ASME Key Words
You may have heard the old joke that ASME stands for Always / Sometimes / Maybe / Except. Not true, but it is true that it can be hard to…
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#METALMARKETUPDATE – MAY ’24
The ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) in the United States dropped to 49.2 in April 2024 from 50.3 the previous month, significantly below market expectations. This decline indicated a contraction in…
Sometimes, It Just Doesn’t Work Out… Until It Does. #METALMARKETUPDATE (APRIL, 2024)
Designing, manufacturing, installing and commissioning an ASME Pressure Vessel, API Tank or Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger can be an all-encompassing, time-consuming and expensive process. Due to those efforts and…
What is Flange Rigidity?
In the ASME code, Appendix 2 gives the rules and formulas for design of custom flanges (in other words, flanges that are not standard Class 150, 300, etc). Although the…
#METALMARKETUPDATE – APRIL ’24
In March 2024, the ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) in the United States rose to 50.3, up from 47.8 in February, surpassing market expectations of 48.4. This marked the first expansion…
Ward Vessel & Exchanger: Beyond the Blueprint: Prioritizing People and Progress through Innovation.
Here’s the link to the story as published by Heat Exchanger World (HEW-Cover-Story_December_2023.pdf (heat-exchanger-world.com). As a manufacturer specializing in industrial heat transfer equipment, Ward Vessel & Exchanger is dedicated to…
