As
an MTI member, I am kept up to date on the current state of materials
and corrosion engineering technology as used in the process industry.
MTI Projects
Projects are selected by MTI Members through their representatives to the Technical Advisory Council (TAC). When a project has been defined by a TAC Resource Group, bids for the investigation are requested from potential contractors, independent laboratories, consultants, universities, etc. A contractor is selected by the Resource Group and approved by the TAC. The Board of Directors reviews and authorizes each project. After a contract is awarded, the Resource Group monitors the work being done. Reports submitted periodically by the contractor are immediately sent to all MTI Members for examination and use. Upon completion of a project, the accumulated information is published as technical reports, computer programs, and videos. Projects typically range from six months to three years.
MTI projects cover a spectrum of opportunities for manufacturing companies to be more profitable, efficient and safe. Membership of MTI brings sustainable benefits.
Reliability
The platform between the attributes of equipment and their performance characteristics on which to build improvement programs
- Corrosion in Mixed Acids Creation of a system for organizing commercially available corrosion test data on a wide range of alloys in acid mixtures, to predict their performance with easy-to-use three dimensional grids
- Statistical Analysis of NDE Data Software to optimize the number of thickness readings taken on equipment and piping circuits, to save money and improve life prediction capability
Safety
Systems that reduce risk of release or injury
- Implementing Risk Based Inspection Comprehensive guidance for plants on how to make effective use of personal resources or outside consultants
Uptime
Releasing the “hidden plant” through increased productivity
- Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Flange Makeup Minimizing severe damage to FRP equipment by following correct protocols in design, fabrication, operation and maintenance
Technology
New tools to improve modeling and measuring capability
- Thermodynamic Modeling of Corrosion Software and training that allows engineers to predict performance of alloys in corrosive environments, or improve design of corrosion experiments
- Non Intrusive Measurement of Refractory Thickness Head-to-head comparison of viable technologies to monitor deterioration of refractory linings without having to enter high temperature equipment
Lifecycle Cost
Maintaining competitive advantage through intelligent decision making
- Fluoropolymer Seminar Development of one day knowledge sharing session to help engineers optimize the use of highly corrosion resistant materials as linings or solid structures
- Auditing of Water Treatment Vendors Optimization of chemical suppliers’
cost structure, while minimizing
corrosion and scaling problems in equipment and piping