Innovation Risks & Two Success Stories
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One key element of innovation success is taking risks. I’ve recently read two articles where major breakthroughs in human health started with innovation risks. The two stories are a great reminder that we need to step up to challenges and look at…
Creativity: Lessons Learned from Octopuses
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So, here we go again…intertwining two seemingly unrelated topics — creativity and eight-limbed ocean dwellers — in one interesting blog.
Over the years, as my readers know, I’ve enjoyed discussing fresh sources of innovation. Today, it’s the octopus.
First some technical details: Octopuses have eight arms,…
Rethinking Engineering Standards: The Importance of Getting it Right
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Normally, as my readers know, my blogs cover a wide variety of topics. I like to relate and link seemingly unrelated topics to each other in innovative ways. It keeps our critical thinking faculties sharp! However, this blog deviates from the pattern to…
Clear thinking about automated clarification technologies
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This is an edited version of an article I wrote for The Chemical Engineer. I hope you enjoy this take on automated clarification technologies.
Throughout my career in the solid-liquid separation market space, I have seen some…
P&IDs and Process Evolution
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P&IDs are par for the course in process engineering. Recently, I was poring over P&IDs and process planning for several projects. Each project was multinational, multicultural, and extremely complex. For one specialty chemical filtration application, part of…