When choosing a turnaround services provider, you have multiple good options. But in a business where efficiency gains of a few percentage points mean thousands of dollars in savings, good leaves a lot on the table. And in an environment where maximum safety and risk mitigation are crucial, good simply isn't good enough. To find your ideal service provider, raise your expectations in these key areas.
Planning and management
Exceptional results begin with pre-project planning that goes beyond the routine. Your industrial services provid er should work closely with your engineering, operations, maintenance and HSE teams to create a customized and detailed action plan. This critical phase clarifies the scope of work, uncovers potential issues, and allows for the development of safe, efficient and effective solutions.
USA DeBusk applies comprehensive project planning and management skills to conduct thorough safety audits, fine-tune logistics and schedules, skillfully allocate resources, and take advantage of every opportunity to save customers' time and money. Planning at an elite level requires experience and ingenuity, which USA DeBusk documents in its record of on-time, on-budget project completions.
Scope of services
Don't settle for a provider that offers less than a complete suite of services. A full-service provider minimizes the number of contractors, reduces your procurement costs, improves planning and communications, and enhances quality and consistency across the board.
USA DeBusk provides a range of services that includes hydro cutting; hydro blasting; vacuum services; hydro excavation; unit clearing and chemical cleaning; tank, vessel and pipe cleaning; fixed bed inert catalyst handling, hot catalyst handling, transportation and storage; pigging and decoking; and degassing and vapor control. From "flareless" turnarounds to coker jet pump replacement, water-cutting and a full line of catalyst services, the company offers the capabilities to handle virtually any need.
Service line expertise
Offering services is one thing; providing them at an elite level is another. Your provider should offer full-time, tenured supervisors and technicians with extensive training and relevant experience. Technology, equipment and procedures should all be at the forefront of the industry. The difference this makes is often dramatic.
For example, USA DeBusk has the ability to remove hot catalyst, which typically cuts at least two days from shutdown schedules in FCCU turnarounds. Specialized vacuum equipment and expertise allow crews to remove FCC catalyst at temperatures up to 1,250 F, eliminating the need to wait for the unit to cool. The combined effect of advanced, automated technologies and highly qualified personnel for each service assures maximum value by increasing safety and productivity while returning units to production in far less time.
When USA DeBusk set out to re-imagine the industrial services business, the company started a process of continuous evaluation and improvement for each service line and for its suite of services as a whole. The result has been a level of performance in turnarounds that raises the bar for the entire industry.
For more information on USA DeBusk Turnaround Services, call (844) 243-5557 or visit www.USADeBusk.com.
