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Industry Insights is a monthly newsletter sharing technical articles on engineering topics that matter most to engineers, inspectors, and asset managers. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or staying current on evolving best practices, each article is designed to be practical, relevant, and applicable to your work.
This Month in Industry Insights
Theme: Mechanical Integrity
Mechanical integrity programs often operate as parallel systems, with fired heaters treated as utilities, piping vibration left to surveillance rather than measurement, and inspection intervals set by calendar rather than risk. The result is a fragmented approach, leaving known damage mechanisms unaddressed and inspection resources misallocated to where damage is least likely to occur. This month, Industry Insights examines how to align inspection frameworks with the standards and risk assessments that should drive them, with articles covering fired heater reliability in midstream facilities, the newly codified approach to piping vibration assessment, and the regulatory and technical foundations that govern pipeline operations.
Featured Articles
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Midstream Fired Heater Reliability and Best Practices
Asset Integrity, CCDs & IOWs, Corrosion, Creep, Damage Mechanisms, Fired Heaters, High Temperature, Inspection, Mechanical Integrity, Midstream, Thermal FatigueRead More →: Midstream Fired Heater Reliability and Best PracticesIntroduction Fired heaters often receive less attention than compressors, dehydrators, or amine contactors at gas processing facilities. A large majority…
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What is Missing from Your Mechanical Integrity Program? Piping Vibration Inspection, Part 1
Read More →: What is Missing from Your Mechanical Integrity Program? Piping Vibration Inspection, Part 1Piping vibration has been left out of most MI programs due to a lack of standardized acceptance criteria, qualified personnel,…
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Engineering 101: Why Do Pipelines Need Different Rules? Standards, Inspection, and Risk
Asset Integrity, Cathodic Protection, Codes & Standards, Corrosion, Engineering 101, Fitness-For-Service (FFS), Inspection, Mechanical Integrity, Midstream, Pipeline, Risk-Based Inspection (RBI)Read More →: Engineering 101: Why Do Pipelines Need Different Rules? Standards, Inspection, and RiskPipeline systems operate under three overlapping regulatory layers—federal rules, industry standards, and company-specific risk management—but early-career engineers often encounter them…
Browse the Industry Insights Archive
Explore more than 75 technical articles written by Equity Engineering, CorrSolutions, and Equity Software team members. Industry Insights includes articles focused on asset integrity, mechanical integrity, fitness-for-service (FFS), process safety, materials and corrosion, rotating machinery, vibration analysis, and risk-based inspection (RBI).
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The Equity Industry Insights Newsletter is a free monthly publication from The Equity Engineering Group, delivering expert-written technical articles to engineering professionals across the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, midstream, fertilizer, and renewable energy industries. Each issue spans the full spectrum of industrial asset integrity and reliability — covering risk-based inspection (RBI), fitness-for-service (FFS), process safety management (PSM), damage mechanisms, piping vibration, pressure relief, rotating machinery, corrosion engineering, structural integrity, and more — with content ranging from advanced technical deep-dives and real-world case studies to Engineering 101 foundational articles grounded in standards like API 579, API 580/581, ASME FFS-1, and ASME B31.3. Whether you are a seasoned mechanical integrity engineer, an inspection specialist, or an early-career professional looking to sharpen your skills, Industry Insights delivers the practical, actionable knowledge you need to improve operational reliability, optimize asset lifecycle management, and make better engineering decisions. Subscribe for free and browse our full archive today.