Most plants have pieces of equipment that are chronic problems. In some operations, machinery problems can be a leading cause of outages, while in others, solids handling equipment problems, aggressive corrosion of pressure equipment, erosion of parts or power failures are the issue. Problems can often be traced back to a lack of procedures, poor employee morale, or a lack of training. These problems impact profitability due to the frequency of outages, unexpected cost of repairs, and cost of lost production.
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