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Willbros Group has announced that Robert R. Harl, who joined Willbros in 2006 and has served as CEO of the company since January 2007, is retiring as CEO and director when his current employment agree..

Wanted: Future leaders

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has known for some time that a great shift change is eminent. The experienced engineers, chemists and crafts hired in the 1970s and 1980s are reaching retirem..

Integrated software drives improvement in asset management, productivity

Meridium, Inc.: Amos, E.

The evolution is all about connecting people, information and devices to give a holistic view of plant operations used to better manage reliability strategy and operational risk.

Treat security like safety

Honeywell Process Solutions: Gold, S.  |  Baldi, M.

Safety and security work hand in hand in the manufacturing automation arena. As cyber attacks get more sophisticated and costly, there is a growing need to elevate security awareness to the same level as safety.

Access before acceptance: Chip redundancy for SIS

Professional engineer: Modi, R.

Desired automated plant safety functions are implemented via electrical relays, non-programmable solid-state electronics and programmable electronics (PEs) like microprocessors and microcontrollers. I..

The future of HAZOP study software: Break through the clutter

exida LLC: van Beurden, I.

It is no secret that as part of its “CPL 03-00-014–PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program,” the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is conducting ..

Increase polypropylene production via ultra-low levels of carbon monoxide—Case study

BASF: Ali, B.  |  Karrer, L.

This case study investigates using ultra-low levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in propylene to increase polypropylene (PP) production. CO is a severe poison to catalyst systems for both Ziegler-Natta (Z-..

HP Automation Strategies: Industrial security in automation networks

ARC Advisory Group: Menze, T.

At a workshop at ARC Advisory Group’s 2014 European Industry Forum, participants discussed the current cyber security situation in automation networks and developed guidelines on how to harden in..

HP Engineering Case Histories: Case 81: Is consulting a possible second career for you?

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Often, engineers consider becoming consultants as a second career path. This was certainly true for this author, and it occurred early during his career. Equally important, his career turned out well,..

HP Petrochemicals: PVC process gets technology and control updates

World Oil: McGinn, S.

KBR has formed an alliance to sell the exclusive license for JNC Corp.’s PVC process technology, which it inherited from CHISSO Corp.’s business, a pioneer in the Japanese chemical industry.