Industrial Gases Issue 02 | Page 10

SERVICE FOCUS ASIA-PACIFIC SERVICE SUPPORT FOR IG PRODUCERS A TOTAL SOLUTION FOR AIR SEPARATION UNIT GASES SERVOMEX PROVIDES EXPERT ENGINEER COVER ACROSS ITS GLOBAL NETWORK, WITH GROWING SUPPORT FOR THE IMPORTANT ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET. MOISTURE IS A COMMON CONTAMINANT AFFECTING THE PURITY OF GASES PRODUCED THROUGH AIR SEPARATION. THE ADDITION OF THE AquaXact 1688 MOISTURE SENSOR COMPLETES SERVOMEX’S COMPREHENSIVE ASU SOLUTION. The Servomex Service Network offers a range of service products developed to ensure optimum business performance. This includes commissioning, on-site servicing and the supply of spare parts. This network of regional service centers is located close to customers, ready to receive analyzers for repair, preventative maintenance and upgrades. Support for customers in the Asia-Pacific region has increased from a team of 5 just 4 years ago to its current level of 11. In addition, a dedicated engineer for Korea is set to join the center in the second quarter of 2018, to support the busy Korean semiconductor market. Service center capabilities differ slightly depending on location. For example, the service center in Singapore has access to purified gases, enabling local calibration for the DF analyzer range instead of returning the device to the US Technical Center. It also means the service team is able to repair and test DF analyzers locally. The air separation process takes atmospheric air and produces three pure gaseous elements: nitrogen, oxygen and argon. Further separation enables the production of quantities of noble gases such as neon, krypton and xenon. At an industrial level, this process is carried out by an air separation plant. Cryogenic distillation is the most Servomex ensures that the Singapore office and its other service center in Shanghai both stock sufficient spares to support key customers in the region at all times. It also keeps commercial partners fully stocked with spares to support urgent customer needs. “We have trained our commercial partners’ engineers, so we have qualified engineering cover in almost all countries in Asia. They support after-sales services for us whenever our own engineers have a full schedule. This means the response time for getting a qualified engineer on site is never an issue for customers in Asia.” Leong Kee Keat - Servomex Service Manager and IG Market Manager, Asia Pacific. Email: [email protected] common method employed, and also the most significant in terms of production value and volume. Cryogenic gases are purchased for their particular properties. They may be used as an inert blanket, in a chemical reaction, or as a catalyst. Because of this variety of usage, they are sold in various degrees of purity. Moisture is regarded as an impurity, albeit on a very small scale. However, because it is so prevalent in the atmosphere, it can be difficult to remove. Typically, moisture levels will be around 0-10ppm for each separated gas. Moisture measurements are critical for ultra-high-purity gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes. KEY ANALYZERS IN AIR SEPARATION UNIT APPLICATIONS SERVOPRO MonoExact DF310E Customers outside the Asia- Pacific region also benefit from Servomex’s growing service network. We operate workshops in Houston, Boston and the UK, with service centers and offices around the world. In addition, our field service teams will attend your site, providing truly global coverage. The Americas currently has five field service engineers, while the Europe and Middle East team has nine, providing a rapid response whenever you need it. Next-generation trace-level digital oxygen analyzer designed for industrial gas applications. SERVOMEX AquaXact 1688 SERVOPRO MultiExact 4100 A rugged ultra-thin film Al 2 O 3 moisture sensor that enables fast and accurate measurements. Highly flexible, four-measurement multi-gas analyzer with all the latest digital protocols. SERVOPRO Plasma SERVOPRO Chroma SERVOPRO FID Sensitive, reliable Plasma Emissions Detection for continuous gas stream monitoring of nitrogen in cryogenic air separation and gas bottling plants. An ultra-accurate, highly versatile trace gas analyzer that can be configured for a wide range of applications. A high-specification Flame Ionization Detector providing a robust solution to trace total hydrocarbon measurements. COMMISSIONING Get advice from the experts: For information on all our nine service products visit: servomex.com/service P10 [email protected] | [email protected] [email protected] | [email protected] Find out more about our analyzer range: servomex.com/gas-analyzers P11