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Empa is Driving Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Development
Exploring New Frontiers: How Empa is Driving Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Development The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) conducts advanced research every day, much of it devoted to the decarbonization of the Swiss economy. Empa’s “move” mobility demonstrator is...
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The Right Fittings for Green Hydrogen Production Success
How a Green Hydrogen Production OEM Elevated Electrolyzer Reliability with Swagelok In recent years, great strides have been made in the development of hydrogen as an energy carrier. The major remaining challenges relate to safe, efficient green hydrogen production, processing, and distribution. At...
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How Two Major Refineries Solved Gasoline Blending Challenges
Saving Millions of Dollars by Reducing Gasoline Blending Costs For refiners of finished gasoline and diesel fuels, ensuring that the final product meets anticipated specifications is critical. The gasoline blending process, where fuels are blended with octane to meet differing performance tiers, pl...
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Seven Tips for Effective Plant Turnarounds
Seven Tips for More Effective, Efficient Plant Turnarounds Mike Aughenbaugh, Associate Target Market Manager, Swagelok, and Steven Robertson, Downstream Sales Manager, Swagelok Southeast Texas Plant turnaround is a major undertaking for chemical plants and refineries around the world. These comple...
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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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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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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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What Industrial Trends are Affecting Fluid System Operators?
How to Adjust to Global Trends Affecting the Clean Energy, Semiconductor, Oil and Gas, and Chemicals Industries Every day, global megatrends affect our businesses—whether we realize it or not. Staying aware of those trends and their potential impacts can help us make smarter decisions, regardless o...