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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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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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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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How to Bend Tubing and When Bent Tubing is Advantageous
How to Bend Tubing: Proven Techniques and Applications for Metal Tube Bending Mike Gagel, Trainer, Advanced Tube Bending, Swagelok Company and Strategic Services Specialist, Swagelok Pittsburgh Many decisions must be made during the design and assembly of a new fluid system or when replacing compo...
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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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What Are Fugitive Emissions & How to Avoid Leaks
Exploring Effective Strategies to Decarbonize and Cut Fugitive Emissions Mike Aughenbaugh, Associate Target Market Manager, Swagelok A confluence of factors is driving change throughout the oil and gas industries. Widespread decarbonization efforts and consent decrees from the U.S. Environmental...
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Know Your Process Analyzers: Raman Analyzers
Know Your Analyzer Types: Raman Analyzers Mike Strobel, Business Development Manager, Swagelok Know Your Analyzer Raman Analyzer Coming Soon... Photometric IR & UV Analyzers Process Density Analyzers Process Oxygen Analyzers Process Moisture Analyzers Accurate process analysis is esse...
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Measuring and Controlling Hydrogen Flow
Measuring and Controlling Hydrogen Flow Hydrogen fuel cells hold great promise as a source of energy and power. They can be used in a wide variety of applications, from transportation and material handling to stationary, portable, and emergency backup power. Their only byproduct is water, so they r...
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Safe, Efficient, and Accurate Ammonia Sampling
How to Achieve Safer, More Accurate, and More Efficient Ammonia Sampling Anhydrous ammonia is commonly used by chemical plants and refineries in the production of fertilizers, plastics, textiles, petroleum, and more. In these applications, ammonia must typically have a water content between 0.2% an...
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Fluid System Considerations for Safe, Reliable Hydrogen Handling
Everything You Need to Know About Hydrogen Mobility Energy generated from green hydrogen is an increasingly hot topic as the energy sector seeks to develop increasingly sustainable solutions. But hydrogen itself can be a challenging gas to handle, meaning that high-integrity fluid system components...