Piping tie-ins: The basics - Plant Services
Jul 18, 2006 · Peter Y. Burke. Piping tie-ins are unavoidable in plants where expansion is a current or future factor. Steam, condensate, compressed air, dust collection, vacuum and process lines are just a few types of plant piping likely to be modified by tie-ins to increase capacity. Here are a few ways to minimize costly disruption of plant operation when ...
Revolutionizing plant safety: Innovations in PPE and technology
Oct 8, 2024 · Plant safety technologies come in numerous forms and solve myriad challenges. Recent developments in personal protective equipment (PPE) address helmet fit and comfort, hands-free communication, and augmentation of physical abilities to avoid stress and strain. From an operational standpoint, advancements in lighting, safety switches, and ...
Robot roundup: Flying pooper scooper, animal-inspired seed …
Oct 11, 2024 · The robot, called the Plantolin, features two wheels, plywood scales, and a tail for balancing. It’s two front claws dig the hole for the seeds, which are stored in the body of the robot and “pooped” out the back as the Plantolin moves. Dr Robert Siddall, a roboticist at the University of Surrey who built the Plantolin, added, “In the ...
The many facets of PdM: Energy company uses IIoT strategy with ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Challenge: Red Cedar Gathering Company gathers, treats, and compresses natural gas from more than 1,200 wells within the Southern Ute Reservation boundary before delivering it to interstate transportation pipelines. A new asset management solution was desired to help automate manual processes, improve machine uptime, streamline data exchange between operations and maintenance, and expedite ...
15 maintenance processes to help you lay the right foundation for ...
Apr 11, 2023 · Plants or Facilities. A plant or facility is a collection of systems, or in other words, a collection of departments. When we think of a plant, it is made up of departments, like safety, quality, HR, administrative, maintenance, operations, logistics, etc.
How to develop a proper asset hierarchy | Plant Services
Apr 7, 2022 · A well-designed asset hierarchy allows you to track costs and failures at any level of the organization. It allows you to analyze costs by department, system, specific asset, and even component. It allows both operators and technicians to find and write work request or work orders more effectively. It allows you to plan, kit, and schedule work ...
Ask the Experts: Best strategies to reduce compressed air energy ...
Sep 18, 2024 · 1. Lowering System Pressure: One of the most impactful strategies to reduce energy consumption is optimizing the system pressure. Compressed air systems typically operate at pressures higher than necessary, leading to excessive energy consumption. Reducing the operating pressure by just 2 psi can result in a 1% reduction in energy use.
How to identify and stop pump cavitation | Plant Services
Dec 7, 2021 · Listen for the sound of rocks or marbles inside the pump’s casing; it may help to use a stethoscope. Once you hear and identify cavitation, you will remember it. You can also see cavitation damage to your pump’s internal surfaces. In many cases, pitting can be seen on the impeller either at its eye (suction cavitation) or its tips ...
S&C opens new Illinois plant to manufacture grid-resilience ...
Sep 13, 2024 · S&C Electric Company has opened a new manufacturing facility in Palatine, Illinois. The company, which is a provider of equipment and services for electric power systems, recently unveiled its new 275,000-square-foot plant, which is located 25 miles from S&C’s 47-acre headquarters and manufacturing campus.The facility will produce circuit-switchers, devices that protect transmission ...
EnerSys to receive $199M award to support lithium-ion cell …
Sep 27, 2024 · EnerSys is in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to receive $199 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Grants. The company, which specializes in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, plans to use the money to build a lithium-ion cell ...