This webinar examines the current status of the U.S. chemical industry as well as its outlook over the next several years. We will start with examination of the economic environment, with an emphasis on the recovery from the Covid-19 recession and additional focus on housing, light vehicles and other important end-use markets.
We will then focus on: 1) basic chemicals and synthetic materials; and 2) specialty chemicals. Our premise is that the shale-advantage of the former will be retained. On the latter segment, our premise is that it will reflect the recovery in manufacturing and will be possibly aided by reshoring in the upcoming years. Of particular interest to those in process engineering and chemical company capital programs, we will assess the capital spending outlook.
Today, more than ever, autonomous operations and auto adaptation is required to overcome system challenges in chemical feed systems. Manufactures often talk about the features and capabilities of products, but without directly linking these to applications, it can be difficult to see the value. Special technologies like Flow Control and Measurement capabilities directly integrated into a dosing pump sound interesting, but what does it really mean for your application? In this webinar, we will dive into the details of how this technology works and why it is something that should be considered for anyone looking for the most accurate, robust, reliable, and user-friendly chemical metering pump. Additionally, you will learn how this technology can deliver real-time diagnostics and chemical usage feedback to keep your plant running smoothly.
During 2020 the Chemicals Industry became a highly dynamic environment increasing the need for companies to adapt to different demands and production loads. Among the top enablers to help face these uncertainties are Cloud and Artificial Intelligence. During this webinar, we will explore how cloud-based, AI-driven Predictive Asset Optimization provides very early detection of O&M issues and a 360o view of risk, facilitating optimization of operational efficiency, production, and costs based on known constraints or potential loss of equipment. As a result, plants can manage risks, thus decreasing production losses due to downtime and optimizing operations and maintenance strategies. We will explore this cutting-edge AI solution, the cognitive technologies behind it, and real world case studies that bring its value to the forefront.
As more industries bring more analytical equipment online, it is increasingly important to have high-quality sampling systems in place to accurately capture process conditions for later analysis. Sampling reliability is necessary to optimize your costs and ensure the quality of your process outputs, but finding the right system requires careful analysis of a variety of factors, including sample pressure, temperature, phase, compatibility, and chemical composition. Swagelok advisors routinely help customers work through the complex considerations necessary to choose a grab sampling system that will perform reliably in their specific applications, and our experts have tapped decades of chemical processing and sampling experience to design safe, easy-to-use, locally configurable grab sampling solutions. In this webinar, we will explain how to decide between grab sampling and online analyzer systems, requirements for designing a high-performing liquid grab sampling system, and tips to find a grab sampling system that meets your needs.
Maintenance and design engineers are increasingly searching for lightweight and cost-effective materials like plastics, which are easy to fabricate, and are capable of providing extended service life in a given application. For these reasons, plastics are being considered more frequently as the material of choice when designing components for use in chemical plants. However, choosing the correct plastic for the application is critical, as plastics offer an incredibly broad range of performance characteristics. For many decades, engineers have specified fluoropolymers, a specific family of plastics, for their plant’s critical fluid handling systems to transport some of the world’s harshest and most corrosive chemicals safely and dependably. Fluoropolymers offer a unique combination of thermal stability, chemical and corrosion resistance, and ultra-high purity that make them the ideal choice for a wide variety of applications.
This webinar will provide engineers and plant personnel case histories identifying where fluoropolymers, like Kynar® PVDF and Kynar Flex® PVDF, are currently used, why they were specified, and where they have been successfully handling the most corrosive and highly critical fluids for years. Performance against various chemistries such as concentrated strong acids, chlorinated solutions, and chemical mixtures will be discussed. Engineers will also learn about how to fabricate with fluoropolymers, including pipe joining methods, vessel fabrication, and tower packing considerations. By learning some of the sweet spots for fluoropolymers in chemical applications, engineers can design and implement longer lasting and more dependable fluid handling systems in a chemical plant’s harshest environments.
When it comes to the reliability of equipment in process facilities, it is imperative that operators, managers, and maintenance teams have a clear picture of each machine’s health in real-time. COMPACS represents a paradigm shift from sudden equipment failures to early detection and identification of issues. What does this mean for your facility? In this webinar you will learn how to virtually eliminate all accidents and fires and knowing the real-time health of all the equipment in your facility empowers you to schedule maintenance and repairs in the most cost-effective manner possible.
