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Digital valve controllers linked to asset management systems offer a double-barreled approach to valve maintenance. |
03/24/2008 |
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Achieve Optimum Centrifugal Pump Performance Proper bearings, lubrication and seals as well as proactive maintenance are crucial. |
02/13/2008 |
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Take the pressure off vacuum systems Proper design requires attention to often underappreciated issues. |
02/11/2008 |
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Take equipment diagnostics to a new level Many of the effects of machine degradation are avoidable, so being able to identify struggling equipment at an early stage is essential to renewing its productivity. Advances in performance monitoring can provide critical insights. |
12/03/2007 |
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Eliminate exchanger tubing troubles Today, many companies consider coating the inside of carbon steel tubes a best practice for extending the performance and lifecycle of a heat transfer system. |
11/14/2007 |
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Health monitoring leaves fewer reasons to live with stiction, wrong-sizing and excessive wear. |
10/19/2007 |
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Monthly Preview: December 2007 Here's a look at what will soon be featured on ChemicalProcessing.com. Be sure to check back for the latest articles, news and columns before you see it in print. |
10/02/2007 |
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Dont look at precondensers in a vacuum Consider the impact of the downstream vacuum ejector on precondenser performance, advises Andrew Sloley, in this month's Plant InSites column. |
08/20/2007 |
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August Process Puzzler: Remove operating problems not just an impurity Readers suggest how to keep sludge from clogging equipment in this month's Process Puzzler. |
08/01/2007 |
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Attack equipment problems along several fronts A successful approach demands looking at more than maintenance, advises Editor in Chief Mark Rosenzweig, in his monthly column. |
08/01/2007 |
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Farming out parts of your operation can save time and money and fill necessary skills gaps, but it's not a cure-all. |
08/01/2007 |
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For maintenance and condition-monitoring, wireless technology offers much more than just reducing or eliminating costs. However, wireless also requires an integrated infrastructure approach rather than independent, proprietary point solutions. |
05/27/2007 |
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Consider the impact of slope, fittings and valves. Plants can lose sizable amounts of money each year because of contamination caused in process lines. Owners and contractors alike can take steps in the design and construction phase to enhance the drainability and cleanability of a system. |
04/04/2007 |
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April Process Puzzler: What do we tell maintenance? Readers identify problems with a relief system in April's Process Puzzler. |
03/29/2007 |
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Remember the basics of maintenance Despite the buzz about asset management systems dont forget the oilers, advises Mike Spear, in this month's End Point column. |
03/01/2007 |
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Plants get help in boosting reliability More and more companies are placing greater emphasis on maintenance and seeking help from vendors to boost the effectiveness of their efforts, as some recent major investment decisions demonstrate. Many automation companies now are benefiting by building up asset management services alongside process control capabilities. |
02/26/2007 |
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Sasol plant benefits from reliability improvements Sasol Solvents reduced operating costs by more than $2 million dollars at its plants in Sasolburg, South Africa. The efforts earned the facility the 2005 HART Plant of the Year Award. |
09/14/2006 |
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There is another side to toll processing. It involves the companies that arguably have the best possible know-how and hardware for the simple reason that they are the equipment manufacturers themselves, offering toll processing services that utilize their own products. |
07/24/2006 |
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Automation systems have now reached such a high degree of reliability that many personnel at plants now take them for granted. Learn to use digital communication with your asset management tools to achieve predictive maintenance and substantial savings. |
07/12/2006 |
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Process Engineering | Infrared: Get the full picture of thermal imaging | Chemical Processing The infrared (IR) camera can supplement or supplant traditional techniques, and provide insights about material storage, equipment heat loss, product moisture content and more. |
04/28/2006 |
