Solomon Associates is pleased to recognize those recently awarded a patent for the company’s “Control Asset Comparative Performance Analysis System and Methodology,” a unique benchmarking process used to assess the effectiveness of plant control systems intended to maximize profits and improve safety.   John Havener, Solomon’s net cash margin performance improvement senior consultant, leads a [...] Solomon Associates’ Al Poling last week presented “Reliability and Maintenance Benchmarking: New Standards of Performance in a Global Marketplace” at the 2011 Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C.   As the project manager for Solomon’s International Study of Plant Reliability and Maintenance Effectiveness, or RAM Study, Poling spoke to industry [...] Solomon Associates recently announced it has begun solicitation for its 2011 Worldwide Olefin Plant Performance Analysis (Olefin Study) and 2011 Worldwide Butadiene Plant Performance Analysis (Butadiene Study).   The studies enable chemical manufacturers to identify performance issues and improve manufacturing processes.   The Olefin Study uses a proprietary gap analysis to identify millions of dollars [...] Benchmarking patent, applicable to numerous manufacturing industries, comes as company embarks on 2011 APC and Automation Studies.   DALLAS, October 12, 2011 — Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, announced it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its “Control Asset Comparative Performance [...] Study by leading energy consulting firm compares the performance of individual manufacturing facilities to peers worldwide.   DALLAS, October 11, 2011 — Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, announced today it has begun solicitation for its Worldwide Butadiene Plant Performance Analysis (Butadiene Study) for operating year 2011.   The [...] Project manager at Dallas-based energy consulting company honored with Peter G. Andrews Award.   DALLAS, October 10, 2011 – Solomon Associates’ Kevin Proops has been honored with the Peter G. Andrews Lifetime Service Award at the 2011 National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) Q&A and Technology Forum. Proops has served as a project manager in [...] Poling among industry professionals and academic experts to gather at seventh annual event for the global maintenance field   DALLAS, October 5, 2011 – Al Poling of Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, will present “New Standards for Reliability and Maintenance Performance in a Global Marketplace” at this week’s [...]