Automated Valves and Security
In todays environment of security awareness there is a heightened concern over maintaining the integrity of plant operations.
A Primer on Castings
Valve components, such as bodies, bonnets and caps, are manufactured either by forging or casting.
#components #standards #basics
From Coal to Combined Cycle
In the United States and around the world, industrial processers are striving to do more with less—to maximize efficiency, minimize costs and remain compliant with increasingly stringent regulations governing operations and output.
#standards
Private Operations Can Run Lean and Mean
During the 1990s, it was popular for municipalities around the world to enter into agreements with private contractors for water and wastewater treatment plants and services.
#water-wastewater
How a Refinery Significantly Reduced Fugitive Emissions
The BP refinery in Whiting, IN has 80,000 valves in its leak detection and repair (LDAR) program.
#maintenance-repair
Smarter Pump Operation
Have you ever experienced a sprained ankle that tweaked your hip joint and then resulted in a stiff back?
Waste to Renewable Chemicals
More than 93% of Edmonton, Alberta’s nearly 880,000 residents recycle, keeping 60% of waste out of the landfills.
Mining for Value
At VMA’s annual Market Outlook Workshop held in Boston this past August, Glen Ives, chair of Deloitte Canada, reported on the state of the mining industry and the trends affecting its profitability and future.
“I am an economic bull,” he said. “I look at China and see an economy that's growing and will double in the next 10 years.
#VMAnews
Evaluating and Proving SIS Safety Levels
Because the equipment used in a safety instrumented system (SIS) application has a critical job, such equipment must be carefully evaluated and justified.
#automation
Mitigating the Effects of Cycling a Power Plant
Significant changes in the power industry over the last 15 years have created new challenges for owners and operators of today’s generation facilities.