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Data historian-based machine condition monitoring

Brüel & Kjær Vibro A/S: Hastings, M.

Machine condition monitoring has been playing an increasingly important role in industrial asset healthcare for many years.

Reduce OPEX and improve sustainability through digital energy optimization strategies

Schneider Electric: Lau, C.

Oil and gas companies are looking for quick ways to reduce OPEX amid the pandemic and oil and gas market crises.

Avoid costly stockouts through inventory sharing

M/s Indorama India Private Ltd. (1): Iyer, K. R.

Inventory sharing, per se, is not a new concept; rather, it is a popular practice in the wholesale and distribution business.

Benefits of using a master station for actuator supervision and control in metering skids

AUMA: Loth, S.

Valve automation in metering skids for the oil and gas industry is a challenging task.

A compliant solution for repairing corroded acid lines with composite materials

CSNRI: Green, M.  |  Rodriguez, R.

Composite materials have been utilized for the repair of corroded or damaged piping in refineries, chemical plants and other highly aggressive operating and production plants around the world for decades.

Valves, Pumps and Turbomachinery: Using 3D metallic printing for manufacturing refinery pump impellers

Siemens Energy: Navrotsky, V.

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D metallic printing, is identified as one of the game-changing technologies in recent years for the oil and gas industry.

Executive Viewpoint : The importance of digital twins and cloud-based services

AVEVA: McCloskey, A.

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing </i> spoke with Andrew McCloskey, Chief Technology Officer and Head of R&D at AVEVA, about how digital twins and cloud-based services are used, their benefits and challenges, security issues, etc., as related to the downstream oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals industries.

Troubleshoot flooding problems in a crude distillation column

Tüpraş: Öztürk, G.  |  Kibar, S.  |  Akyildiz, G.

Crude oil is separated into more valuable products, such as naphtha, kerosene, light diesel, heavy diesel and atmospheric residue, in crude distillation units (CDUs).

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Global refining margins showed mixed results.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s</i> Construction Boxscore Database is tracking nearly 1,400 projects around the world.