Life Cycle Costs

What is piping?

"Piping" is defined at Bencan as "a system that appropriately delivers fluids such as liquids and gases to the target location by designing equipment and equipment such as pipes, fittings, and valves in a comprehensive manner."

Its uses are very varied, and depending on the position, it can be interpreted in a variety of ways.

For example, in the case of water supply pipes in houses, they are a natural part of human life, and as they are also called lifelines, they are indispensable.

In other applications, if the piping fails to properly deliver fluid to the desired location, the facility will not be able to do its job.

Plumbing should be an indispensable and important piece of equipment for the facility.

How to perceive costs

Plumbing is one of the most important pieces of equipment that you can't live without, even if you don't have a budget.

However, even though it is indispensable, cost reduction is something that everyone thinks about.

However, there are various angles in the cost of piping, and if you make a mistake here, you may end up with an increase in cost.

For example, the initial cost of piping is called the "initial cost."

The breakdown is the cost of materials and construction.

Plumbing always requires maintenance, and if you focus only on the "initial cost" without considering the "running cost" required for it, you will make a big mistake.

For example, in marine facilities such as ships, salt damage causes considerable rust on pipes, and regular rust removal and anti-corrosion coating are required.

Recently, however, special steel pipes have been developed that are resistant to corrosion in the ocean and lead to a reduction in the cost of anti-corrosion coating, etc., and the development of welded pipe fittings made of the same material is also progressing.

In various other applications, the development of highly durable piping made of materials aimed at maintenance-free to reduce "running costs" is progressing.

Life Cycle Cost

In this way, in the case of piping, which is a durable material, the concept of "Life Cycle Cost (LCC)" that takes into account not only "initial cost" but also "running cost" is emphasized.

This is also true in our daily lives.

"Losing money on cheap purchases"

Have you ever been happy that you made a cheap purchase, only to find that it broke down immediately and you had to buy it again?

(Source: Internet)

For example, in the case of detached houses, there are many house builders who advocate "highly durable housing," but plumbing is not something that will end its role in one or two years.

Ideally, if the life of the house is extended, the plumbing should also have a corresponding lifespan.

One of the features of stainless steel piping that Bencan is promoting is that it is a highly durable material.

Some low-cost pipes are damaged in a short period of time relative to the life of the house, and there are cases where renovation work is forced many times.

On the other hand, with stainless steel piping, I think it is possible to realize maintenance-free piping that exceeds the life of a house. (The service life varies depending on the usage environment.)

As a result, stainless steel piping, which was high in terms of "initial cost," may be reversed in terms of "life cycle cost" that takes into account "running costs."

Sustainable Plumbing

In modern society, the keyword "sustainable" has come to be heard frequently.

The literal translation is "sustainable state".

In the first place, modern society is biased towards myopian tendencies.

"Myopia" is said to be a "short-sighted state with no foresight" that thinks only about the immediate future.

Beginning with the Industrial Revolution and passing through the period of high economic growth, the modern era has fallen into a state where the preservation of the global environment in the future is in jeopardy.

"Benkan of stainless steel piping" has a "SUSTAINABLE LIFELINE".

In other words, we are proposing sustainable piping with excellent life cycle costs.

We would appreciate it if you could consider it when doing plumbing work.