Learning & Development | February 1, 2023 Turning Your Experts into Mentors... How do organizations ensure proper knowledge transfer that occurs spontaneously on the job, often born out of everyday situations and… Read More
Becht News | December 22, 2022 Becht 2022 Year In Review... This past year was notable for geopolitical events and higher margins. It was great for us to once again be… Read More
Learning & Development | December 22, 2022 Hidden Savings: The Incredible Value Of Proper Tra... Almost every refinery, chemical plant or manufacturing facility has experienced that horrible moment. The moment a pump fails, an injury… Read More
Process Technology | December 6, 2022 How Clean Is Your Cleaned Heat Exchanger?... Heat exchangers foul so we clean them, put them back in service, and move on. But have you ever wondered… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | November 29, 2022 Life or Death of the PSA... Weld peaking or out-of-roundness affecting PSAs is evaluated, highlighting the value of conducting peaking measurements to determine a PSA’s inherent… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | November 17, 2022 A Primer on High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA... High temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) is the focus of the November Asset Intelligence Report by Inspectioneering.com. The article serves as an… Read More
Process Technology | November 15, 2022 Comparison Of Heat Exchanger Cleaning Methods... When a heat exchanger is cleaned the expectation should be that it will now deliver the maximum possible heat duty. … Read More
Process Technology | October 31, 2022 Don’t Ignore Your Heat Exchangers... Rarely do heat exchangers cause catastrophic events in operating plants. For that reason, they tend to get ignored; little or… Read More
Fired Heater Services | October 31, 2022 Process Heater Tube Temperature Monitoring Overvie... Article published in the Inspectioneering Journal July/August 2022 Issue. High-temperature IR thermography was pioneered several decades ago as a method… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | October 24, 2022 ASME B31.3 Process Piping – Substantive Chan... The new edition of B31.3 is scheduled to be issued December 2022. As usual, there are many clarifications, updated references… Read More
Software Tools | October 14, 2022 How Becht Can Help Customers With Additive Manufac... With Ronald van Wolferen For more than half a century, Becht has maintained a valued reputation for exceptional innovation, service… Read More
Process Technology | September 26, 2022 Cooling Tower Acceptance Testing... In a recent blog, August 8, 2022, the subject of an independent check-rate or rating of a cooling tower’s thermal… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | September 20, 2022 The Blue Angels – Precision Flying With No Room ... If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend watching the 1993 documentary “Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | September 7, 2022 What RBI Is and What It Isn’t... Risk-based Inspection (RBI) has been around the refining and petrochemical industry for many years. When the original task group was… Read More
Process Technology | August 8, 2022 Cooling Tower Thermal Performance Rating... A cooling tower is the largest heat exchanger in a plant, designed to remove heat from a process by a… Read More