Capital Projects | March 1, 2023 Sling Angles Do Matter!... One of the most overlooked considerations when designing a rigging system is sling angles. When slings are used in a… Read More
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
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | January 25, 2023 Risk-Based Work Selection – Planning a Turnaroun... This White Paper was published in Inspectioneering, below is an excerpt from the paper. Here is a link to view… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | January 11, 2023 Introduction to Refractory... Welcome to the first of a five-part blog series on refractory for petrochemical applications. This first blog is an introduction… 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
Strategic Business Planning | November 9, 2022 Conversion To A Green Refinery... Article published in Decarbonisation Technology November Issue (digitalrefining.com) Assessing the options, risks, and viability of the biofuels refinery of the… 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
Strategic Business Planning | October 26, 2022 Becht Experts Participate in PTQ Q&A... Becht experts (Scott Sayles, Mel Larson, Robert Ohmes, Roberto Tomotaki, and Gordon Lawrence) published in the PTQ Q4 2022 issue,… 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
