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HP Reliability: Melding preventive and predictive maintenance
An effective maintenance program places more emphasis on failure prevention than on correction. Using this approach, the net result is safer operations, stable production, higher service factor and lo..
HPInternet: Delft University of Technology
Let's visit Europe this month, specifically the Delft University of Technology's Waterman Institute and the department for Chemical Process Technology (http://www.cpt.stm.tudelft.nl/cpt/). This area o..
HPIn SHE: Just say no!
I have recently been reviewing a number of major accidents, gathering material for a paper to be presented at the World Engineering Congress in 2000. What struck me as interesting about some of these ..
HPIn Processing: Tips to prospective authors
In my five years as Process Editor, I think this summer has been one of the most uneventful in the HPI. Since there is not much newsy-type stuff to write about, I thought I would take this opportunity..
HPIn Competitiveness: Has your firm answered the performance questions?
Most firms and their plants now have a history of undertaking programs to improve equipment reliability and maintenance. Many still expect good results. Some are becoming discouraged. As a predictor..
Trends and Resources
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
Advanced DAF aidsoil, grease removal Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a commonly used clarification process for refinery wastewaters. Free and emulsified oil and grease (O/G) and suspended solids ar..
HPInformer: HPInformer, North America edition
Brown & Root Engineering and Construction, Alhambra, California, and Phillips Chemical Co., Bartlesville, Oklahoma, have collaborated on the application of Philips' E-Series Catalyst for the selective..
HPInformer: HPInformer, International edition
ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, an international electrical engineering company, has agreed with Alfa Laval, Sweden, to acquire its Alfa Laval Automation unit. The acquisition is subject to approval of regu..
New Developments: NEW developments
Bearings resist heat and wear Made from a new and patented material, WearComp bushings and bearings are being used to extend drill time in the well and maintain production equilibrium in downstream ..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction
Another PP expansion for Exxon Chemical Exxon Chemical Co. plans to build a 275-Mtpy polypropylene (PP) facility at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, polyolefins plant. Completion is scheduled for mid-200..
Free Literature: FREE literature
Hydrocarbon calibration standards Air Products offers a new brochure describing the full range of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon process calibration standards and natural gas reference standards ava..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Demand for refined petroleum products is 'enjoying slow, steady growth worldwide,' despite growing concern about the climactic effects of using hydrocarbon fuels, says a report from the International ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Gas to capture 27% share by 2015 of total primary energy consumption
Advances in gas technology have played a leading role in improving the outlook for natural gas in recent years. The 1998 edition of the Gas Research Institute's (GRI) Baseline Projection indicates tha..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Ethylene capacity utilization, margins outlook for next decade
A review from SRI Consulting assesses the influence of the Asian crises on global ethylene demand and the resulting impact on global ethylene capacity buildup. Implications for the industry are also b..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EAM software market to reach $1.9 billion
Leading edge manufacturing companies implementing enterprise asset management (EAM) software solutions are driving the evolutionary process of elevating the traditional computerized maintenance manage..
HP Impact: HPImpact: 'Demand boom' forecast for naphtha, LPG in Middle East refineries
The demand situation in what a new study from the East-West Center calls the "Mideast 9"* is complex. Price increases in Saudi Arabia in 1995, and annually in Iran since 1995, have slowed demand growt..
HP Impact: HPImpact: What are opportunities, constraints for international HPI businesses?
Doing business in a global economy means opportunities, but there are also pressures. A report from the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies and A.T. Kearney analyzes the direction this new business..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Seven devices complete Fieldbus registration
The concept of fieldbus has long-promised fully integrated digital control with interoperable host and field devices. Recently, seven fieldbus devices have successfully completed the Fieldbus Foundati..