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Five Benefits of Virtual Training for LNG Facilities and Other Industrial Plants
Five Reasons to Take Advantage of Virtual Training Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, essential work around the world has not stopped. Just ask one of Australia’s leading gas suppliers, an organization that is focused on safely and sustainably developing natural gas resourc...
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Cut Maintenance Costs with Enhanced Gas Panels
How to Reduce Your Maintenance Spend by Improving Gas Distribution Mark Welch, Regional Field Engineer, Swagelok London For a maintenance technician, servicing a gas pressure control panel can often be like solving a puzzle. Confusing or unintuitive tube or pipe layouts may block easy access to ...
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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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Valve Servicing and Maintenance Guide
Best Practices for Fluid System Valve Servicing and Maintenance Valves are some of the most important components of industrial fluid systems, responsible for controlling and maintaining optimal levels of flow. Their reliable functionality is critically important to operational efficiency, profitabi...
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Field Engineering Spotlight: Trey Sinkfield
Field Engineering Spotlight: How Swagelok Southeast Texas’ Trey Sinkfield Solves Refinery and Chemical Plant Fluid System Challenges Trey Sinkfield keeps his refinery and chemical plant customers’ budget and operational goals in mind when developing personalized fluid system solutions that contribu...
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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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Is Hydrogen Fuel Expensive?
Why Hydrogen Is a Cost-Effective Fuel Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok Cost is one of the most important factors affecting whether a new technology is adopted at scale. It is certainly an important consideration for people evaluating alternative fuel sources. Regardless of end use, w...
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Tackling Global Complexity for a Successful Petrochemical Plant Construction Megaproject
Tackling Global Construction Complexity for a Successful Megaproject Major petrochemical plant construction projects often involve the coordination of dozens of global vendors, typically over the course of several years of careful planning, engineering, and development. Once in commission, the stak...
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Industrial Virtual Visits: A New Form of “On-Site Experience”
How Swagelok is Providing Customer Value Through Virtual “On-Site” Experiences On a recent morning in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, Stacey Phillips stepped into the heart of a natural gas processing facility. As Swagelok’s field engineering manager for the Americas, she had visited many similar ...
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Why Green Hydrogen Is a Sustainable Fuel Source
Hydrogen: A Truly Sustainable Alternative Fuel Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok The world continues to develop alternatives to fossil fuels. Sustainability is the primary motivator. Reducing and outright eliminating carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from a wide variety of application...