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How to Reduce Costs and Improve Safety with a Better Gas Distribution System Design
Q&A: How to Reduce Costs and Improve Safety with More-Efficient Gas Distribution Gas distribution systems are critical to the efficient operation of refineries, research facilities, laboratories, and other industrial sites. If you operate one of these facilities, however, gas distribution and deliv...
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How to Detect and Protect Against Pressure Gauge Failure
How Can You Tell A Gauge Is Broken or May Fail? Dave Ross, Senior Technical Service Engineer Pressure gauges seem small but are a critical part of systems across industries. The visual indication of system pressure they provide lets you know whether everything is operating within the desired range...
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Safe Grab Sampling for Refrigerant Production
How Consistent Grab Sampling Enables Ongoing Innovation for a Leading Refrigerant Producer In the highly competitive refrigerant manufacturing space, two qualities can help a manufacturer stay ahead: uncompromising product quality and speed to market. Robust and efficient chemical sampling practic...
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Building Reliable Compressed Natural Gas Stations
Three Ways Smart Fluid System Choices Can Lead to Better CNG Refueling Stations Chuck Hayes, Lead New Product Development Engineer, Swagelok, and Paul LeStrange, Technical Representative, Alternative Fuels, Swagelok San Diego Heavy-duty trucks, municipal buses, and other large vehicles have histor...
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3 Steps to Improve Hose Safety & Lower Plant Costs
3 Steps to Improve Hose Safety & Lower Plant Costs Doug Nordstrom, Senior Product Manager, Hose Product Group Industrial hoses often do not get the attention they deserve. Most manufacturing facilities have specifications and policies concerning tubing, fittings, and valves on pressure-containing ...
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Maximizing Component Life in Industrial Fluid Systems
Maximizing the Life of Industrial Fluid System Components Cory Cottrill The cost of replacing a single fluid system component in a plant goes beyond the price of the part. A single replacement also encompasses the internal costs for procurement, installation, and maintenance, as well as costs ass...
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Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap: Develop a Well-Trained Team
Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap: Develop a Well-Trained Team Andy Hitchcock, Product Manager, Global Services Manufacturing plants all over the world are facing a growing challenge—highly-tenured employees nearing retirement, creating a manufacturing skills gap. For plant managers, this means...
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4 Strategies to Maximize Industrial Fluid System Efficiencies
4 Strategies to Maximize Industrial Fluid System Efficiencies Cory Cottrill You have a lot of responsibilities—running your plant safely and efficiently, maximizing throughput, reducing costs, and avoiding downtime. Like most plant managers and engineers, you may not have all the resources you nee...
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10 Tips to Improve Chemical Sampling Systems
10 Tips to Improve Chemical Sampling Systems Managing an analytical instrumentation operation is no small feat. Whether you design, construct, operate, or maintain a chemical sampling system, receiving consistent, reliable results can be a struggle for even the most seasoned engineers and technicia...
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Enhance Safety and Save with Optimized Materials
Why Optimized Fluid System Material Selection Can Help Improve Offshore Safety and Reduce Costs Cost optimization is one of the most important goals for owners of offshore oil and gas platforms and floating vessels —second only to ensuring safe and compliant operation throughout the platform’s life...