September’s ISM Manufacturing (PMI) fell to a 50.9 reading from the 52.8 registered in August. While the manufacturing sector continues to expand, activity is at its lowest since the pandemic recovery…
Section U-1 of the ASME code lists certain types of pressure vessels that do not require a code stamp. For example, any pressure vessel that has an internal or external…
The ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) stayed steady in August, coming in at 52.8, the exact same as July. This marks the 27th consecutive month of growth. Of note this month are comments that…
Heat Exchanger Replacement – Ward was called on to evaluate and repair several heat exchangers in a solvent condenser system. The plant knew there were issues with at least one…
Vessel engineers first use the design pressure to find the required thickness of all components on a vessel. Next, normally a stock plate or pipe thickness is chosen for each…
Here’s a link to the article as published by Process Cooling Magazine – Expansion Joint Considerations for Heat Exchangers Used as process Coolers | Process Cooling (process-cooling.com) Several factors should…