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May 1, 2013
If your plant is not performing, consider this engineering service
Launched in 2012, Process Care Solution is a service that provides a team of experienced engineers and other experts with knowledge and expertise in process engineering and project management, to rapidly...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/If-your-plant-is-not-performing-consider-this-engineering-service_10482.html
April 8, 2013
Siemens and Bentley extend collaboration to the process industry
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany: www.siemens.com/industryautomation) and Bentley Systems Systems (Exton, Pa.; www.bently.com) announced today at the Hannover Messe that they are stepping up their strategic collaboration, focusing on the process industry sector in fields such as chemicals, energy, pharmaceuticals, and oil and gas. Both companies are targeting increased...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Siemens-and-Bentley-extend-collaboration-to-the-process-industry_10411.html
January 8, 2013
Aveva announces the commercial availability of AVEVA Everything3D
Aveva Solutions Ltd. (Aveva; Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) announced today the commercial availability of its brand-new plant design software, AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D), setting a new level of performance for major capital engineering projects. AVEVA E3D drives the adoption of Lean Construction by enabling engineering, procurement and construction contractors (EPCs) to break down barriers between...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Aveva-announces-the-commercial-availability-of-AVEVA-Everything3D_10103.html
August 1, 2012
Process Lead Responsibilities In Design Projects
Arbitrarily, process leads can be categorized into three different sub-categories or levels. Level one process leads are those who directly interact with the client to achieve the results required of the project, and are therefore accountable for any and all mishaps. Additionally, these leads supervise other lead process engineers who in turn supervise a team of their own. In the second level, process...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Process-Lead-Responsibilities-In-Design-Projects_9555.html
April 16, 2012
Aveva Laser Modeller reduces 3D modeling time by up to 50%
Aveva (Manchester, U.K.; www.aveva.com) has today announced the commercial release of a brand new product in its Aveva Plant portfolio, Aveva Laser Modeller, a 3D laser scanning software solution that can reduce brownfield facility intelligent 3D modeling time by up to 50%, says the company. Key customers have over the past 12 months played an integral role in the development and testing process of this...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Aveva-Laser-Modeller-reduces-3D-modeling-time-by-up-to-50-percent_9243.html
April 1, 2012
Revamping Your Process Plant
When a process plant is set up, an owner has several things in mind; the market demand for his product and hence the plant capacity, the plant cost, the space availability, space for future expansion and so on. Once a plant has been built, there is equipment that has additional design margins. For example, columns and pumps are specified with 10% margins. Control valves are specified with approximately a...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Revamping-Your-Process-Plant_9184.html
January 1, 2012
Designing Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers: Avoid Vibration From The Start
Mechanical integrity is an essential consideration in heat exchanger design. The most common threat to this integrity is tube bundle vibration. So, the computer programs used for heat exchanger design incorporate procedures that assess this threat. However, such analysis is generally undertaken after exchanger geometry has been identified. The result can be that geometry that is optimal in terms of thermal...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Designing-Shell-and-Tube-Heat-Exchangers-Avoid-Vibration-From-The-Start_8834.html
December 1, 2011
Turnarounds: Shorter, Safer, Simpler
Today’s plant turnarounds bear little resemblance to those of the past: Last-minute preparations and procurements combined with hurried work plans penciled into a notebook often led to undisciplined procedures, incidents and equipment that still operated with defective parts. Those bygone practices have been cleaned up and replaced with clearer processes as turnarounds have become critical to a...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Turnarounds-Shorter-Safer-Simpler_8780.html
November 1, 2011
Piping: Minimizing the Risk of 'Pre-buys'
To stay on budget, major capital projects often call for aggressive schedules. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors often end up using work processes that are not part of an established or standard work procedure. This is especially true when it comes to acquiring materials to support the schedule, particularly for critical paths related to the piping design, supply, fabricate and...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Piping-Minimizing-the-Risk-of-Pre-buys_8617.html
