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How to Fix Common Grab Sampling Deficiencies
How to Fix Common Grab Sampling Deficiencies Danny Van Den Burg, Regional Area Manager, Field Engineering (EMEA) Grab sampling is a critical function in many industrial fluid systems and building best practices with respect to the sampling process helps operators achieve quality results in a safe ...
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3 Steps to Improve Hose Safety & Lower Plant Costs
3 Steps to Improve Hose Safety & Lower Plant Costs Doug Nordstrom, Senior Product Manager, Hose Product Group Industrial hoses often do not get the attention they deserve. Most manufacturing facilities have specifications and policies concerning tubing, fittings, and valves on pressure-containing ...
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What is a Pressure Relief Valve: Purpose & Why it's Essential
How to Enhance Chemical Plant Safety With Relief Valves Shaji Arumpanayil, Product Manager, Swagelok Modern fluid systems in chemical plants and refineries can be vast, with countless feet of small-bore tubing branching in various directions to accomplish several important functions. With this co...
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Refinery Safety Depends on Well-Trained Employees
Refinery System Safety Depends on Well-Trained, Empowered Employees Ken Backus, Field Engineer High-octane gasoline, plastics and many other everyday necessities are the result of complex processes that take place inside petrochemical plants and refining facilities. Those processes utilize a varie...
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How to Avoid Fluid System Leaks
Why System Performance Depends on Proper Tube Preparation Quality tubing and highly engineered fittings form some of the most critical connections in any refinery. A number of variables must be considered when ensuring each of these connections is optimal—material type, tube size, wall thickness, ...
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How to Detect and Prevent Hydraulic Fluid System Leaks
Common Causes and Costs of Fluid System Leaks Fluid system leaks are a common occurrence in most plants. Because you’re charged with maintaining your plant’s safety and profitability, even the smallest leak can present an issue. That’s why it’s helpful to understand how and why leaks occur, how to ...
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Our Most Popular Blogs in 2021
Your Most Pressing Questions Answered: 2021 in Review From semiconductor fabs to offshore oil and gas platforms to research laboratories, our customers do business in a variety of high-stakes environments. But sometimes, these diverse industries face common challenges. These shared challenges are ...
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How Training Can Minimize Risk on Oil and Gas Platforms
How Training Can Minimize Risk on Oil and Gas Platforms Bill Dickie, Director of Technical Services, Swagelok Scotland Health and safety are paramount in the oil and gas industry, and operators in my territory know this only too well. The North Sea, home to significant oil and gas reserves, has b...
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Is Hydrogen a Safe Fuel Source?
Hydrogen Fuel Safety Primer: Why Hydrogen Is a Safe and Effective Fuel Source Chuck Hayes , Global Technical Lead, Swagelok Hydrogen is a promising alternative to traditional fuels due to its potential to deliver zero-emission power in both transportation/mobility and general industrial applicat...
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Improving Lab Safety and Productivity
Why Proper Gas Distribution Is Essential for Optimized Laboratory Operations Wouter Pronk, senior field engineer, Swagelok Imagine yourself as a laboratory technician. As you perform your intended testing or analysis, you approach a point of use for a particular gas. You activate a mechanism to ob...