#METALMARKETUPDATE – JUNE ’24
In May, ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) stood at 48.7 percent, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from April’s 49.2 percent (i.e. a PMI reading above 50 means expansion, while below…
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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…
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…
External Heating/Cooling Jackets: Half-pipe type
The most commonly used type of heating/cooling jacket in the chemical industry is the half-pipe jacket. This jacket uses a 180° segment of pipe welded directly to the shell in…
External Heating/Cooling Jackets: Conventional Type
In the last newsletter, we discussed dimpled type jackets for pressure vessels. For some applications, a conventional type jacket might be the best choice. A conventional jacket consists of a…
