The engineering consulting operations of Fronek Power Systems LLC (FPS) are now part of Becht Engineering, effective January 26th, 2018. The former FPS staff is now part of the Becht Engineering team. Frank Fronek will continue to manage the Fronek Piping Group (FPG), a division of Becht Engineering, in the Orangeburg, NY office supported by the […]

Becht is pleased to announce that J. Robert “Bob” Sims will be moderating the morning session of the Convocation at the National Academy of Engineering on April 23rd. The upcoming discussion will be “Cybersecurity – Challenges for the Engineering Profession and Society” and “Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation’s Electricity System.” Additionally, this year’s NAE-AAES […]

Becht Engineering would like to congratulate Trevor Seipp, M. Sc., P. Eng. for recently being named an ASME Fellow in recognition of his outstanding engineering achievements. As stated by ASME, “A Fellow, one who has attained a membership grade of distinction, at the time of advancement shall be a corporate member of the Society, shall […]

Recently, Becht Engineering has added experienced, industry experts to its mechanical engineering roster. These include David Dewees, Robert Brown, Nathan Wilcoxson, Curtis Koether, and Zumao Chen. Dave Dewees, PE – Subject Matter Expert: Nonlinear Stress Analysis, Elevated Temperature Mechanical Material Behavior Dave has worked in the petrochemical, nuclear and power industries over the last 16 years. Dave’s […]

Becht Engineering is pleased to announce the opening of our Houston Engineering Center office at 14200 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX complementing our administrative office in Humble, TX.  From our new office, Becht offers the services of technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to the refinery, petrochemical, chemical and power industries to the US Gulf Coast and […]

Becht Engineering Acquires Fronek Power Systems The engineering consulting operations of Fronek Power Systems LLC (FPS) (www.fronekpower.com) are now part of Becht Engineering (Becht.com) effective January 26th, 2018.  The former FPS staff is now part of Becht Engineering. Frank Fronek will continue to manage the Fronek Piping Group (FPG), a division of Becht Engineering, in […]

Rick Hoffman, Director Mechanical Integrity for Becht, was published in the July/August 2017 edition of the Inspectioneering Journal.  Rick’s two blogs concerning Making Bad Actor Elimination Programs Work and Reliability Beliefs – Driving Organizational Accountability (both on this website) were combined into a single, free-standing article. You may view a pdf of the Inspectioneering Journal by clicking HERE. Rick Hoffman joined […]

Below is a listing of recent enhancements to the BechtFFS software, designed to improve the software’s capabilities as well as user experience. In the brittle fracture module, for B31.3 process piping, the user has the option of using the stress basis (Eqn 3.3 in API 579-1/ASME FFS-1) for the longitudinal stresses. Implemented MAWP and minimum […]

Becht Engineering’s Laser Scanning Division Manager, Mike Swymn, was invited to speak at the AVEVA World North America User Meeting on February 1, 2017 at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center in The Woodlands, TX. There were over 400 individuals in attendance, representing both owner operators and engineering contractors. AVEVA is a technology corporation that […]

The American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) Board of Directors Nov, 3, 2016 elected J. Robert Sims, 2014-2015 ASME President and Eminent Fellow at Becht Engineering Co., Inc., to the AAES Board of Directors for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2017. The AAES is a multidisciplinary organization of engineering societies dedicated to advancing the knowledge, […]