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Machinery | June 27, 2022

Character and Requirements for Accountability in M...

The people side of component or system failures is rarely addressed, identified or corrected. Evaluation of the people side of…

Process Technology | June 21, 2022

Consider Taking a Long-Term View in a Shortsighted...

Production facilities are all about what can we produce today. Everything can be rushed. When problems arise, people want the…

Crude Refining & Production | June 16, 2022

Moving From a Reactive Culture To a Proactive Cult...

With Abby King Moving from a reactive to proactive culture is not an easy thing to do, partially because there…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 11, 2022

How to Select the Right Maintenance Metrics to Mea...

A common phrase is “What’s measured is managed”. What’s also true is that measuring the wrong things can drive unintended…

Crude Refining & Production | March 9, 2022

Pride Comes Before The Fall…...

This is the second (and hopefully last) in a personal series on slips trips and falls. Many of you may…

Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | March 1, 2022

Breakthroughs in Predictive HTHA Life Assessment: ...

Published in the Inspectioneering Journal, January/February 2022 Introduction Nearly two years ago, in an Inspectioneering Journal article, Practical HTHA Experience…

Crude Refining & Production | August 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey Recovery – Methodical Steps...

I personally went through Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Ike during my career living in the Gulf Coast. Restarting our plants…

Software Tools | December 23, 2014

Statistical Analysis of Non-Destructive Examinatio...

In 2008, Becht Engineering was awarded a project by the Materials Technology Institute (MTI) to develop an inspection guideline document…

Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | February 28, 2022

Recent Advances in Becht’s HTHA Damage Modeling ...

Overview We presented a comprehensive five part series on our HTHA modeling approach in the fall of 2020. This series…

Crude Refining & Production | February 25, 2022

A Step in the Right Direction...

Most of us have heard of the benefits of walking at least 10,000 steps a day. Weight loss and heart…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | February 17, 2022

Assessing Actual vs. Planned Work Hours of a Maint...

Using a Simple Methodology to Determine the Best Estimate of the True Productivity Performance Can Lead to Further Improvements Abstract…

Strategic Business Planning | February 14, 2022

Improving Energy Efficiency – Addressing Sco...

With contributing authors: Grant Jacobson, Roberto Tomotaki, Greg Zoll and Fred Lea Recently published in Decarbonization Technology As the energy…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | February 10, 2022

The Best Path To Maintenance Cost Reduction...

While most organizations acknowledge a link between maintenance and reliability, the maintenance and reliability departments are often held within separate…

Learning & Development | February 7, 2022

Becht + RPS Partnership = World Class Training Exp...

Becht is proud to announce the integration of RPS Training into our Becht catalog of training courses. Bob Campagna and…

Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | February 3, 2022

Ammonia Plants...

The nitrogen, ammonia, hydrogen, urea, and syngas industries are vital to the production of various petrochemical products for worldwide consumption.…

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Character and Requirements for Accountability in M...

Consider Taking a Long-Term View in a Shortsighted...

Moving From a Reactive Culture To a Proactive Cult...