When plant management teams face feed bottlenecks or throughput shortfalls, the instinctive response is often the same: “We need bigger...

In energy-from-waste plants, the grab crane that feeds waste into the furnace  is one of the most critical — and often under-appreciated...

Energy-from-waste plants rely heavily on the reliability of their waste feed systems — and in particular, the grab cranes that feed fuel...

In many plants, large capital projects get the most attention. New equipment, system upgrades, and major overhauls are seen as the...

BIA Engineering Ltd — Engineering Solutions Beyond Expectations Waste grab cranes are absolutely critical to the operation of...

One of the most frequent — and dangerous — sources of reliability issues we encounter in operational plants is this: temporary...

One of the most common patterns we see in plants struggling with reliability is this: individual problems get fixed in isolation — but...

Shutdowns and maintenance outages are critical windows in the life of any plant — and in energy from waste facilities, they often present...

In many high-temperature plant environments, especially furnaces handling corrosive gases, temperature probe failure is an ongoing...

It’s an unfortunate but common reality across many plants: After commissioning, critical equipment is sometimes found to be unsuitable...

When it comes to improving plant reliability, many Engineering Managers focus first on major equipment upgrades, large-scale CAPEX...

In today’s highly automated plants, reliable instrumentation is more critical than ever. Modern control systems rely entirely on...

In plant operations, not all problems are created equal. Too often, engineering teams and maintenance staff are forced to juggle a long...

Many industrial plants — particularly in energy from waste, chemical, and process industries — rely heavily on legacy equipment. Over...

A plant’s commissioning phase is always a critical milestone. It marks the transition from build to operation — but too often, it also...

BIA Engineering Ltd — Engineering Solutions Beyond Expectations At BIA Engineering Ltd, we see the same pattern across many of the plants...