June 2015. The Problem

June 2015

The Problem

http://www.mti-global.org/

Shrinking Resources, Mounting

Challenges


The Problem

“I have a perception and a view that probably 80% of our problems have answers already. It doesn’t make a lot of sense for us to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars initiating project work in these areas when there are 50, 60, 100 other companies that have similar sorts of equipment and have similar sorts of issues.”

STEFANO CHIOVELLI, Syncrude Canada


The Solution – The MTI Model


“Clearly the most significant benefit for Sipchem as an MTI member company is the enabling of our Engineers, Maintenance and Inspection Specialists to network with and easily access some of the best and brightest technical experts in the chemical process industry.”

ALBERT BIGGS, General Manager, Maintenance & Technical Services, Saudi International Petrochemical Co.


THE POWER OF ASSOCIATION

In 1977, 16 companies joined forces to form the Materials Technology Institute

Today, MTI is composed of more than 60 member organizations from 16 nations


DELIVERING VALUE SINCE 1977

MissionMTI maximizes member asset performance by providing global leadership in materials technology to improve safety, reliability, sustainability and profitability.

VisionMTI will be the process industries’ first choice for materials technology networking and solutions .

NO BOUNDARIES

Canada

China

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

India

Japan

The Netherlands

Norway

Saudi Arabia

Sweden

Switzerland

MTI is a global community with membership coming from:

Taiwan

United Kingdom

United States

Growing by Regions, “Chapters” and Sectors


WORLD CLASS COMPANY CORE

Cornerstones of Value


• Technical Advisory Council (every four months in North America)

• EuroTAC (Twice per year in Europe / Middle East)

• AsiaTAC (once per year in China; every other year in Japan or Taiwan)

• Online Forum (open 24/7 to members only)

• Project Committee Meetings (as determined by team members)

• Special Events and Forums, such as the “Refiners Roundtable” and “Aging Plants Conference”

• Building Industry Sector Working Groups – Refining, Bio-Processing, Process Industry Materials


FORUMS

MTI funds practical, non-proprietary studies on the selection, design, fabrication, testing, inspection, and performance of materials of construction used in the process industries.

Research in the following disciplines provides members with the opportunity to be more profitable, efficient, and safe.

• Knowledge Management• Lifecycle Cost• Reliability• Plant Integrity


PROJECTS


ROI THROUGH COLLABORATIONA Look at Some Completed Projects

MTI Has Completed over 200 Projects

• Alloy Selection System for Elevated Temperatures (ASSET)

• Flange Makeup Training Program• Statistical Analysis of NDE Data• Reliability Manual for Instruments and

Control Systems• Guide for the Repair & Modification of

FRP Equipment• Guide for the Repair & Modification of

Lined Equipment• Guidelines for Assessment of Fire and

Explosion Damage

• Guidelines for Assessment of Fire and Explosion Damage

• Procedure for Evaluating Failures in Operating Plants

• Improving and Evergreening RBI• RBI for Polymers• FRP Inspection Training Program• Demolition of Obsolete Equipment• Pneumatic Leak Testing of Heat Exchanger

Tubing• NDE of HC Ceramics• Ceramic Fiber Insulation Thermal

Properties — Phase 1


ROI THROUGH COLLABORATIONProjects in the Pipeline

MTI Has 35 Potential Projects

• Remote Monitoring via RC Helicopter

• Corrosion Testing of Extruder Alloys• Training Program to Introduce

Advanced Reliability Principles and Tools in China

• Flexible Hose Reliability Manual• Design of Field Corrosion Testing• Corrosion Prevention of Cooling

Water Systems

• Integrity Assessment of Castables• CUI Mitigation through TSA at Pipe

Mills• State of the Art Review of Polymers

NDE• Training for In-Service FRP

Inspection• Improved Risk Modeling for CUI• Perry's Handbook Revision

• Technical database containing ~5,000 entries (updated regularly and searchable)

• Manuals, reports, software and video training programs.

• MTI has published more than 80 titles on topics ranging from Materials Selection to Operations, Maintenance, and Inspection to Guidelines for the Mothballing of Process Plants.

