In his book Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, Patrick Lencioni discusses the challenges that exist between groups within an organization.  Similar to his other books, he uses a fictional story of a hotel  in which the front desk, housekeeping and maintenance groups don’t work […]

What are your reliability resolutions for 2012?  What are you going to change in your process to ensure a reliable, available and profitable plant?  I started this group as a result of my experience during 2009 to present strategies for a successful process plant.  In a global economy the United States cannot compete in […]

In his book The Law of Success Napoleon Hill presents a story of Charles Schwab and his success with the United States Steel Company.  Charles started out as a laborer and always did more than asked to and did it with a great attitude.  It was […]

I have presented both the need for instrument air dryers and the types that are available.  I will now discuss energy management and how you can get the most from your instrument air dryer.  Energy management controls the regeneration cycle.  Since the regeneration cycle consumes compressed air, […]

There are several different kinds of instrument air dryers which have both advantages and disadvantages.  The main difference is in how they regenerate and manage the regeneration cycle.  The amount of compressed air and utilities available will help you with the selection.  It is important to understand their operation as […]

Instrument air, like many utilities in a process plant, is a highly used, but largely ignored system.  Historically, it was used to power all of the pneumatic instrumentation, controllers and valves via the 3 – 15 psi standard.  Control valve diaphragms were sized based on this standard.  Although most of the pneumatics have been replaced […]

Today is Labor Day in the United States.  For many people it is the day that marks the official end of summer.  It is really the day we celebrate the labor of everyone who continues to make this country great.  The following is a brief history as presented by the