Process Control
Emerging technologies and six sigma
Achieving this performance level can result in substantial gains in product quality and productivity
HP Control: Progress in fieldbus
Several encouraging announcements were made at the Fieldbus Foundation's (Austin, Texas) '98 General Assembly, March 5, in Houston. These included acceptance of the Foundation Fieldbus interoperabilit..
HPInternet: Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS)
If you have a pipeline, run a pipeline or worry about a pipeline, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has information for you. Their new Web site is http://ops.dot.gov. From it, DOT's Research..
HP Control: Controversy in control
I am requesting more input from you to include in this column or to publish as "Letters to the editor". Due to the rapid changes occurring in process control, primarily because of dramatic increases i..
HPInternet: Blockage and fouling in the refining industry
Have you ever had to deal with paraffin wax deposition in your processing units? How about asphaltene fouling in your desalter? Have you ever noticed that asphaltene solubility is inversely related to..
HP Control: The quest for six sigma
After a century of 10% operating margins, they have risen to 15% in the past five years. Inventory turns — a key measure of asset utilization — have nearly doubled, freeing up $6 billion in ..
HPInternet: Hydrocarbon Online
Attention all refining personnel — here's a site with you in mind. Hydrocarbon Online (HO) (http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/) has collected quite a bit of information just for you. This is one o..
HPInternet: API EnCompass
We've all heard of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and all it does for the industry. But, if you are like me, you may have never heard of the API EnCompass. EnCompass was created in 1954 by a g..
HP Control: Does CLRTO work?
The National Petroleum Refiners Association (Washington, D.C.) held their annual Computer Conference and Showcase Nov. 16–19 in New Orleans. The event included papers and breakout sessions on pro..
HPInternet: International Energy Agency
If your business assignment calls for global knowledge and you need current and detailed hydrocarbon information from many countries, this may well be your favorite spot on the Internet. IEA backgroun..
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