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THE STEVE VICK CONTRACT

SERVICE TEAM ADOPTS SMART

TECHNOLOGY WITH SMARTESTER

Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the use of smart
technology across all industry sectors. Steve Vick International
reports on the importance of embracing this new technology and
the benefits to its Contract Service team of using SMARTester, an
accurate wireless pressure testing system

THE STEVE VICK INTERNATIONAL customer with assurance of a gas tight
Contract Service team started using operation, ensuring compliance.
SMARTester, a highly accurate wireless For example, the SMARTester has
pressure testing system, two years ago. become a vital part of live service
SVI realised that the SMARTester, a and live riser transfer, where it is
product developed and manufactured by used to test the under pressure tees.
the company for use in the gas industry, Additionally, for new connections
was an invaluable tool for its own gas between 3in and 12in, the SMARTester
engineers working out in the field. is used for pressure testing.
Every one of the engineers in the SVI SMARTester has become
Contract Service team, which works particularly useful to the SVI Contract
across the country, is now equipped Service team on projects involving
with a SMARTester and uses the highly multiple occupancy buildings. These
accurate, evidence gathering system services include live riser transfer,
as an essential part of the pressure pipe isolation valves and performed
testing operations they perform. The emergency work, such as installing
key benefit of using the SMARTester is under pressure tees and bypasses
that it provides the engineer, SVI and the to remove leaking sections of pipe.

SMARTester has given SVI’s engineers
the confidence that the work carried
out meets gas safety standards. The
results gathered from the tests are
automatically fed back to head office,
where they are accessible on an easy-
to-read dashboard.
Traditionally, gas pressure testing
is carried out using conventional
standalone gauges, but this has its
limitations. Tests are subject to human
error and only paper-based evidence is
available. By using SMARTester, which
includes a highly accurate pressure
sensor, data is sent to a smartphone or
tablet that records the pressure reading,
GPS location, date, time and details of
the tester. This data is then sent back
to a searchable database, helping SVI
SVI CONTRACT SERVICES TESTING UNDER PRESSURE TEES USING SMARTESTER

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