Top 5 Plant Engineering content: May 13-19, 2024

Top 5 Plant Engineering content over the past week covered predictive maintenance benefits, reducing oil and gas costs and predictive maintenance and industrial automation and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.

By Chris Vavra May 20, 2024
Courtesy: Jinyi Tai, J., et al. (June 2022), “Mathematical biosciences and engineering: MBE,” 19 (8), pp. 8057-8080, CC BY 4.0.

Top 5 Plant Engineering content over the past week covered predictive maintenance benefits, reducing oil and gas costs and predictive maintenance and industrial automation. Links to each article below.

1. Predictive maintenance: When does it make sense?

For large operations and critical systems, a well-strategized investment in an integrated system of human and digital resources can be well worth the effort.

2. How a midstream oil and gas company reduced costs from event prevention

Collecting reliable data on equipment becomes crucial then to maintain uptime and prevent unplanned shutdowns.

3. How predictive maintenance can change industrial automation and reliability

Companies looking to take their automation game to the next level also need solutions that can help them maximize efficiency and address maintenance concerns before they happen.

4. Developing the right maintenance strategy for long-term success

Regardless of what maintenance philosophy a company enacts, having the right strategy is paramount and will mean the difference between success and failure.

5. Benefits of putting people first in digital transformation

Digitizing key plant systems and processes such provides many benefits in terms of safety, cost control, product quality and compliance.

The list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on plantengineering.com, May 13-19, 2024, for articles published within the last two months.

Chris Vavra, senior editor, Plant Engineering, WTWH Media LLC, cvavra@wtwhmedia.com.


Author Bio: Chris Vavra is senior editor for WTWH Media LLC.