• MTI’s web site (mti-global.org)includes downloadable reports, forums, meeting minutes, a membership directory, projects, and much more.


DATABASE, PUBLICATIONS, AND WEB SITE

MTI hosts special roundtable meetings focused on processing industry niches and developing projects.


INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES

Refiners Roundtable, Columbus, Ohio 2014, Roundtable Leader and Project Champion, Kevin Ganschow, Chevron


MANAGING AGING PLANTS CONFERENCE & EXPO

Networking at the MAPs Conference in Dusseldorf, GermanyLars Rose, DuPont, presented on Issues with Aging Plants

MTI is teaming with KCI to co-produce a series of worldwide conferences on Managing Aging Plants.


WEB SITE AT A GLANCEA Further Look at Resources

Visitors and Members

• About MTI

• Bulletins

• Case histories

• Membership Information

• Newsletters

• Partial Projects List

• Publications Store

• Scholarship and Seminar Information

Members Only

• Discussion Forums

• Archived Forum

• Directory (companies, members, and affiliates)

• Meeting Minutes

• Project Information (including detailed reports)

• Publications PDFs

• Project Committee Forums

• Communities

A Unique Organization


1. Economic and ROI Benefits – MTI offers member companies a significant return-on-investment by providing knowledge and resources that improve manufacturing efficiency, safety, and technical capabilities; all while reducing operating expenses.

2. Education and Training – Individuals are able to continue professional development, learning from some of the most knowledgeable industry specialists and experts.

3. Efficiency – With more than 30 years’ experience, MTI is efficient at identifying problems and finding solutions through a cooperative, networked culture.

4. Industry Influence – MTI actively influences the development and use of standards and regulations.


THE MTI DIFFERENCE

5. Knowledge Bank – MTI identifies, develops, and disseminates technical materials information to its members. Web links to a technical database of research projects, forum archives, and materials industry links.

6. Leveraging Funding – MTI pools the resources of like- minded companies, directly sponsors, or leverages other funding sources to solve problems in the CPI that might otherwise not be addressed due to funding issues.

7. Networking Power – Members are able to leverage the resources of MTI members, technical organizations, universities, and consortia.

8. Research – MTI sponsors studies proposed by its member companies, providing valuable information at a fraction of the cost.


THE MTI DIFFERENCE

9. Integrity and Reliability Solutions – Members have access to valuable information about static and rotating equipment, instrumentation, piping, heat exchangers, and utilities.

10. Technical Forums – In addition to TAC forums and committee meetings, MTI’s web site forum facilitates the transfer of non-proprietary materials information.

11. Online Communities – MTI’s web site includes technical communities/circles where members have access to experts in many disciplines.

12. Trends Monitoring – MTI monitors and reports on trends that affect its members, including regulatory issues, global economics, information technology, materials of construction, process conditions, and workforce issues.


THE MTI DIFFERENCE

“Really, for the here-and-now, where the rubber-meets-the-road issues in the field of plastic materials, MTI is really the only place where we would get value out of. MTI gets things done.”

PRADIP KHALADKAR, Senior Consultant, DuPont Materials Group

“MTI is the best tool I know to leverage limited reliability and materials engineering technical resources. It is a wise investment that will pay for itself many times over.”

GENE LIENING, The Dow Chemical Company

“As a member of MTI you can send critical questions to the most mind boggling problems your plant may have, and in most cases, have an answer that will help you work through your problem. Being a member allows you to know the top experts in the field.”

KELLY WYROUGH, Roben Manufacturing


TESTIMONIALS TO SUCCESS

MTI's Value Award promotes the practical application of knowledge engineered within our collaborative community. Winners are announced at Fall TAC Meetings.


MTI VALUE AWARDS

Sabic(Reformer Repair

Methodology Project)

Huntsman Corporation (Evaluating Equipment for HTHA Susceptibility)

Eastman ChemicalCompany

(Furnace Tube Specification)

DuPont (RBI for FRP

Storage Tanks)

AkzoNobel (Coil Inspection

Process)


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June 2015. The Problem