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Predicting centrifugal compressor performance
When a plant revamp is planned, assessing an existing centrifugal compressor to meet new performance requirements is essential.
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Building robust hydroprocessing operations
Advances in catalyst technology enable refiners to maximise profitability by processing opportunity crudes and running heavier feeds.
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High-purity propylene from refinery LPG
A case study and financial analysis show that investment opportunities for refiners exist with the expected future high price of propylene
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Catalyst responds to cold flow challenges (TIA)
A Greek refiner needed to expand exports of automotive diesel oil beyond the saturated market in Greece.
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A novel approach to the conversion of hydrogen sulphide to elemental sulphur is expected to extend the economic range for Claus plants.
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Distributor design and testing
A new main fractionator designed to separate a range of feed streams incorporates multiple layers of structured packing and a slurry section. Flow testing ...
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Spherical catalyst carriers with unprecedented size uniformity (ERTC)
An increased demand for small diameter (less than 4 mm) spherical catalyst carriers led to the development of Saint-Gobain NorPro’s Accu® Spheres.
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Renewable fuels and biofuels in a petroleum refinery
Sound judgement of process environment, logistics and product properties is needed to process fossil and bio-derived raw materials on a single site
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(White Paper) Oil and gas operations success hinges on digital transformation. Between diverse business models and fluctuating market and regulatory pressures, ...
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Evaluating hydrogen rich fuel gas firing
A sudden shift to hydrogen rich fuel gas firing may not be prudent if a fired heater is not designed for it.
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A process for wet scrubbing off-gases from the SRU helps preserve neighbourly relations.
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Delayed coker revamp for a capacity increase
Revamping to a three-drum coker arrangement delivered improved product yields, higher throughput, and greater feedstock flexibility.
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Catalytic reforming in the biorefinery
Optimum production of hydrogen in the reformer enables profitable production of diesel range biofuels by hydrotreating residual oils.
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Hybrid modelling combines artificial intelligence and processing expertise to develop accurate models of refining processes.
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Trends and developments in gas analysis
Technical and digital developments are modernising the way gas analysers are built and used.
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Reducing FCC main fractionator operating risks
Analysis of an FCC main fractionator upset and follow-up revamp showed that removal of the HCO wash section did not impact operations or product quali ...
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More petrochemicals with less capital spending
Even in nations with exceptional dependence on transportation fuels like Brazil, better integration with petrochemicals production is essential for re ...
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Experimental phase balance assessment for duplex stainless steel welded pipe
This paper discusses the assessment of weld metal ferrite content in duplex stainless steel pipe welded at a 45˚angle
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Delek brings refineries into synchronised digital maturity
Since the company was founded in the early 2000s, the business strategy at Delek US Holdings, Inc. has focused on rapid growth through acquisition of downstream ...
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Computation of heat conduction in welding of thick wall reactor vessels
The welding of reactors in refinery is complex due to various phase formation during and after welding. Each phase was unique with success of welding lies ...
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CCS from refinery emissions: CO2 purity must be analysed and controlled
One of the most promising measures to decarbonise refinery operations is carbon capture and storage (CCS) from existing combustion processes, such as process ...
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IMO 2020 - Maritime CEMS and refinery changes
For several years, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has stipulated low levels of sulphur emissions close to densely populated coastal areas, ...
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Fifty years of CCR platforming
Professionals in the oil and gas industry today may not remember when gasoline was sold in multiple grades that included fuels containing tetraethyl l ...
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Valve size often is described by the nominal size of the end connections, but a more important measure is the flow that the valve can provide.
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Spent sulphuric acid regeneration (SAR) process
Several chemical processes utilise concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst or dehydrating agent, in which the acid becomes “spent”; ie, weakened ...
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Processing high TAN crude: part I
Huizhou, which is the first refinery for processing 100% high TAN crude, started up in 2009. This article describes the challenges of an opportunity crude ...
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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
With increasing demand for diesel, more stringent product specifications for cleaner fuels, reduced fuel oil demand and the economic advantages in processing ...
