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Implement & Build Blog: Inputs for Developing Control System Migration Strategies

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner When considering replacing your existing control system with a new control system it is important to plan the project up front . At Emerson on a typical Greenfield project, we would write a Project Execution Strategy. This is pretty standard because the implementation method of Greenfield projects is well understood and reasonably consistent between projects. For a Brownfield project, this…
- 30 Jun 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Control Strategies to Improve Process Capacity and Efficiency - Part 2

Gregory K McMillan

The post, Control Strategies to Improve Process Capacity and Efficiency - Part 2 first appeared on ControlGlobal.com's Control Talk blog. Here we provide the key points for Part 2 of my recent AIChE St. Louis Section course sponsored by MYNAH Technologies. The focus here is on improving the performance of compressors, jackets, heat exchangers and batch operations and the key role of valve position control (VPC). The…
- 27 Jun 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Reducing Risks in Scheduled Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Jim Cahill

It would be great if plants could run forever after starting them up, but unfortunately, they slowly degrade as they operate. Equipment and assets foul, corrode, erode, rattles and more. Some can be maintained while the process continues to run, but many...
- 17 Jun 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Reducing Risks in Scheduled Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Jim Cahill

It would be great if plants could run forever after starting them up, but unfortunately, they slowly degrade as they operate. Equipment and assets foul, corrode, erode, rattles and more. Some can be maintained while the process continues to run, but many...
- 17 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Reducing Risks in Scheduled Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Jim Cahill

It would be great if plants could run forever after starting them up, but unfortunately, they slowly degrade as they operate. Equipment and assets foul, corrode, erode, rattles and more. Some can be maintained while the process continues to run, but many require the plant to be shut down. These plant turnarounds require much upfront preparation and planning to be done to make sure the scope is clear, the execution…
- 17 Jun 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Reducing Risks in Scheduled Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Jim Cahill

It would be great if plants could run forever after starting them up, but unfortunately, they slowly degrade as they operate. Equipment and assets foul, corrode, erode, rattles and more. Some can be maintained while the process continues to run, but ...
- 17 Jun 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Reducing Risks in Scheduled Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Jim Cahill

It would be great if plants could run forever after starting them up, but unfortunately, they slowly degrade as they operate. Equipment and assets foul, corrode, erode, rattles and more. Some can be maintained while the process continues to run, but ...
- 17 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Improving Capital Project and Plant Turnaround Performance

Jim Cahill

Last week’s Petrochemical Engineering & Construction and Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conferences took place in New Orleans. Here are excepts from the full posts over on the Top Quartile Performance site. Beyond Best Practice: The Latest Thinking in Doing Things Differently As process manufacturing and production capital projects continue to grow in scale and complexity, more and more companies have to ask:…
- 16 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Improving Capital Project and Plant Turnaround Performance

Jim Cahill

Last week’s Petrochemical Engineering & Construction and Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conferences took place in New Orleans. Here are excepts from the full posts over on the Top Quartile Performance site. Beyond Best Practice: The Latest Thinking in Doing Things Differently As process manufacturing and production capital projects continue to grow in scale and complexity, more and more companies have to ask…
- 16 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Improving Capital Project and Plant Turnaround Performance

Jim Cahill

Last week’s Petrochemical Engineering & Construction and Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conferences took place in New Orleans. Here are excepts from the full posts over on the Top Quartile Performance site. Beyond Best Practice: The Latest Thinking in Doing Things Differently As process manufacturing and production capital projects continue to grow in scale and complexity, more and more companies have to ask…
- 16 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Improving Capital Project and Plant Turnaround Performance

Jim Cahill

Last week’s Petrochemical Engineering & Construction and Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conferences took place in New Orleans. Here are excepts from the full posts over on the Top Quartile Performance site. Beyond Best Practice: The Latest Thinking in Doing Things Differently As process manufacturing and production capital projects continue to grow in scale and complexity, more and more companies have to ask…
- 16 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Improving Capital Project and Plant Turnaround Performance

Jim Cahill

Last week’s Petrochemical Engineering & Construction and Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conferences took place in New Orleans. Here are excepts from the full posts over on the Top Quartile Performance site. Beyond Best Practice: The Latest Thinking in Doing Things Differently As process manufacturing and production capital projects continue to grow in scale and complexity, more and more companies have to ask…
- 16 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Top 10 Things to Teach Executives about Stage-Gate Process

Jim Cahill

Independent Project Analysis ‘ Paul Barshop highlighted the importance in using the stage-gate process for process manufacturing and production capital projects during his plenary presentation at the Petrochemical Engineering & Construction conference in New Orleans. The typical project loses 22% of the expected net present value when not following the process. He’s working on a book targeted to a senior executive…
- 7 Jun 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Opportunities in the Petrochemical Industry

Jim Cahill

The petrochemical industry has benefitted from the huge supply increase of natural gas and liquids from shale gas here in the U.S. I’m in New Orleans for the next few days at the Petrochemical Engineering & Construction conference. Simultaneously the Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conference will be happening. Each conference has a Twitter hashtag you can follow at #PEC16 and #GCST16 . I’ll be using these hashtags…
- 7 Jun 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Control Strategies to Improve Process Capacity and Efficiency - Part 1

Gregory K McMillan

The post, Control Strategies to Improve Process Capacity and Efficiency - Part 1 , first appeared on ControlGlobal.com's Control Talk blog. Many simple additions to PID control loops are presented here that can increase the plant production rate, yield, product quality, and on-stream time. The improvements typically can be done by the selection of PID options, pairing of variables, and the addition of PID controllers…
- 22 May 2016
Improve & Modernize Blog: How Does Your Control System Measure Up Against Best Practices?

Jim Cahill

Author: Jocelyn Sexton When analyzing Best Practices, you want to know if your control system is up to par. Not only do you want to know if you’re meeting or exceeding industry standards and benchmarks, but you want to ensure your system is reliable and performing optimally to generate the results you expect. So how do you compare? Many customers have questions about improving reliability, security and managing…
- 20 May 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on...
- 17 May 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on...
- 17 May 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on this. I think understanding other people’s views is really important to people who may be reading this. My other posts in this series are: General Considerations Process…
- 17 May 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on this. I think understanding other people’s views is really important to people who may be reading this. My other posts in this series are: General Considerations Process…
- 17 May 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on this. I think understanding other people’s views is really important to people who may be reading this. My other posts in this series are: General Considerations Process…
- 17 May 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on this. I think understanding other people’s views is really important to people who may be reading this. My other posts in this series are: General Considerations Process…
- 17 May 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on this. I think understanding other people’s views is really important to people who may be reading this. My other posts in this series are: General Considerations Process…
- 17 May 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments ...
- 17 May 2016
Plan & Design Blog: Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner This is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is ‘Hardware’. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments o...
- 17 May 2016