The partnership between a Bottling Company and all three Ward Divisions Most of our customers know that Ward designs and fabricates pressure vessels, tanks, and shell & tube heat exchangers…
UG-22 of Section VIII says that vessel designers must account for any and all expected loads on a vessel, in addition to the internal and external pressure loadings you might…
Field Machining at a Theme Park for a New Ride! Ward was called on to help a well-known theme park with the installation of a new ride. Proper operation of…
The ASME code has surprisingly few dimensional tolerances. In fact, in section U-5, the Code states that tolerances are not fully addressed, and allowable tolerances should be based on engineering…
The ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) fell to 46.9 in May 2023 from 47.1 in April. The reading indicated a seventh consecutive month of contraction in the manufacturing sector, as companies…
New Reactor Process Modifications Ward was called on to help modify a pair of large specialty reactors at a Petrochemical facility in the Mid-Atlantic area. The reactor was a particular…