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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 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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Steam Heat Exchangers and Tracing Systems: Best Practices for Design Engineers
Steam Heat Exchangers and Tracing Systems: Best Practices for Design Engineers Alex Chu, Industrial Steam System SME, Swagelok Field Engineering Designing a proper steam heat exchanger or steam heat tracing system first requires a full understanding of the operational characteristics where the sys...
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A Practical Guide to Gas Sampling Systems and Methods
A Practical Guide to Gas Sampling Methods Matt Dixon , Senior Principal Design Engineer, Swagelok Optimizing your chemical processing costs and maintaining high-quality product outputs require regular capture of representative process fluids for laboratory analysis. Grab sampling —also called spo...
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Hose Connector Types & Use Cases
Tips for Choosing the Right Hose Connection Doug Nordstrom, Senior Product Manager Industrial hoses play critical roles in facilities across the globe—but they often come with little guidance on useful best practices from the manufacturer. Hose selection , installation, inspection, and maintenanc...
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Reducing Fluid System Leaks in Your Facility
Reducing Costly Fluid System Leaks and Emissions Sean Hunsicker, Business Development Manager - Global Sales It’s easy to become accustomed to certain sounds, sights, and other ambient environmental conditions of a chemical processing, oil and gas, or other industrial process facility. Walking acr...
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How Two Major Refineries Solved Gasoline Blending Challenges
Saving Millions of Dollars by Reducing Gasoline Blending Costs For refiners of finished gasoline and diesel fuels, ensuring that the final product meets anticipated specifications is critical. The gasoline blending process, where fuels are blended with octane to meet differing performance tiers, pl...
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Fitting Training: How to Install Tube Fittings
Tube Fitting Installation: Everything You Need to Know Reliable industrial fluid systems are essential for safety, efficiency, and profitability in your plant—and their ability to operate dependably relies on many factors. Some of the most important include proper tube and tube fitting installation...
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How an Industrial Hose Maintenance Plan Could Save Your Plant Thousands
How an Industrial Hose Maintenance Plan Could Save Your Plant Thousands of Dollars Alice Chin A common concern among many plant managers and engineers is knowing the proper time to replace industrial hoses . This concern comes with good reason. Waiting too long to replace a hose that needs attenti...
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7 Tips for Industrial Fluid System Handling
7 Tips for Building Safer Industrial Fluid Systems Ken Backus, Field Engineer, N. America In an industrial plant or refinery, potential safety risks lurk around every corner. As a plant manager, one of your primary responsibilities is to reduce those risks to not only ensure safety, but also maint...