Process Academy / Industry Atlas

Learn the plant.
See the whole process.

Field-ready introductions to the industries that turn reservoirs, rock and coal into energy and materials. Start with the flow path, then learn the equipment, controls, hazards and operator priorities.

Choose the process world

Different feed. Same discipline.

Every operation manages inventory, energy, equipment condition and product quality. What changes is the material—and the failure modes that matter most.

01Upstream

Oil & gas

From reservoir pressure to stable export oil and sales gas.

Wellhead → separation → treatment → export
02Downstream

Oil refinery

Separate, convert and blend crude into specification products.

Crude → fractions → conversion → fuels
03Precious metal

Gold

Free valuable mineral, recover it and pour doré safely.

Ore → grind → leach → recover → doré
04Bulk commodity

Iron ore

Control size, moisture and grade from mine to ship.

Mine → crush → screen → stockpile → ship
05Critical mineral

Nickel

Follow sulfide and laterite routes to saleable nickel products.

Ore → concentrate/leach → refine → product
06Energy mineral

Coal

Size, wash, dewater and blend coal to customer quality.

ROM → size → wash → dewater → loadout
07Cryogenic

LNG

Treat natural gas and refrigerate it into transportable liquid.

Gas → treat → liquefy → store → load
The operating lens

Read any plant in four passes.

  1. 01Trace material

    Know where the feed enters, changes phase, gains value and leaves.

  2. 02Find energy

    Locate pressure, heat, elevation, rotation and chemical reactions.

  3. 03Protect barriers

    Understand containment, interlocks, relief paths and critical controls.

  4. 04Hold quality

    Connect process variables to the specification the customer buys.

Cross-industry skills

One foundation travels everywhere.

Build the habits that matter in every process facility: accurate handovers, disciplined alarm response, reliable measurement and respect for hazardous energy.