FEMI Mountains We Have Climbed and Those We Still Need to Climb
Fitness-for-Service Forum: Primary & Secondary Stresses – What’s the Difference & Why Do We Care?
Heat Treatment: For Knives or Knockout Drums
Impact of Welding Defects on Integrity of Equipment & Piping
Make 2019 the Year You Improve the “Data Fidelity” of Your Inspection Program
Roadmap for Effective Risk-Based Inspection Implementation
2019 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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A Quest for Defect-Free Plant Operation, Part 1: Understanding and Applying a Lean Business Model to Processing Facilities
January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalA quest for a defect-free operation requires an effort to systematically reduce the current equipment failure rates. This series proposes a newer, leaner way of thinking to help discover and eliminate conditions that may lead to defects.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Reynolds at IntertekThis article provides a summary of the 2019 API Inspection & MI Summit keynote address, which offers a past, present, and future outlook on fixed equipment mechanical integrity from an industry professional with 50+ years of experience.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Garic at Stress Engineering Services, Inc.The distinction between primary and secondary loads is certainly important in analysis of pressure systems. But this distinction is also important for plant operations and reliability engineers to keep in mind when dealing with day-to-day problems.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Marc McConnell, P.E. at Pro-Surve Technical Services, and Andrew Bohm at Fulcrum ReliabilityUnderstanding how steel can change and be manipulated is crucial to our ability to spot potentially harmful situations in the field. Whether it is a blade made too brittle or a weld that needs post-weld heat treat, knowledge is power.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Qasem Fandem at Saudi AramcoWelding imperfections vary in impact from being acceptable to requiring repair. It is important to ensure the quality of welds using NDT and to ensure the strength of the entire piping system with hydrotesting.
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Partner ContentIntegrating a new digital technology that combines data-driven insights and data storage with innovative mobility can provide a new level of connected intelligence. Digitalization can improve workflow, increase worker productivity and allow better recording of field data. Mobile technology allows for real-time data monitoring and strategic decision making via specialized tablet-driven software.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Alvarado at Inspectioneering JournalTake advantage of every reasonable opportunity to properly organize your databases. As the information moves toward High Fidelity, you can achieve improved effectiveness and efficiency in your reliability and mechanical integrity programs.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Houssam Sabry at ADNOC LNG, and Asad Ali at ADNOC LNGAn effective RBI system implementation results in, not only safeguarding your assets & people, but can also reduce unnecessary inspection activities that may be required due to conventional & nonsystematic approaches.
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January/February 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Philip Buchan at CyberhawkThe use of drones for confined space inspection is proving to reduce safety risks and create efficiencies in both time and cost. These benefits have been realized particularly in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry in internal tank inspection.
