitative engineering evaluation to determine if an in-service piece of equipment is safe and Reliable to operate at specific conditions during a determined time. Dacon uses the diversity of its qualified, certified and multidiscipline workforce to deliver Fitness for Service programs across all assets and operations. Contact Dacon today to learn more about how we can help you to evaluate and protect your most valuable assets with certainty and save money through predictable outcomes.

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Page 1: DACON FITNESS FOR SERVICE (API 579) · API 579 is a quantitative engineering evaluation to determine if an in-service piece of equipment is safe and Reliable to operate at specific

DACON FITNESSFOR SERVICE (API 579)

Dacon In spect ion Se rv ices employs over 80 API certified inspection experts covering Asia Pacific, Africa and Europe and is perfectly positioned to offer API 579 Fitness for Service.

DACON’S APPROACH

• AN ASSET LACKS ORIGINAL DESIGNINFORMATION OR IT MAY HAVE EXCEEDEDITS USEFUL LIFE.

• ASSETS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1987,EQUIPMENT OPERATE AT RELATIVELY LOWTEMPERATURE – EXPOSED TOSELF-REFRIGERATION

• DECOMMISSIONED ASSET THAT MAY BEUSED IN A DIFFERENT SERVICE

• EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN EITHER HIGHTEMPERATURE AND/OR CYCLIC SERVICE

• ASSETS THAT HAVE UNDERGONE ANYEVENT THAT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED ITSSERVICEABILITY LIKE: TEMPERATUREEXCURSIONS, OVERLOADS, DIFFERENTFEED/EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OR A FIRE.

• INSPECTION FINDINGS REVEALEDA CONDITION THAT MAY IMPACTTHE FUTURE OPERATION OF THE ASSET,SUCH AS METAL LOSS, DISTORTION(MISALIGNMENT, OUT OF ROUNDNESS,BULGES OR DENTS), LAMINATIONS,CRACKING OR BLISTERS.

FITNESS FOR SERVICE ISNEEDED WHEN:

API 579 i s a quant i tat ive engineer ing evaluation to determine if an in-service piece of equipment is safe and Reliable to operate at specific conditions during a determined time.

Dacon uses the diversity of its qualified, certified and multidiscipline workforce to deliver Fitness for Service programs across all assets and operations.

Contact Dacon today to learn more about how we can help you to evaluate and protect your most valuable assets with certainty and save money throughpredictable outcomes.