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Save time with our expert-developed practices.Tap into proven engineering practices to design facilities and execute capital projects consistently and cost-effectively.

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Access 550+ up-to-date common practices organized in a system of 14 engineering disciplines providing value to any process, even in emerging industries.

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Increase efficiencies with fewer errors during design, engineering, procurement, and construction. One hour invested equals 200 hours returned.

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Join 850+ participants at all levels volunteering and networking together to create common ground: up-to-date standards, fit-for-purpose or easily modified.

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Process Industry Practices (PIP) is a self-funded consortium within The University of Texas dedicated to harmonizing internal company standards and practices around design, procurement, construction, and maintenance. PIP members are process industry owners and engineering construction contractors focused on minimizing total cost of ownership, reducing plant operating and installation costs, and standardizing non-proprietary processes.

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"PIP expands your network so that you can collaborate to solve engineering problems. PIP facilitates collaboration. It is a vital, central part of what PIP provides to the industry."

Jay Clark

PIP Past Chair

"The PIP organization encmpasses multiple industries, so you get viewpoints from different perspectives. The more you participate, the more people you will meet. Building a network is very valuable to you in industry."

Rick Hoenerhoff

former PIP Associate Director

"When I started attending the PIP meetings, I suddenly had people that I could call when I had a technical question. Having so many contacts expanded my knowledge which benefited my company

The PIP organization encompasses multiple industries, so you get viewpoints from different perspectives. The more you participate, the more people you will meet. Building a network is very valuable to you in industry."

Pat Wood

PIP CSA Function Team Leader

"From the moment I started, I felt PIP was a very safe place. If you don't have a lot of expertise yourself or at your company, you meet people at PIP who have a lot of experience and knowledge. It's like tapping into a living encyclopedia."

Angela Wariso

PIP Process Control Function Team Leader

"At PIP meetings, operators talk about their systems and how things function. It’s helpful to hear people’s stories as you talk through practices and develop guidelines. It also helps to understand what is happening in the industry and what we're all working towards."

Claudia Farrel

PIP Pipeline Systems Function Team Leader

"You get to see the consensus process while publishing a PIP Practice. By participating in meetings, you learn the reasons why some companies do some things differently. As a result, I no longer have to follow the Practice because I understand the Practice, and I can own how my company utilizes the Practice."

Kevin Fiorini

PIP Work Processes Committee Leader

"What I’ve learned at PIP is there's a lot of good ideas out there. There are also a lot of not so good ideas out there. Participating in PIP helped me learn to question ideas."

Rick Mendler

PIP Knowledge Development Task Team Emeritus