How to Harness Process Automation with a Customized Control System
Process automation is the backbone of modern industry. Across the world, computerized automation continues to improve the speed, precision, and costs of manufacturing, production, energy, and so much more that we rely on in our everyday lives. Without sophisticated automation technology, businesses in many sectors of our global economy cannot thrive, grow, or compete. Having the right tools to take control of the game-changing power of process automation is critical to success, but without the right expertise, those tools can seem forever out of reach. That’s where Aura Engineering comes in. Industries We Serve Food and beverage Transportation Energy generation [...]
Process Hazard Analysis: Your Game Plan for Preventing System Failures
Predictability is the cornerstone of safety and reliability. Predicting problems that might arise within a system is essential to creating a proper maintenance and safety plan that prevents and/or mitigates system failures, environmental releases, and keeps workers and personnel safe. In order to accurately assess the probability of specific hazards, it becomes necessary to thoroughly examine all relevant processes and activities and ask tough questions. A Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) led by Aura Engineering is the first step toward identifying and neutralizing potential problems and hazards that could lead to system failure. Two common methodologies of PHA are What-if and [...]
Two Completed Systems During COVID-19
During the same week, Aura commissioned two different types of systems for clients in Texas. Even though these start-ups occurred during COVID-19 travel restrictions, Aura was able to have key people on-site to ensure our clients, deemed essential during these times, were able to commission their new systems as smoothly and safely as possible. Marine Vapor Control System - Corpus Christi, TX System One was a 40,000 barrel per hour (BPH) marine vapor control system which Aura designed, built, installed, and commissioned for a client in Corpus Christi, TX. The system was designed specifically for loading crude oil and crude [...]
Fast, Simple Solutions to Increase Oil Storage Capacity
A historic price crash, coupled with a global public health crisis, have created an extreme demand shock in energy markets across the U.S. and around the world. As a result, storage space, both onshore and offshore, is rapidly filling up. America’s main delivery point in Cushing, Oklahoma is expected to reach maximum capacity by the end of May. Now, government and industry alike are scrambling to determine what to do if and when storage space across the country fills to capacity. Aura Engineering is ready and able to help ease the tension with simple, cost-efficient solutions to the problem. Our [...]
Stay Prepared with Spare Parts and Maintenance from Aura Engineering
As an essential business, Aura Engineering is at full staff during the COVID-19 crisis, ready to assist our clients with all of the engineering and design services they rely upon. All of our clients in the storage terminal and transfer facility industries are essential businesses as well, but this situation is far from business as usual. The crisis has highlighted certain needs that have become more challenging to meet in a time of social distancing and trade disruptions. One issue we have been paying very close attention to is the industry’s demand for spare parts. There’s no question that it’s [...]
What is an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis?
At the very top of the list for accidents and malfunctions that no one wants in the workplace are unexpected explosions. A specific kind of explosion that can pose a serious hazard to large electrical systems is an arc flash. These dangerous occurrences can release energy and cause serious harm or even death to any personnel unlucky enough to be within proximity, not to mention destroying valuable industrial equipment. Even more terrifying is that arc flashes almost always happen when someone is in proximity to the panel. The electrical design experts at Aura Engineering can keep your team and equipment [...]