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What is a Valve: Types of Valves & Functions Explained
Industrial Valves 101: Basic Functions and Types of Valves Small-bore fluid systems play an important role in keeping industrial companies operating productively around the world, and valves play an important role in the function of these systems. There are many types of valves that control f...
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What is a Pressure Regulator & How to Choose
How to Choose a Regulator to Meet Your Fluid System Needs Wouter Pronk, Senior Field Engineer, Swagelok Pressure regulators play a crucial role in many industrial fluid and instrumentation systems, helping to maintain or control desired pressure and flow in response to system changes. It is import...
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API 682: Building Better Mechanical Seal Support Systems
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...
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Introduction to Gas Distribution
Gas Distribution Systems The principal aim of this document is to explore and highlight factors that mostdirectly impact the design, operation, and maintenance of industrial grade gasdistribution systems. We examine how and why GDSs often represent a rich opportunity for operationalimprovement. Fo...
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Sample Cylinder Maintenance FAQ: What You Should Know
FAQ: What You Should Know About Sample Cylinder Maintenance Tristian McCallion, custom solutions manager, Swagelok Edmonton In any industrial environment where grab sampling is a part of regular operations, keeping your sample cylinders in safe working condition is a necessity. Damaged or malfunct...
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Control Costs and Improve Safety in Gas Delivery Systems
How to Control Costs and Improve Safety in Your Gas Distribution Systems Jeff DeWitt, Applications Engineer, Gas Distribution Systems Engineer Many laboratories, test centers, and industrial sites rely on the safe and continuous supply of primary and specialty gases to support critical processes...
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Lightfoot Defence Case Study
Case Study: Swagelok Drives Fluid System Innovation for Lightfoot Defence About the Customer With over 130 years in the refrigeration and air conditioning fields, Lightfoot Defence is the brand of choice for reliable, quality products and services in the military and commercial sectors. Lightfoot ...
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Back-Pressure Regulators: How They Work & Tips for Engineers
Back-Pressure Regulator Set-Up: Tips for Sampling System Engineers Jon Kestner, Product Manager Back-pressure regulators play an important role in maintaining upstream pressure and protecting sensitive equipment in sampling systems used in many industrial facilities. To make proper use of a back-p...
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Choosing a Regulator in Five Steps
Choosing a Regulator Pressure regulators play a crucial role in many industrial fluid and instrumentation systems, helping to maintain or control desired pressure andflow in response to system changes. For these reasons, it is important to select and install pressure regulators that can meet the sp...
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How to Select Valves for Industrial Fluid Systems
How to Select the Right Valves for Your Industrial Fluid System Valve selection is an important part of proper design and maintenance practices for industrial, piping, and instrumentation systems. Without the right valve for a specific application, operators could face improper or poor fluid system...