Heavy industrial plants like refineries
and the like can’t always keep operating at full throttle. Wear and tear on
equipment can affect a plant’s performance, and if plant equipment isn’t given proper
maintenance, the financial loss to the company and the economy can be massive.
This is why turnarounds are important.
A plant turnaround is a planned shutdown
that stops the operation of a plant, either totally or partially, so that
repairs and maintenance may be done to the plant’s equipment. This isn’t a spur-of-the-moment
event; to have an ideal turnaround, plant managers usually plan for it ahead of
time. The main thing that plant managers have to take into account is the
potential costs of a shutdown. For example, if an oil or chemical plant
servicing a fleet of vehicles is planning a turnaround, managers would
calculate how much money will be lost from not keeping your vehicles operating.
They will then think about alternate methods of supply like fueling services.
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