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How to Bend Tubing and When Bent Tubing is Advantageous
When to Bend Tubing—And How to Do It Right Mike Gagel, Strategic Services Specialist, Swagelok Pittsburgh and Trainer, Advanced Tube Bending, Swagelok Company Many decisions must be made during the design and assembly of a new fluid system or when replacing components in an existing one. One of ...
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Swagelok & HOERBIGER Collaborate to Reduce NOx Emissions on Legacy Engines
Swagelok Custom Solutions Helps HOERBIGER Reduce CO, NOx Emissions on Legacy Engines by 80 Percent Trey Sinkfield, Field Engineering Manager, Swagelok Southeast Texas After multiple attempts to work with local machine shops, HOERBIGER Engineering Services (HES) turned to Swagelok for help. Th...
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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 commi...
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Closed Loop Sampling Systems: How to Reduce Emissions
How to Reduce Fugitive Emissions With Closed-Loop Sampling Systems Unintentional release of emissions into the atmosphere can occur at various locations throughout refineries or chemical plants. And due to increasingly stringent regulatory measures across the globe, there has never been more press...
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Standardizing Fluid System Components for Oil and Gas Construction Projects
Three Reasons to Standardize Fluid System Components in Major Oil and Gas Construction Projects Any large-scale oil and gas construction project presents some inherent difficulties. Thousands of people are involved, competition is aggressive, logistics are complicated, spending approvals can come s...
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Selecting Pressure Regulator Types by Application
Choosing the Right Type of Pressure Regulator for Your Application If you manage an industrial fluid system, you know that maintaining precise process conditions is often an operational imperative. Pressure represents one of your most important conditions, and maintaining desired pressure levels re...
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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...
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Our Most Popular Blogs in 2021
Your Most Pressing Questions Answered: 2021 in Review From semiconductor fabs to offshore oil and gas platforms to research laboratories, our customers do business in a variety of high-stakes environments. But sometimes, these diverse industries face common challenges. These shared challenges are...
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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 a...
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4 Considerations For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fittings
Four Qualities to Look for in Fittings for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Chuck Hayes, Global Technical Lead, Swagelok One of the most formidable challenges in the development of safe, reliable, and leak-tight hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure is the nature of hydrogen itself. Hy...