Canadian PROCESS EQUIPMENT & CONTROL NEWS
Swagelok Company of Solon, OH, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of its new global headquarters and innovation center. The 124,000-square-foot facility includes an innovation laboratory and the Edward A. Lozick Customer Collaboration Center and is directly connected to the company’s main plant.
Swagelok has announced FK series two-ferrule tube fittings for medium- and high-pressure fluid system applications. By switching from traditional cone and thread fittings to these, the company says, assemblers are able to complete fitting installations approximately five times faster, while virtually eliminating rework needed during hydrotesting and acceptance test steps.
Solon, OH-based Swagelok has announced the launch of its gas distribution program that offers a suite of services and fully engineered subsystems designed to help enhance safety and increase uptime of gas distribution systems in industrial facilities.
Swagelok has announced the release of the full-bore, bidirectional flow–capable GB series ball valve. The valve is engineered to provide flow rates at a working pressure of 6000 psig while simplifying installation, the company says, minimizing rework requirements, and delivering the reliable shutoff performance needed to keep workers safe and systems operating efficiently in a variety of demanding applications.
Safety is the top priority in refineries and plants around the world, and many of the differing applications within them require specific considerations to best protect staff members at all times.
Installing a process analyzer in a sampling system is a sizable investment, and often, it is one that requires solid financial justification. Conducting a return on investment (ROI) analysis is one way to demonstrate to management and procurement teams that a process analyzer is making a positive impact.
Medium- and high-pressure fittings, valves, and components from Swagelok are designed to meet requirements of demanding applications. These include:
It’s no secret that process analyzers are more expensive than other measuring devices within your sampling system. Some organizations and procurement managers require justification for such expensive equipment in the form of a return-on-investment (ROI) analysis. Fortunately, much of the current process analyzer technology delivers a truly amazing ROI. However, some can result in a negative ROI due to poor system designs.
