Join Hydrocarbon Processing Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher Lee Nichols for a lively discussion with industry experts Heath Stephens, Engineering Leader, Hargrove; Gerald Delaney, Process Engineering Manager, Zachry Group; and Paul Donnelly, EPC Industry Director, AspenTech, on these timely, relevant topics:

Is unplanned downtime – resulting from equipment failures and process disruptions – hurting your production? Are you looking to reduce maintenance costs and improve overall asset longevity?

In today’s business environment, shaving capital costs from upstream and midstream projects is critical. With the right estimating system, EPCs and owners can reduce project risk by identifying engineering challenges at the earliest stages of a project. In this webinar, estimating consultant Harvey Welker will describe how some of the world’s leading owner operators have avoided millions of dollars in engineering mistakes and cost overruns using a model-based estimating approach.

Digital transformation success in the chemicals industry requires a comprehensive, holistic approach that looks at the entire asset lifecycle – from design through operations and maintenance. During this webinar, you will learn how Braskem used plant digital twin models with performance engineering solutions to avoid operability issues, adapt to product shifts and reduce costs.

Another opportunity to learn from “Dr. Distillation” how refineries can better operate their VDUs, a challenging and critical unit for most plants. With over 35 years of experience, Dr. Prakash Karpe (retired from U.S. refiner Phillips 66) has perfected the skill of leveraging advanced process simulation technology to implement practical improvements to refinery operation — saving millions of dollars. Dr. Karpe will share best practices on improving VDU operations with Aspen HYSYS®.

View this on-demand webinar and learn how to boost profitability by closing the gap between planning and actual operations with the new release of aspenONE V11. Experts discuss the new enhancements to Aspen PIMS-AO, Aspen Petroleum Scheduler, Aspen Refinery Multi-Blend Optimizer and the new Aspen GDOT. Discover how to streamline your workflow as you set more ambitious planning goals!

Agile has traditionally been used for software product development, however, it can also be applied as a key enabler for supply chain transformation. Hexion, a global specialty chemical company, has applied Agile to improve supply chain processes, driven by Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), across 45 global production sites.

The latest Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions are enabling pharmaceutical companies to protect their supply chain, increase asset utilization and avoid unplanned downtime by accurately predicting when equipment anomalies will occur, understanding why they do and prescribing what to do to avoid a potential failure.

Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in Latin America, has independently implemented several APC projects on ethylene units across their organization. Join Livia Tizzo, Process Control and Automation Engineer at Braskem, to see how Adaptive Process Control in Aspen DMC3 was used to improve their processes.

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