Join Chemical Processing editors and industry experts in a lively discussion about hot topics. Find out how important trends will impact your plant and ask questions during these informative 60-minute Webcasts.

Pump Selection

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Pumps play a crucial role in moving materials through a process. Choosing the wrong pump can lead to performance problems, maintenance headaches and even material degradation. This panel discussion will cover key issues in selecting the right pump.

Water Optimization

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Many plants now face Issues of cost, availability and quality of water. So, making the most of water supplies has become an imperative. This panel discussion will delve into practical ways to optimize use of water resources and improve wastewater treatment.

Process Safety

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Production of chemicals often involves materials and conditions that can pose risks of releasing toxic or flammable compounds, or creating fires and explosions. This panel discussion will provide insights on practical ways to ensure process safety by recognizing, avoiding or minimizing these risks.

Environmental Compliance/Pollution Control

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Regulatory mandates require plants to limit the environmental pollutants they release, with failure to comply often leading to substantial penalties. This panel discussion will look at effective ways to control pollution and stay ahead of current regulations.

Dry Materials Handling

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Solids pose particular challenges because how the materials move depends upon a variety of factors such as particulate shape, size and size distribution, and cohesiveness. This panel discussion will explore how to achieve problem-free handling of solids.

Wireless Technology

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Wireless devices enable getting asset information previously uneconomic or impractical to gather and offer a variety of opportunities to improve operations and reduce costs. This panel discussion will delve into how to make the most of the technology.

Dust Control

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Dusts generated during processing and materials handling can raise environmental and safety risks. This panel discussion will look at how to realistically control dusts.

Dust Control

Some processing operations invariably generate dust. Such dusts can raise significant safety and environmental issues. This panel discussion will offer real-world guidance on how to effectively contend with dust and reduce the risk of explosion and fire.

Cyber Security

Mandates now require many plants to protect against cyber as well as physical intrusions. Identifying and addressing cyber vulnerabilities pose challenges that plants generally haven't faced before. This panel discussion will provide practical pointers for success.

Energy Efficiency

Energy usually accounts for a substantial portion of a plant's operating costs. So, cutting energy consumption can provide substantial savings that go directly on the bottom line. This panel discussion explores opportunities to pare energy use.

Operational Efficiency

Getting the most out of assets is an imperative at plants. Optimizing performance of equipment during processing and minimizing downtime are crucial. This panel discussion will look at practical ways sites can improve their operational efficiency and improve their bottom line.

Solutions & Guidance for Optimizing Energy Resources

With energy representing a substantial portion of plant costs, improving energy efficiency is a top priority in the chemical industry as it can relate directly to that plant's bottom line. This panel discussion will examine practical solutions and provide guidance on how plants can optimize their use of energy resources.

Dry Materials Handling -- Moving and Processing Solids with Ease

Solids can pose tough challenges both in processing and storage. How materials like powders behave depends upon a host of factors such as size, shape, overall particle size, distribution and cohesiveness. This panel discussion will examine issues related to characterizing solids -- and moving and processing them.

How to Handle Potentially Explosive Dusts Properly to Reduce Explosion Risks

December 6 at 2 PM ET

Many plants process solids and so must contend with dust. Depending upon its composition, dust can present both environmental and safety concerns. This discussion will examine the various regulations and standards that target dust and dust collection systems and explore how to handle potentially explosive dusts to reduce the risk of explosion and fire. Panelists will review the conditions that are required for dust explosions to occur and present approaches to identify and manage dust cloud explosion hazards.

Asset Management -- Getting the Most Out of Your Assets

Effective asset management is often a determining factor as to whether a plant succeeds or not. And, with aging plants and equipment, getting the most out of your assets is crucial for efficient and profitable plant operations. This discussion will provide practical pointers for optimizing asset use, improving efficiency and lowering maintenance costs.

