Leak tests are essential in semiconductor factories and in the manufacture of solar cells and flat panel displays. Identifying the smallest leaks with helium...

The TOTAL refinery at the Leuna chemicals site is one of the most state-of-the art facilities of its type in Europe. It processes over...

Many variables affect the selection of a gasket for a pressure vessel or piping system. Our focus here will be to look at the...

In the first part of this series, we addressed some of the basics of effective valve station planning. Continuing in that mold, let’s take...

By Emily Newton Unaddressed compressed air leaks can lead to increased costs, equipment malfunctions, and other issues that cause headaches in industrial settings. However, you...

Read Part 1 here. Often companies consider lubricants to be commodity supplies and opt for lower cost products without stopping to think about what this...

The City of Chester, Illinois, was getting only about six months of life out of the mechanical seals in their former non-clog lift station...

Chicago Bridge and Iron Company utilizes General Rubber’s in-line pressure balanced and other conventional rubber expansion joint designs for their EPC contract at the...

By Xavier Jauregui, Arc Machines Inc., and Matthias Schaffitz, Wolfram Industrie GmbH In last month’s introduction to this series, we demonstrated how, in order to...

The plumbing profession is all about trust—using tried and true methods that have stood the test of time to ensure that pipe connections will...