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 th

Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Gas Distribution Systems Many laboratories, test centers, and industrial sites rely on the safe and continuous supply of primary and specialty gases to support critical processes. For lab and reliability managers, engineers, and operations staff, optimizing th

Consignment Inventory Helps Carbon Capture Tech Company Save Thousands Annually Failure is not an option for carbon capture company LanzaTech’s Georgia-based facility, Freedom Pines—especially when doing the important work of helping its customers convert carbon emissions into usable fue

Controlling Costs and Reducing Errors in Liquid Grab Sampling Karim Mahraz, Product Manager, Analytical Instrumentation, Swagelok Grab sampling plays a critical role in accurate, profitable industrial processes. The practice can help validate process conditions, ensure end products are up to specif

How to Reduce Your Maintenance Spend by Improving Gas Distribution Mark Welch, Regional Field Engineer, Swagelok London For a maintenance technician, servicing a gas pressure control panel can often be like solving a puzzle. Confusing or unintuitive tube or pipe layouts may block easy access t

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 practice

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

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 malfunctio

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 req

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

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 de

How Fluid System Fabrication Can Alleviate Resource Constraints Bill Menz, Director, Global Technology Centers Fluid system operators today are tasked with generating as much value from their systems as possible. At numerous points throughout a fluid system, some common inefficiencies can make this

How to Enhance Chemical Plant Safety With Relief Valves Shaji Arumpanayil, Product Manager, Swagelok Modern fluid systems in chemical plants and refineries can be vast, with countless feet of small-bore tubing branching in various directions to accomplish several important functions. With this comp

10 Tips to Improve Sampling Systems Karim Mahraz, Swagelok Product Manager, Analytical Instrumentation Managing an analytical instrumentation operation is no small feat. Whether you design, construct, operate, or maintain a sampling system, receiving consistent, reliable results can be a struggle fo

The 5 Most Common Revelations Experienced in Process Analyzer System Training Tony Waters, Sampling System Expert, Instructor A process analyzer sampling system is one of the most challenging systems within your plant. Not only is it challenging to design, it’s also challenging to operate accu

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 strea

Understanding and Measuring Time Delay in an Analytical Instrumentation System Karim Mahraz Time delay in sample systems is the most common cause of inappropriate results from process analyzers. Process measurements are instantaneous, but analyzer responses are not. There is always a time delay from

How to Calibrate an Analyzer in an Analytical Instrumentation System Tony Waters, Sampling Systems Expert and Instructor In many analytical instrumentation systems, the process analyzer does not provide an absolute measurement. Rather, it provides a relative response based on settings established du

Tips to Maintaining a Representative Sample in an Analytical Instrumentation System Karim Mahraz, Swagelok Product Manager, Analytical Instrumentation The objective of an analytical instrumentation (AI) system is to provide a timely analytical result that is representative of the fluid in the proc

4 Areas to Inspect When Measuring Time Delay in Sampling Systems Karim Mahraz, Product Manager In a process analyzer sampling system, there is always a delay between the moment you grab the sample and the time you obtain a reading. Time delay is cumulative, accounting for the total amount of time