Process Technology | March 22, 2021 Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs): Part ... Origin and evolution Process plants require numerous types of equipment to produce the required products from the feed or raw… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | March 8, 2021 Planning and Scheduling May Be the First Place to ... Instead of conducting wrench time or time on tool studies, planning and scheduling may be a better place to start… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | February 26, 2021 Safety Vision... Do you know what one of the more popular surgeries is in the world today? The answer is vision correction… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | February 8, 2021 Analyzing Spare Parts: Buy, Keep or Pass... One of the bigger questions faced by equipment owners is whether spare parts should be purchased and stored until needed… Read More
Learning & Development | January 26, 2021 Unit Health Assessments: An Affordable Feature of ... Now that 2020 is behind us, let’s focus on making improvements in 2021! Becht invites you to try a feature… Read More
Learning & Development | January 11, 2021 5 Reasons Why Your Training Program May Not Be Wor... With Contributing Author Mike Bober Good training has always been necessary, but it has become imperative in recent years. With… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | January 5, 2021 Integration Of Integrity Operating Windows Into Pr... Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs) are an important component of a world class mechanical integrity program. IOWs are not a new… Read More
Capital Projects | December 20, 2020 Haliade-X 12 MW Prototype Wind Turbine Nacelle Lif... How do you lift an object 450 feet that weighs 780 tons (1,560,000 pounds)? First, you will need two 1500-ton… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | December 18, 2020 Stay Physically and Mentally Healthy... Saying 2020 had more than its fair share of challenges would be an understatement, but gratefully we can add another… Read More
Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls | December 17, 2020 Concrete Encased Grounding Electrodes (Ufer)... With contributing author Al Aliperti This article is intended to stimulate thought and discussion on concrete encased grounding electrodes (Ufer… Read More
Becht News | December 16, 2020 Becht Year in Review – 2020... 2020 has been a year filled with many challenges and we extend our sympathy to those who have been affected… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | October 8, 2020 Normalization Of Deviance Costs Lives... Space Shuttle Challenger Many of us can remember exactly where we were at 11:39 AM EST on January 28, 1986.… Read More
Machinery | September 18, 2020 Rotating Equipment – Shaft Alignment Basics... Shaft alignment is likely the most misunderstood facet of rotating installation and maintenance. Most shaft alignment today is done by… Read More
Learning & Development | August 13, 2020 New Solutions for Age-Old Problems... Becht continues its series on “Strategy to Maximize Value in the Time of COVID-19” with this 3rd blog focusing on… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | August 6, 2020 Equipment Health Is an Investment, NOT an Expense... Equipment health is integral in an operating facility to obtain the highest performance; not just for a unit but across… Read More
