Case Studies and Stories
Abqaiq Plants Fin-Fan Tubes Replacement Project
The Abqaiq Plants team faced repetitive tube failures in their Fin-Fan heat exchangers due to material incompatibility and aging equipment. To enhance reliability and reduce downtime, 12 out of 16 tube cells were upgraded to alloy 825 and installed during a planned Turnaround & Inspection window. This replacement not only improved cooling efficiency but also reduced T&I downtime by 20%.
- Mohanned K. Al-Kabour
- Saudi Aramco
Nigeria LNG – Monitoring Strategy and Solution – A Visual Case Study by Brüel & Kjær Vibro
See how B&K Vibro resolved a critical vibration issue. This visual case study offers a behind-the-scenes look at the diagnostic process, featuring actual waveform and spectrum data, the identification of a bearing fault, and the expert insights of Mobius-certified analysts.
- Michael Hastings
- Bruel & Kjaer Vibro
RYAM’s Transformative Journey
RYAM, an industry leader, proactively integrated KCF Technologies’ Comprehensive Machine Health Platform solutions into their operations – resulting in remarkable improvements.
- Jeremy Frank
- KCF Technologies
RCA: Going From Good to Great
In this paper, I would like to remove the RCA provider brand labels, and delve into ‘What makes any RCA effort, good versus great?” When we remove the labels and look at any investigative occupation, all the steps are basically the same.
- Robert Latino
- Prelical Solutions
Case Study of NASA Webb Telescope via Ferrography and More
Ferrography has been around since the 1970’s invented by Vernon Westcott due to a need to observe wear particles/Ferrography in the 5–350-micron range. Most believe this is the particle size range to detect potential failure prior to any mechanical problems. However, the ferrography analysis was thought to be time consuming, expensive, and non-repeatable.
- Ray Dalley
- Trico Corporation
9 Principles of an Effective PM Program based on Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
In this article, I provide a brief history of the development of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). And from there we explore 9 principles derived from RCM that will help you build an effective Preventive Maintenance Program.
- Erik Hupje
- R2 Reliability
Maintenance Efficiency in a Water and Air Treatment Plant
A plant in Poland was still performing costly interval-based maintenance on its water and air treatment utilities. They needed a more efficient solution at a reasonable price…
- Christian Benk
- BK Vibro
Crackdown on Piping Issues: A Geometric Survey of Pump Support Structure
The piping of this very large pump was about 10 feet in diameter, and structural cracks were forming. We measured the flatness of each individual bearing foot, and then measured that flatness against a best-fit plane of all four feet to check for soft foot. We also measured…
- Tony Planamento
- Advanced Mechanical Enterprises/AME
How a 3D Geometric Survey Diagnosed Faults in a Grounded Tugboat
We received a call regarding a tugboat that had run aground. Our survey included measurements of the hull mating flanges, Z-Drive cones, gearbox mounting flanges, bell housings, stems, and starboard lower gearbox housing for parallelism…
- Tony Planamento
- Advanced Mechanical Enterprises/AME