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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 |
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Use a powerful, proven technique to identify factors that impede craft efficiency. |
03/22/2006 |
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Repair your maintenance program Take a fresh look at how to improve staff productivity and skills. |
02/28/2006 |
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The worst thing that can happen at your plant is that an employee suffers a serious injury from a preventable accident. Follow some proven maintenance pointers to keep operations safe. |
01/23/2006 |
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Maintenance diagnostics get a makeover Plants increasingly are outsourcing these vital services, lured by larger vendors and broader capabilities. |
12/12/2005 |
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Choosing motor controls and drives In any industrial control application, using the right drives and motor controls can make or break the project, and also can make a huge difference in how well those applications perform. |
10/18/2005 |
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Process engineering: Powder blending from art to science Predictive models, PAT, and continuous processing promise to reduce variability and improve product quality. |
07/13/2005 |
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Powertrain performance echoes effective predictive maintenance Machinery maintenance efforts should begin before a piece of hardware even makes its way to the plant floor. |
06/18/2005 |
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Reflections on the 2005 World Batch Forum conference In this "special to the web" article, WBF Chairman Maurice Wilkins offers his thoughts on the 2005 WBF conference held last month in Atlantic City. |
06/09/2005 |
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Process engineering: Save time and money with field calibrators Portable, handheld calibrators save time for technicians checking equipment in the field. |
06/09/2005 |
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Control system security: What's in your server? Security threats to control system networks are a fact of life. See these tips and techniques culled from end users and vendors on how you can keep the Barbarians at bay. |
06/09/2005 |
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Process manufacturing: New wrinkles in outsourcing Editor Nick Basta says outsourcing is here to say and offers some information on how it can work best for your plant. |
05/25/2005 |
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The essentiality of process-safety management The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) says revision of the Process Safety Management standard is necessary, but OSHA disagrees. |
05/25/2005 |
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Process Puzzler: Choose a pump wisely Readers offer tips about how to choose the best pump for slurry service. |
05/25/2005 |
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Automating Valve Procurement (AVP) through a PIP “Valve Matcher Catalog System” Automated Valve Procurement (AVP) is a proposed joint effort between Process Industry Practices (PIP) and FIATECH. AVP is, in three words, online valve matching. |
05/25/2005 |
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Dow Chemical and Baxter Healthcare win CP's inaugural Plant Innovation Award Projects at Dow Chemical and Baxter Healthcare received the highest ranking from our judges. Our first-ever Plant Innovation Award honors significant improvements to existing operating facilities. |
05/23/2005 |
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Process engineering: Properly seal that pump Environmental concerns are fostering use of mechanical seals in a growing number of applications. Here's a rundown on seal options. |
05/17/2005 |
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Process manufacturing: Suppliers hope to foster more outsourcing at plants Companies, already having outsourced a lot of back office functions such as information technology (IT) and human resources management, now are targeting more central business functions, such as accounting and even R&D. |
05/11/2005 |
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Process Industry Practices 9th Annual Conference The theme for this years PIP Conference was Changing Times The Common Denominator. With over 140 registered attendees the conference included participants from member, subscriber, and licensee companies as well as other invited guests from the industry. |
05/10/2005 |
