Enhancing Refinery Safety with a Strategic Safe Operating Limits (SOL) Framework

Case StudyEnhancing Refinery Safety with a Strategic Safe Operating Limits (SOL) Framework Client: Refinery The client sought to establish an SOL framework for their refinery. The goal was to establish specific operating boundaries to enhance safety, optimize operational procedures, and ensure regulatory compliance. This pilot study needed to identify SOLs that could later be scaled…

Strategies for Optimizing Inspection Budgets

Technical BlogStrategies for Optimizing Inspection Budgets With the ebbs and flows of any industry, many organizations face pressure to cut costs, including inspection budgets. When the fundamental driver for inspection is regulatory requirements and risk management, cutting inspection scopes can be challenging. The approach must be to optimize, not sacrifice. Inspection optimization doesn’t mean compromising…

Automating Vibration Analysis

Technical BlogAutomating Vibration Analysis to Support Condition-Based Maintenance Automating vibration analysis holds significant potential for improving condition-based maintenance (CBM) programs, but the path to full automation is not without its challenges. Vibration analysis has been a trusted method for understanding the health of rotating machinery for years, offering insights into machine performance without requiring deep…