Ambient corrosion is ever present in chemical, petrochemical and refining operations. Plant processes often involve the use corrosive materials that leak trace amounts into their nearby surroundings. Over time, even the lowest concentrations of these corrosive agents …
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Gauge Inventory: 3 Ways to Lower Costs, Improve Reliability
Alina Green | Know-howGauge inventory has a way of mushrooming, leaving storerooms stocked with duplicate and obsolete items that can create uncertainty about purchasing and replacing parts. In fact, Instrument Audits of more than 300 processing plants showed that on average a …
Engineering Custom Solutions for Your Unique Problems
Alina Green | Know-howWIKA Instrument, LP is your one-stop shop for innovative, custom-engineered instrumentation in the manufacturing, mining, and refining industries. Ask the maintenance chiefs or technical directors of manufacturing facilities, oil and gas operations, or refineries whom …
When A Misapplied Gauge Led to Crisis
Alina Green | Know-how, PressureWhen a misapplied gauge led to a crisis, WIKA offered the solutions. Just as life always throws us a curveball, in business there’s always some heartache along the way to a happy ending. WIKA noted this awhile back when a petroleum refinery had trouble with …
Recurring Gauge Failure
Alina Green | Know-howThere are plenty of articles and sites about automobiles and their woes. In an era of sophisticated cars packed with a myriad of electronic gizmos and digital instrumentation, quality gauges are essential to an automobile’s longevity—and its owner’s long-term …