Thinking Critically in Process Troubleshooting
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In past blogs, I’ve talked about reactive and proactive process troubleshooting. Reactive troubleshooting requires quick action to look at mechanical issues, upstream and downstream equipment, and operational procedures. In proactive…
Busyness versus Business and Chemical Engineering Action
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My first blog of 2018 talked about the “speed” of the world and recommended slowing down and reflecting. Well, here's some free chemical engineering advice as the year draws to a close: It’s important to take the time to review facts and…
Real World Examples of Particle and Cake Formation Influences
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Process engineers might love it if all of the filtration technology solutions they developed ran flawlessly, at all times, under all conditions. But, this isn’t realistic. Something might go wrong with the filtration mechanism itself. A change in the…
6 Global Trends Driving Filtration and Separation Technology Innovation
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This guest blog by Molly Henry of the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS), appeared on their site (with my editorial assistance). For those who missed the original, I thought it was information worth sharing again here (in edited form) regarding…
Become a Filtration Tech Troubleshooting Expert
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Recently I addressed the too-familiar telephone call that the “filtration system is not working.” When the call comes in — and so seldom during regular business hours — filtration tech experts have to react quickly to solve the problem.
Now, the…