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Four Qualities to Look for in Fittings for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok One of the most formidable challenges in the development of safe, reliable, and leak-tight hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure is the nature of hydrogen itself. Hydroge...

4 Strategies to Maximize Industrial Fluid System Efficiencies Cory Cottrill You have a lot of responsibilities—running your plant safely and efficiently, maximizing throughput, reducing costs, and avoiding downtime. Like most plant managers and engineers, you may not have all the resources you nee...

4 Areas to Inspect When Measuring Time Delay in Sampling Systems In a process analyzer sampling system, there is always a delay between the moment you grab the sample and the time you obtain a reading. Time delay is cumulative, accounting for the total amount of time it takes for a sample to trave...

API 682 and You: Building Better Mechanical Seal Support Systems Sean Hunsicker, Market Manager, Chemical & Refining Market Mechanical seals became the dominant sealing technology in refineries and chemical plants in the 1980s, causing the American Petroleum Institute (API) to establish a committe...

Four Answers on Material Selection for Sour Oil and Gas Fields As oil and gas producers seek to meet the world’s energy needs and expand their revenue streams, there has been a collective move toward tapping unconventional resource reserves at greater depths and further distances offshore. Here, le...

What’s Really Going on In Your Analyzer Shelter? 5 Critical Considerations Stacey Phillips, Field Engineering Manager, Americas; and Tristian McCallion, Custom Solutions Manager, Edmonton Valve and Fitting Online analytical sampling is a critical function for process driven facilities everywhere, ...

Four Ways Training and Advisory Services Can Help You Bridge the Skills Gap Brian Van Valkenburg, Training & Services Marketing Manager Imagine your organization is commissioning a new critical fluid or sampling system. This undertaking requires a significant investment no matter the industry and,...

Field Engineering Spotlight: Mike Strobel, Field Engineer, Swagelok Penn In a new series, Swagelok Reference Point is highlighting Field Engineering Services—our global, boots-on-the-ground team of engineering experts who are tasked with solving our customers’ toughest challenges. Today, we sit dow...

Eagle Scouts Participate in Swagelok’s Immersive Engineer for a Day Program Chuck Hayes Earning the Eagle Scout rank is counted among a scout’s most treasured achievements. It is the highest advancement in scouting, and a significant milestone for youth that only 4% of scouts obtain after a length...

Using a Phase Diagram for Vapor Pressure Curves While phase diagrams are primarily used by chemists in laboratory environments, these tools can be astonishingly useful for mechanical engineers and plant managers tasked with sample analysis. In some analytical systems, a liquid sample must be conver...