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Sour water strippers: design and operation
Simpler, more cost-effective sour water stripper designs can outperform more generally accepted designs in the refining industry
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Naphtha catalytic cracking for propylene production
Investment in on-purpose propylene production technology based on naphtha-based feedstock is taking on various process configurations
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Gasifying coke to produce hydrogen in refineries
Coke gasification to produce hydrogen for hydroprocessing is more capital intensive than steam methane reforming, but not so vulnerable to natural gas ...
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(White Paper) Oil and gas operations success hinges on digital transformation. Between diverse business models and fluctuating market and regulatory pressures, ...
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Ensuring business continuity with reliable and secure treated water webinar
(Webinar) - Learn how you can mitigate risk by improving security and reliability of treated water supply with mobile and temporary water treatment services ...
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The case for plant modernization and upgrades webinar
(Webinar) - With a system that's outdated or showing signs of it, you are well aware of the risks of running your plant processes with aging hardware and ...
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PT Pertamina Rosneft selects Shell Catalysts & Technologies
PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PT PRPP) will build a grassroots refinery in Tuban, Java Timur, Indonesia, using state-of-the-art proprietary ...
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Hengyi Industries selects advanced reforming and aromatics technologies from Honeywell UOP
Honeywell today announced that Hengyi Industries will use advanced reforming and aromatics technologies from Honeywell UOP at its integrated petrochemical ...
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Reuters Events unveils Petrochemical Supply Chain & Logistics USA 2021
Reuters Events today announced details of an event that will be key for a sector that accounts for 25% of US gross domestic product. Petrochemical Supply ...
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Closing of remaining 40% of Shenyang Yuanda Compressor successfully completed
After the signing for the acquisition of the remaining 40% of Shenyang Yuanda Compressor which took place on January 25, 2021, the closing has now also ...
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ISAB selects IsoTherming® Hydroprocessing technology from DuPont Clean Technologies
DuPont Clean Technologies today announced it has signed a contract with ISAB S.r.l, to revamp the refinery’s existing trickle bed diesel hydrotreater ...
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Baker Hughes to acquire ARMS Reliability
Baker Hughes has announced it is acquiring ARMS Reliability, a leading global provider of reliability solutions to some of the world’s largest industrial ...
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GEA supplies compressor packages for refinery application in Azerbaijan
Honeywell UOP selected GEA Refrigeration Technologies’ oil & gas team to supply engineered compression packages for a tail gas application at a refinery ...
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PT Pertamina Rosneft selects Shell Catalysts & Technologies
PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PT PRPP) will build a grassroots refinery in Tuban, Java Timur, Indonesia, using state-of-the-art proprietary ...
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Hengyi Industries selects advanced reforming and aromatics technologies from Honeywell UOP
Honeywell today announced that Hengyi Industries will use advanced reforming and aromatics technologies from Honeywell UOP at its integrated petrochemical ...
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ISAB selects IsoTherming® Hydroprocessing technology from DuPont Clean Technologies
DuPont Clean Technologies today announced it has signed a contract with ISAB S.r.l, to revamp the refinery’s existing trickle bed diesel hydrotreater ...
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GEA supplies compressor packages for refinery application in Azerbaijan
Honeywell UOP selected GEA Refrigeration Technologies’ oil & gas team to supply engineered compression packages for a tail gas application at a refinery ...
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Burckhardt Compression wins order for hydrogen liquefaction plant in South Korea
Burckhardt Compression has been selected as compressor supplier for a new-built hydrogen liquefaction plant in South Korea. The order includes two BCS ...
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Axens selected for Numaligarh refinery expansion project
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum and ...
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Maire Tecnimont Group and Essential Energy USA to build biorefinery in South America
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., through its subsidiary NextChem and Essential Energy USA Corp, today have executed a Front-End Engineering Design contract as well ...
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ORLEN Lietuv selects DuPont Clean Technologies
DuPont Clean Technologies has been awarded the contract to supply ORLEN Lietuva with licensing, engineering, and technical services for a STRATCO® alkylation ...
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GEA supplies gas cleaning systems for the FCCU of two Refineries in Spain
GEA has received two orders for gas cleaning systems from the oil and energy group Compañía Española de Petróleos SA (CEPSA, Madrid, Spain) for their ...
