The Changing World of the Plant Engineer
Technology and an evolving global landscape have changed the plant floor
Larger microturbines make inroads in industrial cogeneration
Microturbines have come a long way. These distant descendants of aviation auxiliary power supply turbines and automotive turbochargers were first developed in the 1990s. From the beginning, they have been recognized as an important technology for on-site electric generation. Beneficial use of the turbine waste heat has always been the key to successful installations.
Cooling the Industrial Workplace
Excessive heat in a manufacturing or warehouse environment has negative effects on workers, production levels and even the quality of produced or stored goods. This is a growing concern because today's North American industries are being pressed hard to match offshore production options. Fortunately there are plant cooling solutions that can solve this problem.
2010 SUMMIT: Improve asset management with smarter information tools
IBM's Mary Bunzel explained how today's software tools help solve asset management and information integration challenges.
Effective task planning can optimize your outage
Outages can only be successful when the outage work is planned effectively before the work is scheduled and/or started.
Predict to prevent: 7 smart maintenance strategies
Customers should use smart predictive maintenance practices as they search for any competitive advantage, particularly as markets see possible rebounds in 2010.
Preventing steam trap failures
Failed traps waste fuel, reduce efficiency, increase production costs and compromise the overall integrity of the steam and condensate systems. Traps should be tested regularly, or the neglect may be quite costly.