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Top Seven Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Failure Mechanisms (#5 – Gasket Surface Damage)

Posted on August 14, 2020

#5 – Gasket Surface Damage… If your facility utilizes shell and tube heat exchangers, chances are you’ve experienced damaged gasket surfaces that create leak paths for your process. Scheduled maintenance…

#MetalMarketUpdate – August ’20 Newsletter

Posted on August 7, 2020

The ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) continued progress in July, increasing from June’s 52.6 mark to reach 54.2 – which is a 15-month high reading. The underlying data revealed a mixed bag…

Openings near tube sheets

Posted on August 7, 2020

A new requirement was added to the 2019 Edition of the ASME Code in paragraph UHX-4(h), concerning openings adjacent to tube sheets. In exchangers where the tube sheet is welded…

Section 232 (Tariffs on Imported Steel and Aluminum) and Section 301 (Tariffs on Chinese Final Products)

Posted on August 7, 2020

Effective June 1st 2018 – the Trump administration imposed 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs (section 232) on all countries including the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The month of August…

July 2020 – Project Spotlight

Posted on July 11, 2020

We always like to showcase the big equipment but we enjoy building the small ones too! Here’s a look at a unique project that Ward recently completed this past month…

Top Seven Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Failure Mechanisms (#4 – Tube to Tube Sheet Joint Failure)

Posted on July 11, 2020

#4 – Tube to Tube Sheet Joint Failure… Typically, the tube to tube sheet joint is one of the most critical aspects of heat exchanger design, right up there with…