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Ensuring business continuity with reliable and secure treated water webinar
(Webinar) - Learn how you can mitigate risk by improving security and reliability of treated water supply with mobile and temporary water treatment services ...
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The case for plant modernization and upgrades webinar
(Webinar) - With a system that's outdated or showing signs of it, you are well aware of the risks of running your plant processes with aging hardware and ...
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Reuters Events unveils Petrochemical Supply Chain & Logistics USA 2021
Reuters Events today announced details of an event that will be key for a sector that accounts for 25% of US gross domestic product. Petrochemical Supply ...
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Closing of remaining 40% of Shenyang Yuanda Compressor successfully completed
After the signing for the acquisition of the remaining 40% of Shenyang Yuanda Compressor which took place on January 25, 2021, the closing has now also ...
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Baker Hughes to acquire ARMS Reliability
Baker Hughes has announced it is acquiring ARMS Reliability, a leading global provider of reliability solutions to some of the world’s largest industrial ...
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Enel Green Power and Saras team up to develop green hydrogen
Enel Green Power and Saras signed a memorandum of intent to develop a green hydrogen project in Sardinia. The solution being studied involves using a 20 ...
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Fulcrum BioEnergy selects site for UK waste to fuels plant
Fulcrum BioEnergy, a pioneer in the production of low-carbon, transportation fuels from municipal solid waste, announces the site selection and launch ...
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Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company has achieved an impressive 92% catalyst selectivity at the start of the most recent cycle at its 600,000-t/y ...
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XRG completes turnkey heater efficiency project
XRG Technologies recently completed the revamp of a large vertical cylinder (VC) crude heater, solving several operational problems while increasing efficiency ...
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Grabner Instruments launches MINIFLASH FPA vision autosampler
Grabner Instruments, a leading manufacturer of analytical laboratory testing equipment, is pleased to launch the new MINIFLASH FPA Vision Autosampler, ...
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Dräger releases new multigas detector, X-act 7000
Concentrations of hazardous substances in the ambient air at the workplace should not exceed specified limit values. Monitoring these sometimes very low ...
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Honeywell introduces virtual reality-based simulator
Honeywell today announced the introduction of an advanced industrial training solution that combines 3D immersive technology with industry-leading operator ...
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Yokogawa to release plant resource manager (PRM) R4.04
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the November 20 release of Plant Resource Manager (PRM™) R4.04, the latest version of a software package in the ...
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SPECTRO introduces SPECTROGREEN TI ICP-OES analyzer
SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced the newest version of its SPECTROGREEN inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) ...
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BASF adds to its selective hydrogenation catalysts portfolio
A new series of commercially proven alumina catalysts is now available with new performance features that can benefit selective hydrogenation applications ...
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Emerson launches the Rosemount™ 700XA gas chromatograph
Emerson today introduced the Rosemount™ 700XA gas chromatograph (GC), the industry’s first single-analyzer solution to provide measurement of sulfur ...
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FLIR Systems introduces Vue TZ20 dual thermal camera drone payload
Plug-and-Play Gimbal System for the DJI Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 Offers High-Definition FLIR Thermal Imaging with Zoom Capabilities to Improve ...
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REMBE® Q-Ball® E guarantees maximum venting efficiency with minimum weight
As a pioneer in developing flameless explosion venting systems, REMBE® has fundamentally changed the world of explosion protection. With the Q-Ball® ...
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DuraZOOM™ - industry-leading olefin and octane enhancement
DuraZOOM additive is the latest in a long line of light olefins and octane enhancers manufactured by Albemarle. ZSM-5 additives were developed by Mobil ...
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Hyper/Secondary compressor components
Burckhardt Compression is the recognized worldwide market leader and pioneer in Hyper Compressor technology since 1951. Our long standing know-how and ...
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Gas/Liquid separation technology
Sulzer is a major player in the field of gas/liquid and liquid/liquid separation technology, offering a full range of innovative products and related services. ...
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Topsoe´s ReFRESH™ technology offers you the opportunity to use Haldor Topsoe catalysts twice for maximum economic benefit by reactivation of ...
