Leaking Plug Valves Pose Safety Hazards and Lead to Plant Shutdown

Sledge open/close too hard to operate and leaking plug valves pose safety hazards and lead to plant shutdown.

A Pipe Elbow Sudden Burst Fatalities and Wrecked Panel Instrumentation

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): A pipe elbow sudden pipe burst fatalities and wrecked panel instrumentation.

Reformer Fan Bearing Change Times cut by 90%

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) provides a solution to Reformer Fan Bearing Change Times cut by 90%.

Fired Boiler Induced Draft Fan (IDF) Failures Upset all Plants Operations

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Fired boiler-induced draft fan (IDF) failures upset all plants operations.

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Industrial Automation

In this post, we will see the use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in industrial automation.

Fan Motor Frequent Journal Bearing Failures Posed Plant Outages

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): 450 KW 1500 RPM plant fan motor frequent Journal Bearing failures posed plant outages.

Turbine to Gearbox Alignment Drifts Caused Pump Transfers Problems

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) related to the pumps’ turbine to gearbox alignment drifts caused pump transfers upset operations.

Gearbox within week Failing Journal Bearing upset Plant Operations

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): 1800 kW 8000 to 750 RPM Gearbox (GB) within week failing journal bearing (JBs) upset plant operations.

Antifriction Bearings Caused Machine Changeovers Posed Outages

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Too poor antifriction bearings lives caused machine changeovers posed upsets / outages.

Antifriction bearings (AFB) Problems and Delays Plant Restarts

Too poor Antifriction Bearings (AFB) lives in general & delay plant restarts production loss from Impossible to remove Antifriction bearings.