Outer Banks: How Could This Massive Power Outage Happen?

[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I, like many others, was stunned to hear that there was a major power outage covering the Outer Banks. Being an engineer, my instincts were to immediately investigate what happened and what steps occurred to lead to that point....

Making The Most Of Customer Feedback

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your organization gets information, feedback, and requests from customers all the time.  It’s up to you to do some preliminary analysis and determine what the customer really wants.  Do they want to buy something?  Do they want to...

Why Run-to-Fail Is Not A Good Maintenance Strategy For SIS

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the fundamentals of the Probability of Failure on Demand (PFDavg)calculations in SIL verification analysis, is the concept of a constant failure-rate during useful life of the equipment.  Probabilistic calculations assume that...