March 28, 2011
Process technology for best use of energy and raw materials
As at Achema 2009, the theme of this engineering-and-construction firm’s AchemAsia exhibition stand will be “The power of the new.” The company’s employees invest all their energy...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Process-technology-for-best-use-of-energy-and-raw-materials_7426.html
March 28, 2011
Process technology for making chemicals from coal
The MegaMethanol and MTP (methanol-to-propylene) concepts open new routes for coal monetization, and SNG (substitute natural gas) is a possible way to convert coal into a transportable fuel — methane. SNG can be used either for power generation...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Process-technology-for-making-chemicals-from-coal_7439.html
March 28, 2011
Expanded design services offered by this firm
This company recently introduced an expanded services department to complement its software products. Supporting the petroleum and...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Expanded-design-services-offered-by-this-firm_7443.html
March 28, 2011
Use this software package for technical plotting
PSI-Plot Version 9.5 for Windows is designed for technical plotting and data processing in science and engineering fields. Version 9.5 builds...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Use-this-software-package-for-technical-plotting_7444.html
March 28, 2011
Fabric containment enclosures that are fully configurable
Zoneworks Zoneworks enclosures (photo) are designed to provide enclosure to rooms or individual instruments for control of...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Fabric-containment-enclosures-that-are-fully-configurable_7507.html
March 28, 2011
Higher resolution improves the details of 3D models
Aveva Review is an established application for 3D design communication. It creates high-quality, photo-realistic renderings of 3D models that can be used by all stakeholders in a project to carry out design...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Higher-resolution-improves-the-details-of-3D-models_7653.html
March 1, 2011
Improving Information Management
Maximizing quality, minimizing cost and meeting schedule milestones are ever-present challenges in large projects. While significant progress has been made in certain areas of facility construction, the management of project-related information continues to struggle. Information received by operators tends to be incomplete and inaccurate, while the cost of producing it remains high. Common reasons for...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Improving-Information-Management_6449.html
November 1, 2010
Predict and Prevent Air Entrainment in Draining Tanks
When tanks are draining, the potential may exist for a swirling vortex to form leading from the liquid surface to any of the bottom-exit or side-exit nozzles connected to downstream piping (Figure 1). One important aspect of the vortex is whether it will entrain air or other gases into the discharge flow. Such vapor entrainment can lead to a host of problems, ranging from vacuum collapse of the supply...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Predict-and-Prevent-Air-Entrainment-in-Draining-Tanks_6114.html
October 1, 2010
Crossover Applications for the ASME-Bioprocessing Equipment Standard
Because the global chemical process industries (CPI) encompass so many varied industry segments — including the conversion of raw materials and intermediates into chemicals and petrochemicals, fats and oils, paints and coatings, food and beverages, the refining of petroleum, the production of pharmaceuticals and others — there is considerable overlap in terms of the types of equipment...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Crossover-Applications-for-the-ASME-Bioprocessing-Equipment-Standard_6047.html
September 1, 2010
Selecting Laboratory Exhaust Systems
As components of chemical research facilities, fume-hood exhaust systems for laboratory workstations are often taken for granted. Yet the choice of exhaust system, when designing or specifying a laboratory workstation, can have a tremendous impact on the safety of the laboratory building’s occupants as well as those in adjacent buildings. The choice of a fume-hood exhaust system can also affect a...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Selecting-Laboratory-Exhaust-Systems_5964.html
September 1, 2010
Recover Waste Heat From Fluegas
The ever-increasing cost of fuel and relentless push for environmental responsibility are constant factors in the profitability of many chemical process operations, and fluctuations in the prices of natural gas and other fuels can make it hard to predict future energy costs and the impact of such fluctuations on profits. However, the impact of fluctuating fuel costs, and the regulatory uncertainty related...
http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/design_engineering_and_construction/Recover-Waste-Heat-From-Fluegas_5965.html
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