Water/Wastewater -- Make the Fullest Use of Your Water Resources

Water plays a crucial role at plants -- it is used in processing, as well for heating and cooling duties. Concerns about the availability, quality and cost of water are driving many plants to pay increasing attention to making the fullest use of their water resources. Panelist will discuss solutions for improving wastewater treatment to enable increased water recycling and decreased discharges.

Cyber Security -- How to Detect Security Gaps

In today's environment, it's critical that plants assess and determine vulnerabilities, threats and risks to their control systems and overall plant operations. This discussion addressed the challenge of staying in compliance with current regulations, how to detect security gaps in plant systems and how to properly design systems and applications to prevent or defend against such threats and attacks.

Condition Monitoring -- Key Tools And Solutions to Enhance Operations

What should you be doing to bring your condition monitoring program up-to-date? Today, plants are increasing their efforts to monitor the condition of key assets to identify potential problems before they negatively affect operational performance, damage equipment or lead to costly downtime. This discussion covered key tools and solutions to enhance operations, optimize efficiencies, improve asset life and boost overall reliability.

How to Optimize Your Energy Resources

With energy representing a substantial portion of plant costs, improving energy efficiency is a top priority for chemical processors. This panel discussion will examine practical solutions and provide guidance on how plants can optimize their use of energy resources -- such guidance can help point the way to substantial savings that can significantly improve your bottom line.

Dust Control

Many plants process solids and so must contend with dust. Depending upon its composition, dust can present both environmental and safety concerns. This discussion examined the various regulations and standards that target dust and dust-collection systems and explored how to handle potentially explosive dusts to reduce the risk of explosion and fire.

Boost Water Efficiency & Improve Wastewater Treatment

Water plays a crucial role at plants. It is used in processing, as well for heating and cooling duties. Concerns about the availably, quality and cost of water are driving many plants to pay increasing attention to making fullest use of their water resources.

Dry Materials Handling

Solids can pose tough challenges both in processing and storage. How materials like powders behave depends upon a host of factors such as size, shape, overall particle size distribution and cohesiveness. This panel discussion will examine options for moving solids through a process such as conveying, mixing and drying in addition proper assessment and characteristics of the properties of solids.

Energy Efficiency

Chemical Processing, in partnership with LumaSense Technologies and Rosemount, offered a glimpse into the impact poor performing systems have on energy consumption and strategies for developing energy cost savings methodologies. Watch this already recorded webcast to learn more.

Process Safety

Chemical Processing, in partnership with Fauske and Fike, presented a comprehensive look at process safety via methodologies including hazard analysis and quantitative risk assessments. Watch this already recorded webcast to learn how to mitigate risks at your facility.

Asset Management

Getting the most out of equipment is crucial for efficient and economic plant operations. Chemical Processing, in partnership with Emerson Process Management, offered a comprehensive discussion on asset management.

CFATS & MTSA Security: Tips & Regulatory Updates

View this on-demand event to hear from industry professionals who have assisted companies with compliance at many Tier 1-4 CFATS sites, as well as MTSA sites.

Dust Control

Chemical Processing, in partnership with Camfil Farr, Chilworth and Fike, offered a comprehensive discussion on dust control. This discussion examined the various regulations and standards that target dust and dust-collection systems and explore how to handle potentially explosive dusts to reduce the risk of explosion and fire.

Alarm Management

Chemical Processing, in partnership with PAS and Infor, tackled the topic of alarm management. View this on-demand event to learn proven methods to address problems and alleviate your alarm issues.

Emissions

Chemical Processing, in partnership with Anguil Environmental Systems, presented a dynamic panel discussion that examined effective approaches to minimize and control emissions and maintain regulatory compliance.

CFATS: Controlling Security Costs & Latest Regulatory Updates

Watch this on-demand CFATS webinar hosted by Chemical Processing and sponsored by ADT to find out about the current and pending legislative impact on manufacturing, storage and the use of Chemicals of Interest (COIs) -- plus practical advice for compliance.

