November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index

• Asset Performance Management

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Mike Asquini at T.A. Cook This article discussed the importance of an asset management philosophy that integrates software, maintenance tools (RCM, FMECA, RBI, PM, and PdM), data collection, and analytics to improve and optimize asset management through emerging technologies... Continue reading...

• FTIS™ Furnace Tube Inspection System

  Partner Content Our proprietary furnace tube inspection system, FTIS is an ultrasonic inspection technology capable of rapid, automated fired heater coil inspection in refinery fired heaters. The data captured by our furnace tube inspection system is... Continue reading...

• Case Study: Enhanced Asset Integrity Performance Through Improved Data Management

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Efrain Rios at Fortress Oil & Gas, LLC This article describes how an international oil and gas company built an inspection data management program for its U.S. operations yielding improved confidence in decision-making information, cost savings through increased efficiency, and an... Continue reading...

• Establishing Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs) for Refinery Fired Heaters

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Tim Hill at Quest Integrity Group This article provides an overview of the key components in establishing IOWs, the levels of IOW limits, and the basic principles and application of API Recommended Practice 584 to achieve reliable fired heater performance. Continue reading...

• Fitness-for-Service Forum: The Problem with Inspection of Older Vessels

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Greg Garic at Stress Engineering Services, Inc. In this edition of the FFS Forum, Greg addresses some issues associated with inspection of vessels that have been in service for a number of decades, and offers some tips for reliability and inspection to follow when inspecting these older vessels. Continue reading...

• How to Justify Reliability Improvement Initiatives

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By John Campo at PinnacleART This article walks you through a three-step approach, while providing different scenarios, for identifying and proving the value of reliability improvement initiatives. Continue reading...

• Inspection: A Critical Element of Turnarounds, Shutdowns and Outages

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Stephen Thomas at PK Companies An effective outage requires an efficient work effort, driven by a detailed work scope. Of all the different roles and efforts involved in these major events, Inspection plays a significant role in ensuring an outage’s success. Continue reading...

• RBI Lessons Learned - Common and Not So Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Greg Alvarado at Inspectioneering Journal This article shares examples of where RBI work processes either broke down or were non-existent, or where the user did not fully understand the technology or overall RBI logic and the results. Continue reading...

• Realized Benefits from RBI Implementation - A Recap of the Fall 2018 Meeting of the Minds Roundtable Discussion

  November/December 2018 Inspectioneering Journal By Nick Schmoyer at Inspectioneering Inspectioneering and PinnacleART hosted a roundtable discussion for a select group of mechanical integrity and reliability experts to explore whether or not operators are realizing actual benefits from implementing RBI at their facilities. Continue reading...