Engineering & Design
Consider comprehensive CPD efforts to cut costs
With performance real-time field data, designers can devise process retrofits at the conceptual stage that control project scope and minimize engineering revisions during FEED and detailed engineering
Is regulatory compliance a burden or an opportunity?
Using a proactive approach can reap significant benefits
Refine your approach to process troubleshooting and optimization
Follow this methodology to improve problem diagnosis and communication
Centralized control room operates five process units
The ‘stretch’ thinking of project team members produced an innovative building in just one and a half years
Improve the capital investment decision-making process
A comprehensive workflow methodology and supporting technology framework offer a solid approach to strategically managing assets, before a company invests major resources
Should you change to contract maintenance and operations?
Here are the major considerations and contractor evaluation tips
Survival guide for a fieldwork assignment
Here are practical tips to help prepare for a journey to the real world of process plants
Treat a drawings update program as a healthy investment
Having access to detailed, current engineering designs is essential for the safety and efficiency of process plants
Improve benzene production from refinery sources
A new cracking route reduces cost of benzene while coproducing ethylene
Improve direct hydration processes
Technology enhancements increase yields and decrease capital costs of making alcohols
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