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Plant Maintenance Basics: Understanding MTBF, MTTR, and Equipment Availability

Learn the basics of plant maintenance with MTBF, MTTR, failure rate, and availability. Understand their meanings, formulas, and practical applications for chemical plant reliability and maintainability.
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Welding Repair Methods: A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Right Technique

Learn the basics of welding repair in industrial maintenance. This simple guide explains common welding methods and how to choose the best one for each situation.
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Title: 3 Typical Installation Bolt Methods for Tanks in Chemical Plants

Learn the 3 main installation bolt methods for chemical plant tanks, including leg-supported and bracket-supported designs, anchor types, and installation tips for safe and stable setups.
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Designing Drain Lines in Chemical Plants: How to Minimize Liquid Hold-Up

A practical guide to designing drain lines in chemical plants. Learn vertical vs horizontal drains, reducing tee pitfalls, diaphragm valve hold-up, ball-valve pockets, and overlooked causes of liquid accumulation.
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How to Use Expansion Joints to Make Piping Design Flexible — Practical Tips for Engineers

Practical guide to expansion joints for piping design in chemical plants. Learn types (elbows, taco-bends, bellows, flexible hoses), where to use them, and key installation tips to control thermal expansion, vibration, and load transfer.
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How to Use Pipe Headers in Batch Chemical Plants: A Beginner’s Guide

Learn how pipe headers simplify piping in batch chemical plants. This beginner’s guide explains what pipe headers are, why they’re used, and basic design tips for efficient chemical processing.
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Understanding Contingency in Feasibility Studies: Realistic Cost Buffers Reflected in the Lang Factor and Design Coefficients

How should contingency be structured in a feasibility study? This article explains escalation rates, engineering design coefficients, Lang factors, and overhead multipliers from an Owner’s Engineer perspective to build realistic cost buffers in chemical plant projects.
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Beginner’s Guide to Flange Bolts: Stud Bolts vs Machine Bolts Explained Simply

Learn the difference between stud bolts and machine bolts for flanges. A simple guide for beginners in piping or plant design.
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L-Type vs. J-Type Anchor Bolts: What’s the Difference?

Confused about L-Type vs. J-Type anchor bolts? Learn the key differences, safety risks, and why L-Type bolts are often the better choice in industrial construction.
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Valve Leakage Prevention: Basics of Gland Packing, Selection, and Maintenance Tips

Learn how gland packing prevents valve leakage, its types, selection criteria, and maintenance tips to ensure safe and efficient plant operations.