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Benefits of a Specialty Turnkey Service Provider – #MetalMarketUpdate – April 2022.

Posted on April 18, 2022

Oil Field Contact Tower Repair Ward was recently contracted to remove a 80,000 pound contactor column from its location out of state, transport it to our Charlotte, NC facility, cut…

Other ASME BPVC Code Sections

Posted on April 7, 2022

Most pressure vessels in the US are designed and fabricated in accordance with Section VIII, Division 1 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC). But since the code…

#METALMARKETUPDATE – APRIL ’22

Posted on April 5, 2022

The March ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) reading fell to 57.1 from February’s 58.6 mark. The slight decrease was largely attributed to supply chain constraints and higher price inputs. In something of a…

#METALMARKETUPDATE – Supplemental MARCH ’22

Posted on March 23, 2022

*** Supplemental Emergency Update on Nickel Pricing *** To say that the Nickel market has been in a state of disarray in March would be a gross understatement. Historic, unprecedented,…

Benefits of a Specialty Turnkey Service Provider – #MetalMarketUpdate – March 2022.

Posted on March 22, 2022

Most Petrochemical and Refinery Facilities utilize embedded mechanical contractors to handle the day to day maintenance (and sometimes new construction) activities. While this is practical in many situations, often, the…

MDMT and Brittle Fracture

Posted on March 11, 2022

Brittle fracture at low temperatures can be a major problem with carbon steel and many alloys, if not properly considered in the design stage, and verified with testing. Steel is…