December 2002

The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) held its 2002 annual conference and exhibit on Oct. 21 - 24 in Chicago. Since most of the leading instrumentation suppliers did..

. . . As if you needed to be reminded, you might say. Nevertheless, industry continues to experience equipment and component failures that could have been avoided by simple root-cause a..

Have you ever wondered where U.S. Congress representatives get the information they need to make decisions on laws that affect so many lives? True, much of the information comes from lo..

Many process industry companies struggle with the "as-built" data that is handed over at the end of a construction project. But what do you do with it so that it will provide value thro..

Real-time catalyst monitoring software CRI Catalyst Company and Pavilion Technologies, Inc. have introduced the CATSCAN catalyst performance modeling system. It combines CRI's catalyst ..

Upcoming scientific meetings The 16th International Symposium, Exhibit and Workshop on preparative / process chromatography, ion exchange, adsorption / desorption process and related se..

Optimize inventory management Shared Inventory Management Service is claimed to optimize inventory management in manufacturing companies. This Web-based, vendor-managed inventory service com..

Chemical plant expansion Petrocon Engineering Inc. (PEI), an ENGlobal Corp. subsidiary, has a contract with Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (CPChem). The agreement is for engineering, procu..

New gas and equipment catalog Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.'s newest Specialty Gas and Equipment Catalog features over 460 pages of information. It includes: ordering information; specifications, g..

  Project costs Take a look at how..

This year's Engineering & Construction Contracting (ECC) Conference attracted over 265 registered attendees. Joining under the theme of "An Industry In Challenging Times: Unlocking New ..

Industry analysts with Daratech (www.daratech.com) have researched what process industry companies require in technology that is constantly evolving for data management. Here're some of..

Controversy builds character. Without a doubt, the HPI companies that are surviving these recent times are true characters. As 2002 closes, the majority of businesses are heaving a sigh..

Here’s how to engineer to the job’s best interest, instead of the demands of the tools

Structured approach ensures early integration of cost-effective, user-friendly designs

Gas-to-liquids (GTL) has now become the most talked about petroleum process that has failed to materialize on a massive scale: only 40,000 b/d of capacity is presently onstream worldwid..

Sometimes a troubleshooter has to be a detective

By recognizing which process conditions are limiting, designs can avoid pitfalls in control strategies

This database compares and prioritizes different maintenance options

Comparison with actual plant data shows it is accurate enough for real-time optimization

  Table 1. Turnaround management process phases ..

Incorporate these work processes and key elements

Using a new catalytic system, steamcrackers can produce more C3s from existing units