High-performance butterfly valves play a key role in equipment operation, isolation, and maintenance throughout the chemical and petrochemical industries. Crucial design features dramatically impact the performance and reliability of these valves, as discussed in my...
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AFPM Lifetime Achievement Award–Tim Olsen
Congratulations to Tim Olsen for achieving an AFPM Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 AFPM Summit meeting in Dallas, Texas.
Careful Valve Material Selection Prevents Premature Failures
In refineries and petrochemical plants, frequent contact with process media can result in premature corrosion of valves and related components. To help prevent this, vendors can provide expert advice and, in some cases, lab testing to verify compatibility between...
Prototype Sensing Technologies are at the Forefront of Innovation
On June 4-7, experts in process analytical technology (PAT) gathered for the 2023 IFPAC conference. While there, they discussed the latest developments in PAT, quality by design, and overall process monitoring and control within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology,...
Remote Proof-Testing of Level Measurement Devices Supports Safer Tank Operations
Storage tanks containing hazardous materials require safety instrumented systems (SIS) to prevent overfills. Digital technology in the latest level measurement devices used in SIS enables them to be proof-tested remotely, which provides significant advantages. The...
Solving Level Measurement Challenges for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants
At the Oct 26-28 Emerson Exchange Asia conference, we will be discussing many more features around the Level portfolio in the presentation including topics of Functional Safety for Level Measurement including Proof Testing, Interface measurement and Reactor Level measurement specific.
Digital Transformation and Top Quartile Performance for Petrochemical Producers
Digital Transformation is a buzz word that seems to be on everyone’s mind and lips these days. Most companies have one or more digitalization initiatives underway as demonstrated in this survey conducted at the 2019 Emerson Exchange during the Chemical Industry Forum session.
Petrochemicals-a Growth Area for Hydrocarbons
As alternative energy sources and energy storage technologies continue to advance, will the decrease in transportation fuel demand be mitigated by the growth in petrochemical demand? At CERAWeek 2018, Emerson's Jamie Froedge joined a panel, Petrochemicals: Future...
Improving Downstream Hydrocarbon Production Performance
The world's energy leaders and policy makers gather in Houston next week for the annual CERAWeek conference. These energy leaders in the oil & gas production, distribution, refining, petrochemicals, coal, electrical power and alternative energy industries gather...
Flexible and Optimized Refining and Petrochemical Operations
Petrochemical producers and refiners are having to adjust to big changes over the last couple of years. With the large supply of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) from shale combined with the opening of U.S. oil exports and new LNG exports, prices and supply...
Petrochemical and Refining Sessions at the Emerson Exchange Conference
The list of workshops, short course, plenary sessions, exhibits and more at the October 24-28 Emerson Exchange conference can be overwhelming. If you've already registered, the MyExchange tool can help you find, plan and schedule the sessions you'd like to attend. If...
Outlook for Chemical and Specialty Chemical Manufacturers
In the news every day we see the changes in economic activity in the upstream oil & gas exploration and production business caused by the significant drop in oil prices over the past several months. But what have been the implications for downstream producers in...
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