This webinar will also cover:
• Operator Driven Reliability
• How to use Digital Reliability to Efficiently Plan Maintenance and Repairs
• Maximizing Machinery Uptime and eliminating Unplanned Downtime
Dynamics Scientific Production Center has spent nearly 3 decades developing the COMPACS System for real-time machinery diagnostics in process facilities. With the COMPACS System, you can achieve optimal reliability through real-time monitoring of vibration as well as other parameters. Through the system’s Artificial Intelligence, process facility teams will get real-time feedback on the health of machinery as well as specific prescriptions for maintenance and repair before catastrophic issues occur. The system detects and identifies root causes of malfunctions several minutes, hours or even days before equipment failure.
What is the hardest thing you calibrate? What is your current method of getting the job done? Roy Tomalino and Ned Espy of Beamex are back for another webinar on temperature calibration! This webinar will highlight the real-life obstacles and difficulties that technicians face while calibrating in the field, and what can be done to improve the process for you and your results. Join us for a live demo based on actual challenges faced by one of our customers—a complicated loop calibration of a temperature probe, transmitter, and DCS readout. Once registered, we encourage you to send us what you consider to be the biggest challenge you face when calibrating, as we will address a select few of these during our interactive Q&A session! Instructions on how to do so will be included *below* this description in your confirmation email. We will also be discussing accuracy, ITS-90 and Callendar van Dusen coefficients, as well as sharing various calibration hacks and workarounds that will produce more consistency, and hopefully less work.
If you’re involved in equipment design, maximizing refinery uptime and efficiency, troubleshooting problems or preparing for turnarounds, and are interested in the latest predictive digital simulation and analytics technology, this webinar is for you.
Operational excellence and innovation are key to increasing profitability in the refining and petrochemicals industries. To outperform in today’s competitive market, engineers need tools that enable them to develop the most complete understanding of the complex physical and chemical processes occurring in the equipment and facilities they design, operate and maintain.
Whether it’s quantifying risk of vibration in piping, maldistribution of flow causing catalyst exhaustion, separation performance, combustion, thermal fatigue or coking, successful management of fluid and particle dynamics, heat transfer and structural behavior are critical for maximizing refinery uptime and process efficiency and avoiding unplanned shutdowns.
This webinar will introduce the role of simulation-based digital twins in operating more efficient, more reliable facilities and in meeting environmental regulations. It will provide specific case study examples of how a predictive engineering approach is being applied in refineries and process systems and adding value throughout the engineering life-cycle.
Bentley Systems is a leading global provider of software solutions for the design, construction, and operations of asset intensive infrastructures. Bentley Systems is leading the evolution of Digitization technologies that impact Reliability, Maintenance, and Operational Excellence in the Energy Sector, by harnessing the power of APM and Digital Twin technologies.
In this webinar we will propose a value hypothesis based on a theoretical 100,000 barrel a day refinery as it relates to our APM and Digital Twin technologies. We will then validate said value hypothesis, by sharing results from three of our users who deployed and leveraged our technologies. Our first user designed and implemented an Information Plant (IP) at its refinery that integrated the facility’s technical data, engineering resource planning information, and documents into one reliable system, improving and supporting daily operations, maintenance, projects, and business decisions. Our second user implemented AssetWise Asset Reliability to digitalize, automate, and compile all reliability and integrity analysis and inspection data management into one connected data environment integrated to SAP Enterprise Asset Management system for work execution. Our last user example brought all their refinery asset data and information together to contextualize, validate and visualize complete asset and reliability data into a complete Digital Twin.
When it comes to the reliability of equipment in process facilities, it is imperative that operators, managers, and maintenance teams have a clear picture of each machine’s health in real-time. COMPACS represents a paradigm shift from sudden equipment failures to early detection and identification of issues. What does this mean for your facility?
In this webinar you will learn how to virtually eliminate all accidents and fires and knowing the real-time health of all the equipment in your facility empowers you to schedule maintenance and repairs in the most cost-effective manner possible.
This webinar will also cover:
Operator Driven Reliability
How to use Digital Reliability to Efficiently Plan Maintenance and Repairs
Maximizing Machinery Uptime and eliminating Unplanned Downtime