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Fluid System Leak Detection and Inspection
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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Optimizing Component Selection for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Optimizing Component Selection for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Chuck Hayes, Principal Engineer Around the world, significant investment is being made in hydrogen mobility and the infrastructure that makes it possible. Why? As vehicle manufacturers seek to drive higher and higher efficiency and cu...
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Boost Quality by Selecting the Right Grab Sampling System
Boost Quality by Selecting the Right Grab Sampling System Stacey Phillips, Regional Area Manager, Field Engineering, (Americas) Whether determined by customer specification, governmental regulation, or other criteria, end-use products from many oil and gas or chemical refining operations typically...
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Field Engineering Spotlight: Alice Chin, Field Engineering Supervisor, Southeast Asia
Field Engineering Spotlight: Alice Chin, Field Engineering Supervisor, Southeast Asia 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. Tod...
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Thermal Controls to Optimize Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing
How to Optimize Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Yield With Proper Thermal Control Brian Rudary, Applications Solutions Engineering Lead, Swagelok, and Doug Nordstrom, Product Manager, Swagelok Semiconductor wafer manufacturing grows more challenging by the day. As global demand for chips skyro...
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Small Footprint, Big Potential: How Improved ALD Valves Will Catalyze Semiconductor Success
One New Valve. Three Reasons It Could Change Semiconductor Manufacturing. Matt Ferraro The semiconductor market is not an easy one to navigate. Semiconductor wafer fabricators are under constant pressure to maintain maximum precision in highly complex processes that involve expensive materials, co...
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Fluid System Training: Is Your Trainer Trained?
Fluid System Training: Is Your Trainer Trained? Brian Van Valkenburg, Training & Services Marketing Manager There are many variables that go into safe and successful industrial fluid system operation. It takes the right knowledge to install components correctly throughout the system, the right mat...
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Ensuring Hydrogen Purity for Fuel Cells
Why Sampling at the Nozzle Matters for Reliable, Standards-Compliant Hydrogen Systems As the global energy landscape shifts toward cleaner and more sustainable solutions, hydrogen has become a pivotal fuel for decarbonizing transportation, industry, and power generation. Among its most promising a...
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Myth Busting: Learn the Facts About Hydrogen Fuel
Know Your Hydrogen Fuel Facts – Avoid Falling for Myths Chuck Hayes , Principal Applications Engineer for Clean Energy, Swagelok There is no doubt that the economy for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and fueling is growing. But as the technology used to harness hydrogen gains more prominence, misinfor...
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What is a Block Valve and How Does It Isolate Fluid Systems?
How to Isolate a Fluid System with a Block Valve What is the Function of a Block Valve? A block valve isolates a specific section of a fluid system to prevent flow and pressure from reaching downstream components. This is important because a single line’s pressure or flow inside represents a hazard ...