Analyzers
Case study for a high-performing refinery loss control program
Most refineries have some sort of mass balance and loss control program in place for accounting, planning and scheduling, as well as for financial and operational evaluation purposes.
Innovations
Industrial workers can strengthen their grasp of production and make more informed operating decisions with the new Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5480 controller by Rockwell Automation.
Digital: Digitalization—Why now?
The process industries are under threat.
Fluid Flow: Retrofit for reliability with Coriolis flowmeters
Aging infrastructure has become a much-talked-about issue across the hydrocarbon industry.
Implement AI to predict the composition of chemical plant feed
An important indicator of the technological processes at chemical plants is the composition of the main flows, including feed, products and intermediate flows.
Reliability: Things to ponder when specifying sensor technology for pumps
The application of wireless sensors to monitor process pump hydraulic performance and defect progression in the power end of pumps is of interest to pump users.
Editorial Comment: The materials that advance modern life
Refineries and petrochemical plants contain some of the harshest environments on the planet.
Fluid Flow: Advanced flow dynamics analysis reduces design time for high-performance processes
For a process facility, guaranteeing maximum profit over its lifecycle while increasing safety and taking care of environmental aspects means continuous improvement toward operational excellence.
Onsite
Steve Elliott, Senior Director of Marketing, Schneider Electric, explained how Triconex safety solutions can help to actively manage the profitability of process operations at Triconex’s User Group event.
Innovations
Claroty has made several significant enhancements to its Continuous Threat Detection product.
- Petrobras signs on with Baker Hughes for sweeping gas turbines service agreement 3/18
- Universal Fuel Technologies demonstrates fully drop-in synthetic aviation fuel using HEFA byproducts 3/18
- Slovakia considers higher diesel price for foreigners to battle fuel tourism 3/17
- China's fuel export ban to further tighten Asia supply 3/17
- Japanese refiner Idemitsu to invest $500 MM in Australian Midocean to enter LNG business 3/17
- European airlines plan challenge to EU synthetic jet fuel rules 3/17

