Unlike a court case, a code case cannot be fought, but established with code authorities. Who, unlike in a court, are the judges themselves. At TEMA India, we manufacture shell-and-tube…
We defined vision as a desired future state in my last post and stated that a shared vision is powerful. We have discussed about the challenges involved in casting this…
In my last post THE POWER OF VISION I have highlighted the importance of vision. We concluded that vision is essential for channelizing our mental and physical energies and to…
The human body is a miracle in itself. A unique example of being everything from a process plant to a machine, it not only produces, but is also the end-user…
1. THE BIG IDEA Although TEMA was constituted as a legal entity in 1987, its foundation was laid in 1975 when I put up Leo Engineering Works. Right out of…
Though the overall outlook on the global economy is poor and the Oil & Gas industry is struggling, the Fertiliser industry has been looking up. This may be due to…
1. Safeguarding against bell-mouthing TEMA is the only company to provide the added steel required for safeguarding against bell-mouthing. This is done by shrink-fitting a ring on the threaded part of the…
The subject of INNOVATION enthuses me. I am very passionate about innovation. Many times I analyzed to find out whether this passion is innate in me or whether I have…
Starting January 2017, TEMA has supplied 46 stainless steel exchangers to the Lake Charles Chemicals Project, part of the Flour Technip Integrated Sasol project. The last dispatches left Indian shores…
The world is filled with frantic activities. Except select few, all humans are engaged in one activity or the other. At the end of each activity, we all are either…
Mr. Haresh K. Sippy was interviewed by Dun & Bradstreet on the occasion of TEMA being awarded BEST GLOBAL BUSINESS AWARD 2015 in the mid corporate segment of SME BUSINESS…
From molecules to space, structures are the basis of engineering Engineering, like every other discipline, is going to be the domain of machines and artificial intelligence. Thousands of mobile apps…
After the catastrophic failure that occurred in a high-pressure Screw Plug enclosure in Japan and subsequent failures that were witnessed time and again in several parts of the world, this…
In this article an attempt has been made to quantify the quality built into a shell-and-tube heat exchanger by an experienced manufacturer. A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is the only equipment…
It was a great opportunity for me to participate in IIChE (Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, NRC) Lecture Series titled “Learning with the Leaders” as a Guest Speaker. It was…
We are in the process of diversifying into Solar, Heat Recovery Steam Generations (HRSG), and also small EPC, with investments of USD25 million to USD30 million. The path is difficult…
I have been flirting around with only shell and tube heat exchangers, for the last 40 years, been checking on their health from time to time. But with all said and…
Heat Exchangers, as we all know, are mainly used in Process plants, Pharmaceutical, Refrigeration and Storage, Air conditioning, Chemical, Petrochemical, Petroleum Refining, Power plants (Thermal, Solar and, Nuclear) etc. Every…
As India celebrates 70th Independence day today, I pay my homage to all the freedom fighters who risked their lives to make India an independent nation. As modern day Indian…
A gasketed joint in a Hi-Hi construction -with the tube-side pressure being higher than the shell-side pressure – is not critical as the net pressure is from the tube-side. This pressure…
We all know that necessity is the mother of invention. Equally, creativity is the mother of innovation. Easier said than done. We tend to associate creativity only with the arts,…
A Hi-Hi Screw Plug Heat Exchanger manufactured at the TEMA shop was hydro-tested satisfactorily before being dispatched to the site. It was then hydro-tested with the piping loop. Upon water…
Govind Prajapati’s heart-tugging retirement letter brought back memories that induced me to write this article. I dedicate it to him and his colleagues who started at TEMA India as ITI…
Introduction to Screw Plug exchangers Screw Plug exchanger is a unique design which can contain fluids at ‘high pressure 200 bar (2900 psi)’ and ‘high temperature 500°C (932°F)’ with ‘small…
We have a logical mind and an illogical one. The logical mind develops from observations and the learnings of the fight for survival. The illogical one, on the other hand,…
How can you run an organisation without assigning responsibility to and holding accountable every member? Where there is no accountability, how can goals be achieved? An organisation is a group…
Figure 1: Different ways to treat an illness: Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and Exercise Figure 2: A lawyer counselling a couple before a divorce We may be doctors, engineers, lawyers or…
Gasket joints in pressure vessels A shell-and-tube exchanger that needs overhauling has to be dismantled and buttoned up after servicing. This entails the opening and closing of joints designed for…
This was nothing short of a blunder on our part; a failure in a tube-to-tube sheet joint is virtually inconceivable for a company that specializes in shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Was…
Recently, some of TEMA’s heat exchangers were rejected. Corrosion was detected on disassembly at the site. It all began when the nozzle blind in every heat exchanger supplied was opened…
The world’s largest Helixchanger with the double-helical baffles at 35deg inclination, was made for RIL, Hazira in June 2004. Tema India Ltd. supplied this equipment with a lot of fanfare…
A CEO is not a leader unless he can think beyond the balance sheet. Leadership is related to team growth, which may also cater to the bottom line. A leader…