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HexWall™/ Vectorwall™ case study
Furnace baffles – a long history of problems. Sulphuric acid plant furnace baffles historically are labor intensive, expensive to install, require ...
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All about excellence in the energy and chemical industry
KBC exists to help you achieve and sustain excellent operational performance, through the actions of our people, fused with the application of our digitalization ...
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Get the best from your compressor
How’s your compressor running? How should it run? How could it run? The reliability, efficiency, and environmental soundness of compressors dictate ...
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Tunable filter infrared absorption on-line gas analysis platform ideal for the measurement of light hydrocarbons. The SERVOTOUGH SpectraScan is a real-time ...
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Dynawave® reverse jet scrubber
How a reverse jet wet gas scrubber works. The DynaWave® Reverse Jet Scrubber is an open duct in which scrubbing liquid is injected, through a non-restrictive ...
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Topsoe's graded bed technology
Topsoe’s graded bed technology creates significant performance improvements, can in some cases extend the operating cycles from a few months to several ...
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Petra MAX™ delivers advanced D4294 sulfur analysis in addition to 12 elements from P to Zn including Ni, V, and Fe. This robust benchtop analyzer ...
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Exciting news here at XOS, we’ve just launched Sindie +Cl! Sindie +Cl is a sulfur and chlorine analyzer delivering two critical measurements with ...
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Armed with an integral sampling system custom-designed for operation in some of the hottest and most extreme combustion environments, the FluegasExact ...
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Tier 3 gasoline - a wolf in sheep's clothing? Part 3 predictions
This is the third of three video segments analyzing the US refining industry's readiness for the Tier 3 gasoline standard which requires an annual average ...
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Fluid Catalytic Cracking - improve productivity and plan maintenance efficiently
Tracerco can help you understand catalyst and process flow behaviour inside your Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit, so you can improve productivity, ...
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ERTC 2018 | Interview with Peter Blaser, CPFD
Peter Blaser, Vice President of Engineering Services, CPFD spoke at ERTC 2018 in Cannes about Simulation as a Risk-Reduction Tool for Turnaround Planning. ...
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NAPCON Operator Training Simulator
NAPCON Simulator is a highly interactive operator training simulator (OTS) that turns your plant into a safe yet intriguing training environment. It offers ...
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ERTC 2018 | Interview with Christophe Vuillez, TOTAL
Christophe Vuillez, Senior Vice President Strategy, Development & Research for Refining & Chemicals, Total was our Keynote Speaker at ERTC 2018. ...
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How turbocompressors drive and safeguard downstream plant operations
This webinar reaches out to end users in the hydrocarbon industry who face the challenge of achieving operational availability, equipment reliability, ...
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How to achieve operational excellence with safe and profitable operating windows
Plant of the Future’ is making headway towards operational excellence using technologies that enable safe and efficient operations to improve your bottom ...
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Learn how to build refinery models quickly and easily to support your LP model
In this webinar we will present refinery modelling workflows, features and functionalities, which showcase Honeywell Forge Process Simulation’ refinery-wide ...
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Ensuring business continuity in industrial operations
Join this webinar to discover the multiple areas in your organization where Honeywell Forge can help ensure the reliability, efficiency, and safety of ...
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A layered approach to achieving plant-wide optimization goals
Join this webinar to discover the multiple areas in your organization where Honeywell Forge can help ensure the reliability, efficiency, and safety of ...
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Driving machine learning through fundamental machinery diagnostics
Join Honeywell’s APM specialist, Ben Berwick, as he discusses how Honeywell leverages Asset Performance Management technology to recognize the earliest ...
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High-Performance Tail-Gas Treating
Discover the benefits of applying the latest technology in modern, low-temperature Shell Claus offgas treating (SCOT™) units. See how next-generation, ...
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Digital Reliability: 24/7 Real-time Machinery Diagnostics
Dynamics SPC discusses our turnkey solution we call COMPACS. COMPACS monitors the health of your equipment in real-time. We’ve spent close to three decades ...
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Simplify crude assay importing in UniSim design by utilizing H/CAMS
Haverly H/CAMS is the industry leading assay crude management software with over 2000 assays. Honeywell's UniSim Design software links to Haverly H/CAMS ...