Project Management
Laying the Foundation for Industrial Project Success
Accurate baseline data is the foundation for every successful industrial project, whether you’re modernizing aging equipment or expanding operations. Traditional measurement methods often leave you working with incomplete or outdated facility documentation, introducing costly uncertainty into planning, design, and execution.…
Cost Engineering with Previously Owned Process Equipment
This article made available to you by: Previously used process equipment can offer significant cost advantages in capital construction projects, but there are important questions to consider before pursuing pre-owned equipment Many misconceptions persist in the marketplace about secondhand equipment.…
Managing “First-of-a-Kind” Projects in the CPI
Developing a new technology from idea to commercial production involves major risks. Presented here are tools that project-management teams can use to mitigate them Technology development in the chemical process industries (CPI) involves designing and building facilities for which there…
Six Steps to Designing a Storage Vessel That Really Works
Designing a storage vessel for your plant requires a methodical approach. This article outlines six steps to follow in designing, installing and starting up a storage vessel that successfully handles your bulk material under your operating conditions. Have you experienced…
Boring: Horrible for Romance, Perfect for Process & Control
Managed Services helps industrial organizations optimize maintenance processes, reduce unplanned downtime, and improve overall operational efficiency by turning data into timely, actionable insight. In this whitepaper, you’ll learn how to leverage digital technologies to drive greater efficiency and sustainability, ensure…
Closing the Safety Gap
The chemical process industry plays a crucial role in our modern society, producing a wide range of products ranging from ammonia to sodium hydroxide that are essential elements of day-to-day commodities. However, the production and handling of chemicals come with…
Effective Contracting for a Pilot Plant
Contracting a pilot plant is a viable approach for any organization. However, it can be fraught with potential issues, which need to be understood and addressed in advance Reduced in-house resources have limited the options many organizations have for designing…
2021 CEPCI updates: April (prelim.) and March (final)
The preliminary value for the CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI) for April 2021 (most recent available) continues the string of sizeable monthly increases. In April, large upticks were observed in the Equipment, Buildings and Construction Labor subindices, while the Engineering…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Cost Estimation and Risk
Understanding project risks is critical to arriving at useful cost estimates. Since each capital project in the chemical process industries (CPI) is somewhat unique, it can be difficult for engineers and project leaders to price risks in their estimates and…
Best Practices in Capital Equipment Commissioning
Ensuring that real-world commissioning tests are properly executed can benefit both equipment end users and suppliers Every capital equipment project comes to a point when operations teams expect payback to begin on the investment. How soon those benefits are realized…