Mounting Challenges

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Shrinking Resources,
Shrinking Resources,
Mounting Challenges
Mounting Challenges
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I have a perception and a view that probably 80
of our problems have answers already. It doesnt
make a lot of sense for us to spend hundreds of
thousands of dollars initiating project work in
these areas when there are 50, 60, 100 other
companies that have similar sorts of equipment
and have similar sorts of issues.
STEFANO CHIOVELLI, Syncrude Canada
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THE POWER OF ASSOCIATION
Clearly the most significant benefit for Sipchem
as an MTI member company is the enabling of our
Engineers, Maintenance and Inspection Specialists
to network with and easily access some of the
best and brightest technical experts in the
chemical process industry. ALBERT BIGGS,
General Manager, Maintenance Technical
Services, Saudi International Petrochemical
Co.
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31 YEARS AND THRIVING
Monsanto, DuPont, and Union Carbide conceived
MTI concept in 1975 In 1977, 16 companies
joined forces to form the Materials Technology
Institute Today, MTI is composed of more than
50 companies from 14 nations
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WORLD CLASS COMPANY CORE
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MTIs members benefit from exclusive
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FORUMS
Technical Advisory Council (every four months
in North America) EuroTAC (once per year in
Europe) SinoTAC (once per year in China)
Online Forum (open 24/7 to members only)
Project Committee Meetings (as determined by team
members) Special Events and Forums, such as the
Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Conference
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PROJECTS
MTI funds practical, non-proprietary studies on
the selection, design, fabrication, testing,
inspection, and performance of materials of
construction used in the process industries.
Research in the following disciplines provides
members with the opportunity to be more
profitable, efficient, and safe.

• Knowledge Management
• Lifecycle Cost
• Reliability
• Safety

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ROI THROUGH ACTION A Further look at Projects
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ROI THROUGH ACTION A Further look at Projects
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RESOURCES
Technical database containing gt4,000 entries
(updated regularly and searchable) Manuals,
reports, software and video training programs.
- MTI has published more than 80 titles on
topics ranging from Materials Selection
to Operations, Maintenance, and
Inspection to Guidelines for the Mothballing of
Process Plants. MTIs web site,
www.mti-global.org (live link to web site),
includes downloadable reports, forums, meeting
minutes, a membership directory, projects, and
much more.
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WEB SITE AT A GLANCE A Further Look at Resources
Visitors and Members About MTI Downloads
Hot Topics News Links Membership
Information MTI Fellows Partial Projects
List Store
Members Only Discussion Forums Directory
(Companies, Members, and Affiliates)
Meeting Minutes Project Information
(including Detailed Reports) Search Engine 
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THE MTI DIFFERENCE
1. Economic and ROI Benefits MTI offers member
companies a significant return-on-investment
by providing knowledge and resources that
improve manufacturing efficiency, safety,
and technical capabilities all while
reducing operating expenses. 2. Education and
Training Individuals are able to continue
professional development, learning from some of
the most knowledgeable industry specialists
and experts. 3. Efficiency With more than 30
years experience, MTI is efficient at
identifying problems and finding solutions
through a cooperative, networked culture. 4.
Industry Influence MTI actively influences the
development and use of standards and
regulations.
Education and Training
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THE MTI DIFFERENCE A Further Look
5. Knowledge Bank MTI identifies, develops, and
disseminates technical materials information
to its members. Web links to a technical
database of research projects, forum
archives, and materials industry links. 6.
Leveraging Funding MTI pools the resources of
like- minded companies, directly sponsors, or
leverages other funding sources to solve
problems in the CPI that might otherwise not
be addressed due to funding issues. 7.
Networking Power Members are able to leverage
the resources of MTI members, technical
organizations, universities, and
consortia. 8. Research MTI sponsors studies
proposed by its member companies,
providing valuable information at a fraction of
the cost.
Research
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THE MTI DIFFERENCE A Further Look
9. Safety and Reliability Solutions Members
have access to valuable information about
static and rotating equipment,
instrumentation, piping, heat exchangers,
and utilities. 10. Technical Forums In
addition to TAC forums and committee
meetings, MTIs web site forum facilitates
the transfer of non-proprietary materials
information. 11. Technology Leadership MTI
maintains the Roadmap for Process
Equipment Materials Technology to respond
to emerging trends and technical needs of the
CPI. 12. Trends Monitoring MTI monitors and
reports on trends that affect its members,
including environmental issues, global
economics, information technology, materials of
construction, process conditions, and
workforce issues.
Technical Forums
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TESTIMONIALS TO SUCCESS
Eastmans investment in MTI has paid off many
times over. We have gotten answers to many
questions that resulted in direct cost savings to
Eastman. Typically we cover the cost of
participation each year in MTI related cost
savings. GARY WHITTAKER, Eastman
Chemical
Budget justifications are needed every year, but
we feel MTI allows us to operate with less staff
than we would need without MTI this results in a
large cost benefit. In addition, we have
benefited from projects Rohm Haas would have
traditionally done in-house. KEITH
BRIEGEL, Rohm and Haas
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TESTIMONIALS TO SUCCESS A Further Look
What other organization is out there that can
provide expertise to your questions in a matter
of minutes? As a member of MTI you can send
critical questions to the most mind boggling
problems your plant may have, and in most cases,
have an answer that will help you work through
your problem. Being a member allows you to know
the top experts in the field. KELLY
WYROUGH, The Roberts Company
Air Products recognized that failure of
materials of construction was a major safety
concern, and to allow such a failure to occur
because of ignorance was not acceptable. This is
exactly the type of investment that a company
should make if it is to be a leader in the
industry. SHELDON DEAN, Air Products
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TESTIMONIALS TO SUCCESS A Further Look
If you look at all of the projects that weve
done at MTI, weve probably gotten information or
some useful data or out of 85-90 of them.
BRIAN FITZGERALD, Exxon-Mobil
Really, for the here-and-now, where the
rubber-meets-the-road issues in the field of
plastic materials, MTI is really the only place
where we would get value out of. MTI gets things
done. PRADIP KHALADKAR, Senior Consultant,
DuPont Materials Group
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AN INVITATION TO VISIT
Selected companies meeting MTIs membership
criteria are invited to attend one of five forums
held in North America, Europe, or Asia. For
information regarding criteria, the By-Laws and
Membership Agreement, as well as other details
about the organization, visit www.mti-global.org.

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MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT AND DUES
MTI sends prospective members copies of its
By-Laws and a Membership Agreement. Annual dues
are determined based on the total sales of the
applicant company and its affiliates.
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FULL ACCESS TO MTI
Once the signed agreement and first-year dues are
received, the Board of Directors is notified, and
the company is given full access to MTI web site
resources and is officially welcomed as a new
member at a subsequent TAC Meeting.
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