Towering Crane Helps Replace the FCC at Chevron’s Richmond Refinery

The Richmond Refinery’s Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (FCC) facilitates a basic gasoline-making process using a blend of mechanical and chemical engineering - intense heat, low pressure and sand-like catalyst. The equipment is designed to withstand high amounts of tensile stress, heat stress and erosion, but the impact of the process requires significant scheduled maintenance.