Condition Monitoring

Chemical Processing, in partnership with Ludeca and Meggitt, presented a dynamic panel discussion designed to help chemical facilities identify potential problems before they effect operational performance,

Energy Efficiency

Chemical Processing, in partnership with Gates Corp. and Spirax Sarco, presented an information-packed panel discussion that focused on practical and implementable strategies for improving energy efficiency at chemical manufacturing plants.

The Impact of REACH & GHS on Your Supply Chain/Manufacturing Processes

Chemical Processing partnered up with Edgewater Fullscope and IHS to present an informative webinar that looked at various compliance issues and how chemical manufacturers can address them.

Bulk Solids Cooling & Heating

Chemical Processing and Solex Thermal Science teamed up to present recent developments in heat exchange technology, like indirect plate-cooling technology that is proving to be highly efficient, while offering other benefits such as precise process control and operating with zero emissions.

Innovative Approach to Monitoring Industrial Water Quality in Real-Time

Chemical Processing recently hosted the webinar Innovative Approach to Monitoring Industrial Water Quality in Real-time. Sponsored by Hach, the event discussed how managing industrial water quality has never been more complicated or more expensive. Most industrial operations require quality process water, industrial utilities need water for power generation, and industrial equipment uses water for cooling. Insufficient water quality quickly leads to costly issues: boiler corrosion, biological treatment overload, chemical over usage, or scrapped product.

Dust Control

Chemical Processing recently recently hosted a panel discussion that looked at various issues and developments related to dust and dust-collection systems. Check out this event to learn more from Chilworth Technology, Camfil Farr, Fike and the NFPA.

Dry Materials: Moving Materials Through a Process

Chemical Processing, in partnership with Hapman, recently hosted a live Webcast: Dry Materials: Moving Materials Through a Process. Watch this on-demand event to learn how to properly assess the properties of solids and the insights that can be obtained for both selection of equipment and troubleshooting. You'll also hear about options for moving dry materials through a process.

Alarm Management -- Proven Methods to Alleviate Alarm Issues

Most plants have too many alarms, hampering operators' ability to properly respond to issues. Poorly designed alarms, confusing interfaces, improperly set alarm points, ineffective annunciation and unclear alarm messages all hamper alarm management. This discussion will look at proven methods to address the problems and alleviate alarm issues.

Automated Tank Cleaning: Myth or Fact?

Learn How to Get Tanks Cleaner in Less Time and Lower Operating Costs The benefits of automated tank cleaning are generally well understood – reduced manual labor and more consistent cleaning. However, there are many aspects of automated tank cleaning that are widely misunderstood and prevent people from automating or achieving optimal results. This webinar will take a look at seven common myths about automated tank cleaning. You’ll learn about why most of the perceived obstacles to automation aren’t really obstacles at all and how to optimize cleaning efficiency while using less chemicals and water.

Preparing for Physical and Cyber Security Integration in the Chemical Industry

The CFATS standard first focused on physical security, storage and handling of chemical facilities and feedstock. However, there is also a section on the need for a cyber security program. To date, there has been little detail in that section, but the general intent is for the rapidly-evolving ISA99 standard to become the cyber guidebook for CFATS. When that happens, organizations that are prepared to include cyber controls within or integrated with existing physical security systems will have a significant head start. Join Rick Kaun as he discusses the benefits and challenges of converging physical and cyber security programs.

Process Safety -- How to Successfully Recognize, Avoid and Minimize Risks

The chemicals and processes involved in chemical plant operations often can pose significant hazards such as those from fire, explosions or toxic release. It's crucial to implement processes to detect and prevent these hazards from occurring in the first place. In this Webinar, panelists will offer advice on how to successfully recognize, avoid or minimize such risks.

Webcast: Maximizing Return on Relationships in the Chemicals Industry

Chemicals companies are fairly complex organizations that are dealing with worldwide challenges including consolidation, regulatory issues, complex value chains and collaboration. In this Webcast, IDC Research Analyst Kimberly Knikle discusses strategies chemicals companies can implement to achieve profitable growth by improving their end-to-end sales lifecycle processes. Submitted by Microsoft Dynamics