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Swagelok Enables STEM Project-Based Learning
Swagelok Enables STEM Project-Based Learning Swagelok’s sponsorship of BLOODHOUND SSC—a team based in Bristol, England pursuing the world land speed record—has enhanced one Northeast Ohio school district’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program through real-world learni...
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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...
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8 Common Process Analyzer Accuracy Challenges
Sampling Systems: 8 Common Process Analyzer Accuracy Challenges Tony Waters, Sampling Systems Expert and Instructor Sampling systems are among the most complex systems in a plant. They feature numerous components and processes that must work together to produce an analytical reading of process str...
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How to Select the Right Hose Reinforcement
Hose Reinforcement 101: How to Make a Strong Choice for Your Application Doug Nordstrom, senior product manager, Hose Products, Swagelok Selecting the right industrial hoses for your fluid systems requires careful consideration of a variety of factors, including media pressure, temperature of medi...
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Sourcing High Quality CNG Fuel System Components
The Importance of Sourcing High-Performance Compressed Natural Gas Fuel System Components Paul Hargrave, Transportation Market Manager, Swagelok, and Charles Hayes, Lead New Product Development Engineer, Swagelok As global and regional clean air policies become more stringent, one promising and in...
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Improve Semiconductor Yield with Optimized Alloys
Improving Semiconductor Fabrication Yields with Optimized Materials Masroor Malik, Semiconductor Market Manager, Swagelok, and Shelly Tang, Lead Principal Metallurgical Engineer, Swagelok Rapid innovation is a necessity in the highly competitive semiconductor landscape. Much of the modern world de...
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Fluid Systems for the Scientific Frontier
Reliable Fluid System Solutions for the Scientific Frontier Helsinki, Finland’s Bluefors specializes in creating some of the coldest temperatures found in the physical world. Its dilution refrigerators, which are used to generate optimal operating environments for quantum computers and experimental...
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Optimizing Hose Selection for Tire Curing Presses
Enhancing Tire Curing Press Performance with Strategic Hose Selection Jason Duncan, key accounts manager, Swagelok Alabama, and Doug Nordstrom, senior product manager, Hose Products for Swagelok Consistent, repeatable performance throughout the manufacturing process is a must for tiremakers everyw...
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How to Avoid FPSO Vessel Fluid System Construction Issues
Tackling the Complexities of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Construction Tommy Jamail, Senior Regional Construction Manager, Asia Pacific Barry Rowe-Platts, Technical Lead, Engineering Services As members of the oil and gas industry have sought to maintain profitable upstream op...
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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 ...