August 23, 2018
Reliability Counts, in the Wilderness and in the Refinery!
Author: Ron Beck
A jetboat trip in Canada's Hudson Bay serves as a good reminder of how important the reliability of your equipment is.
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July 12, 2018
IMO 2020 and Your Refinery
Author: Patrick Garrett
The International Marine Organization is reducing sulfur limits in marine fuel oil. How should your team respond to remain competitive?
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June 26, 2018
For Reliability, You Have to Focus on the Right Problem
Author: John Hague
Achieving optimum reliability requires more than just spotting all the problems. You’ve got to know exactly where to put your people, prioritizing by the financial value of each challenge you face.
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June 20, 2018
Confidence on Demand: Eliminate Guesswork With Reliability Modeling
Author: Mike Strobel
With today’s advances in analysis and modeling, it’s possible to get a complete assessment of your current risks and underlying costs, so you can act with confidence. You can actually predict future p...
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May 24, 2018
Six Steps for Tapping Into the Power of Machine Learning
Author: Allison McNulty
Adding machine learning to your toolbox can increase your uptime and decrease your maintenance costs. Check out our top six keys to efficiently creating the most sustainable value from this technology...
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May 17, 2018
Why Reactive Maintenance Just Won't Cut it Anymore
Author: John Hague
It’s time to embrace low-touch machine learning, a disruptive technology that uses real asset data to provide months of advanced notice on failures.
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April 10, 2018
Bringing Capability and Culture Together Is the Key to Digital Transformation
Author: John Hague
Find out why collaboration between Maintenance and Operations is critical to your asset performance management strategy.
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March 05, 2018
EPCs: Find New Revenue in O&M
Author: Paul Donnelly
Here are six ways EPCs can leverage their existing modeling skills to optimize the operation of plants and bring in new business for their firms.
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February 15, 2018
Standardized Design Is a CAPEX-Cutter
Author: Ron Beck
With the right software technology infrastructure in place, upstream companies can reduce costs by 50 percent or more.
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January 30, 2018
Upstream Digitalization and The Mature Asset
Author: Ron Beck
Technology such as virtual sensors and online models can help operators optimize returns from their older assets.
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January 18, 2018
Lower For … Ever?
Author: Antonio Pietri
In a challenging economic environment, where can executives look for relief? Asset reliability and maintenance are becoming key value drivers, thanks to big data technologies, analytics and machine le...
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January 16, 2018
The Black Magic in Upstream: Experience Mixed With Digital Technology
Author: Ron Beck
In today's competitive environment, it’s crucial to capture decades of deep process knowledge to run assets at a lower operating cost.
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