Factor6 Inc.
Analyzer engineering for owner-operators and EPC firms, from FEED through validated startup and on running plants.
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The problem
The signs are there. On most plants and projects, nobody owns them. On a project, the analyzer scope is split across every discipline package and accepted at mechanical completion, before anyone has checked the reading against the lab on real process fluid. On a running plant, the signs land with whoever has time.
The result is a number the plant trusts more than it should. Factor6 takes ownership of the measurement, from the process tap to the operator's screen.
The standard
| Common practice today | The standard Factor6 works to |
|---|---|
| Warning signs handled by whoever has time | Signs tracked as a program, with an owner and a planned response for each |
| Analyzers accepted at mechanical completion | Accepted on validated performance against a reference method after startup |
| Sample conditioning specified as "vendor standard" | Sample systems engineered and reviewed: lag time, phase behaviour, low points, materials |
| Analyzer scope split across every discipline package | One accountable owner from process tap to DCS |
| Assessments filed and forgotten | Findings ranked and turned into work the site team can execute |
Services
Operating plants
A fixed-scope review of your analyzer fleet: availability by unit and technique, the causes behind the downtime, sample system condition, and the warning signs nobody has had time to chase. You get a ranked plan for what to fix first.
Projects, before IFC
A system-by-system check of a vendor package or design for lag time, phase behaviour, materials and maintainability, while changes are still cheap.
Startup
Procedures and acceptance criteria that prove each analyzer reads true on real process fluid, and a handover package your maintenance team can run with.
Design through startup
Senior analyzer oversight embedded in your project: design review, vendor and FAT oversight, installation checks and commissioning direction.
Track record
Held full ownership of the analyzer scope on a greenfield ethylene-to-polyethylene venture, from pre-FEED through startup.
Founding member of an Analyzer Technology Council built to turn one-off fixes into a standard the whole organization could run on.
Introduced measurement technology, including TDL, mass spectrometry and FTIR, that was a first for the organization and in some cases a first for the industry.
How we work
Factor6 works for owner-operators directly and with EPC firms that need analyzer depth on a project. We are vendor neutral and take no commissions from analyzer suppliers, so a recommendation is only ever about the measurement.
Every engagement leaves your team with something it keeps: a standard, a checklist, a cleaner design.
About
Marko spent his career on the operator side of process analytics in Canada's petrochemical industry. He introduced new measurement technologies, helped set analyzer standards across a large operating company, and held the analyzer scope on a greenfield capital project from design through startup.
Contact
Calgary and Sarnia. Work across Canada and the United States.