Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | August 14, 2014 NonMetallic Composite Wrap Pipe Repair... Nonmetallic composite wrap repairs are wraps comprising two constituents: A fabric woven from a fiber such as graphite or glass… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | July 28, 2014 Inspection Planner Position Helps Lead to Turnarou... Providing “Best in Class” risk based fixed equipment turnaround inspection planning entails a four phase workflow process to scope, plan,… Read More
Machinery | July 23, 2014 Reciprocating Compressor Cylinder Alignment (Often... Compressor cylinder bore misalignment can cause failures that are often not attributed to misalignment. Crosshead shoes uneven wear, compressor piston… Read More
Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls | June 17, 2014 Systems Obsolescence Mitigation Strategy... The majority of industrial plants around the world have long since deployed microprocessor-based systems to automate the monitoring, control and… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | May 16, 2014 Hazard Identification: The Mitigation Hierarchy an... Hazard Identified; What Next? As we’ve discussed in recent articles, once a hazard is identified as legitimate, it needs to… Read More
Capital Projects | April 17, 2014 Black Boxes On Cranes – Useful Tool or Liabi... Industry is concerned about the “Black Boxes” on Cranes. Are they a useful tool or a liability? They record everything… Read More
Ammonia & Syngas | March 25, 2014 Working on the Road – Using the Cloud... I was recently preparing for a cross-country trip and I had to decide what to take. Normally it is necessary… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | March 21, 2014 Predicting the Remaining Life of Corroded Buried P... When planning or performing a wall thickness inspection of buried pipe, it is necessary to establish the procedure to be… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | March 19, 2014 Designing Elevated Temperature Equipment with Inte... If the behavior of discontinuity stresses due to pressure is not properly understood in elevated temperature design, unconservative designs can… Read More
Ammonia & Syngas | March 7, 2014 Hazard Identification at the Worksite: Considerin... Within the Safety Professional community, one topic guaranteed to generate vigorous debate is that of Hazard Identification. Volumes of information… Read More
Machinery | February 13, 2014 No Detail or Procedure is Trivial, or, Sophisticat... Today it is common practice in overhauls of large rotating equipment to spend many man hours in detailed planning, coordination,… Read More
Capital Projects | January 31, 2014 Why Cranes Fall Down... There are many reasons cranes fall down. One of the most common causes is ground support failure. Let’s take a… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 29, 2014 Buried Polyethylene Pipe: An Excellent Choice for ... Buried steel pipe is prone to pitting due to external (soil-side) corrosion and internal (water-side) corrosion and biofouling. Preventive and… Read More
Ammonia & Syngas | January 10, 2014 Multi-Level Safety Leadership: A Core Function of ... Successful organizations have embraced a philosophy of multi-level management for decades; it is embedded within all their processes. Have you… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | December 20, 2013 FFS Assessment of Crack-like Flaws Discovered in P... It is often unsettling to have an inspection group discover a crack-like flaw in a piece of pressure containing equipment,… Read More