The Importance of Materials Segregation
Process Industry Experts Share their Fabrication Pain Points Materials segregation is a topic that is often overlooked in industry, discussions that get brushed under the rug in lieu of more…
Category: Failure Mechanisms
Should You Consider the Need for Mechanical Integrity Standards & Inspections?
Mechanical Integrity (MI) can be defined as the management of critical process equipment to ensure it is designed and installed correctly and that it is operated and maintained properly. MI…
Prepare Yourself: Some Equipment Can’t Be Saved (Part 5) – #MetalMarketUpdate – March ’21
Back in November and December, in our “Some Equipment Cannot Be Saved” thread, we discussed ongoing work on a stainless steel pressure vessel that suffered from significant Stress Corrosion Cracking…
Prepare Yourself: Some Equipment Can’t Be Saved (Part 4) – #MetalMarketUpdate – February ’21
Heat Exchanger Re-Tube Gone Bad, Then Good Again. As we have been discussing, there are times when it is not possible to effectively repair a piece of equipment. This particular…
Prepare Yourself: Some Equipment Can’t Be Saved (Part 3) – #MetalMarketUpdate – January 2021
Last month, we continued our discussion about how some equipment just can’t be revived and referenced an actual ongoing project. The head had suffered from Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) under…
Prepare Yourself: Some Equipment Can’t Be Saved (Part 2) – #MetalMarketUpdate – December 2020
Last month, we talked about how some equipment just can’t be revived. Recently, Ward was asked to help a good customer with a leaking half pipe on a pressure vessel…
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