Gerhart’s Post

Useful for Machinery and Process engineers.

Here’s to an already fulfilling week… I have come to realize that it’s important how you view new challenges: whether as a learning point or as just another Herculean task that needs to go away quickly. This week came with a lot of fresh knowledge where I got to grasp the concepts of Servo and Radar gauges. It gave room for further discussion with my superiors and peers on process design and the behavior of gas in storage tanks. I also shared my thoughts on the purpose of excess flow valve installed on one of the LPG lines. While carrying out a critical operation, I marveled at the behavior of gas in a pool of water. The engineering on paper was not engineering with the engineering on field 🤣🤣🤣 #learningonthejob #engineers #processengineering #automationengineering #processcontrol #processsafety #womeninstem #instrumentationandcontrol

INFORMATION REGARDING MY NEW JOB 1. I am working on the bunkering ship (right side of the image- snipped from researchgate) 2. Our customers as of the moment were Roro ship plying routes around the BALTIC waters. 3. The operation will only last mostly not more than eight hours. 4. My duty is to ensure that all electrical systems used for bunkering are fully operational. 4.1. Pumps 4.2. ESD 4.3. Instrumentations 4.4. Propulsion (azimuth) 4.5. Trim and stability system 4.6. PERC system 5. Basically all the system of the ship. 6. Additionally I could be assigned more like a cargo engineer as I am more aware of the cargo instrumentation and flow/valves system. 7. Not to mention the regular job of an ETO, as most AB's have known for instance "changing light bulbs" 😆

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WHERE THERE ARE PROBLEMS THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES This must be the vision and the attitude when working in the area of reliability. Let's see, the technology of auxiliary equipment in industry has come to leverage our processes and give greater precision in decision-making, but it is important to be clear that problems are solved on the basis of solid knowledge, that is, through facts and data. That's why I'm sharing a simple report that is making a big difference within the processes of a high-level industry. This document goes to the base, where it gives the technician clarity about the implications of an activity that is carried out following the correct execution standard procedure. The big problem in managing a technical team is that, we hand over tasks and don't make it clear what the impact of poor execution of those tasks. Our aim is for each technician to be autonomous enough to be able to measure the impact of a job poorly done, once we have worked on managing their knowledge and skills. Zélio Cossa Senior reliability engineer - Vibrating screen specialist

Commissioning and maintenance of valves and actuators by our service engineers are key to extend valve lifespan.

Caught in action! AME Engineer👷♂️, Junel performed a pre-alignment check on a jet fuel pump before installation. This crucial step in the commissioning process, before placed in service, will ensure optimal performance of our customer’s pump. . . . . . #jetfuelpump #powerplant #conditionmonitoring #laseralignment #prealignment #machinerymaintenance #preventativemaintenance #predictivemaintenance #machineshop #precision

If your process engineers repeatedly talk about how fast they can do a process, but your people can't. The lesson is that your process engineers are just overpaid line operators. Proper process engineering requires documentation and process transmission.

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