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
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 21, 2020 Fundamentals of Operational Reliability... Introduction Operational reliability is a priority for any process unit facility. A definition of Reliability is: “The ability of an… Read More
Capital Projects | March 9, 2020 Are Your Capital Project and Turnaround Groups Ali... Here’s How To Get On Track There are two sure things in life: Death and Taxes. There are other things… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | February 19, 2020 Judging Readiness for Maintenance Pitstops/”... Major Maintenance - work commonly called “Pitstops” or “Squats” - can be forgotten in the hectic world of Turnarounds and… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 23, 2019 A Love Hate Relationship With Turnarounds (FMEA fo... I LOVE Turnarounds! The excitement - The planning - The organization One major focus with a million minor tasks that consume… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | March 7, 2019 Is Your Execution Contractor Ready for the Turnaro... In our experience as Turnaround Readiness reviewers and participating in lessons learned events, owners who pay close attention to contractor… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 26, 2018 Turnaround Critical Path Reviews – Recommendatio... Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Optimization or Cold Eyes Review (call it what you want) are all designed to check your Turnaround… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | November 15, 2018 Identifying Gaps in Risk-Based Inspection Programs... Risk-based inspection (RBI) is a powerful tool to identify and manage mechanical integrity risks in fixed equipment and piping but… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 19, 2018 Multi-Discipline Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA... Becht Engineering is at the forefront of performing extensive Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA) for its clients in heavy industry.… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 1, 2017 Storage Tanks Floating Roofs – Challenges In... Over one hundred thousand floating roofs have been used in hydrocarbon (oil) storage tanks since the 1950s. A majority of… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 22, 2017 Reliability Program Implementation and High-Altitu... This is the third in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability performance through changes in culture, programs, equipment… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 5, 2017 Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) – A Key Eleme... Many companies and organizations have been on the reliability journey for a number of years, while others are just beginning. … Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | September 4, 2017 Reliability Beliefs – Driving Organizational... This is the second in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability performance through improvement in culture, programs and… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | June 19, 2017 Making Bad Actor Elimination Programs Work... This is the first in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability programs through improvements in culture, programs and… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 15, 2016 Storage Tanks – Maintenance & Reliabili... The safe operation, maintenance and reliability of roofs in large tanks, does require special considerations in their design, construction and… Read More
