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    • Reliability & Maintenance

    To keep plants running smoothly, testing and troubleshooting tools are evolving to improve maintenance workers’ efficiency and productivity. Condition monitoring technologies free up resources and give professionals the information they need about asset health. In addition, as more real-time asset health information becomes available plants can turn to a proactive rather than reactive approach.

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    workers in an industrial plant for the production and processing of crude oil

    Leverage Unplanned Shutdowns to Enhance Safety Testing

    Chris Powell, ae Solutions
    Discover how unplanned shutdowns can facilitate proof testing of safety instrumented functions, improving safety protocols and minimizing downtime.
    Source: Merck

    Benefits, Drawbacks of Single-Use Technologies In Biopharmaceuticals

    Seán Ottewell
    Significant advantages in flexibility, cost-effectiveness and efficiency are attractive to the bioprocessing sector, but there are downsides.
    Source: Shutterstock.
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    Use HAZOPs Properly

    Andrew Sloley, Plant InSites columnist
    A hazard and operability study (HAZOP) mostly is a safety design check, not a design development review. Making and finalizing major design choices should occur long before a ...
    Amin Almasi
    Operational Flexibility and Reconfigurability

    Key Elements of Operational Flexibility in Chemical Plants

    Amin Almasi
    Reconfigurability, adaptability and production flexibility become exceptionally valuable during disruptive events.
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    Single Use Technology Poised for Growth

    Seán Ottewell
    Jan. 4, 2023
    Vendors report high demand as customers look to increase efficiencies.
    Atlas Copco
    Compressor Room

    Choose the Correct Air Compressor

    Paul Humphreys
    Nov. 9, 2022
    When selecting an air compressor, focusing on the energy bill for the current unit and potential savings can lead to a suboptimum choice. Instead, users should keep five key points...