Fatigue Analyses
When a vessel (or part of a vessel) is subjected to pressure loads that repeatedly cycle from low to high, the fatigue life of the vessel may need to be…
Tag: pressure vessels
#METALMARKETUPDATE – NOVEMBER ’22
The ISM Manufacturing Index (PMI) continued to decline in October, registering a 50.2 reading from the 50.9 level in September. The new orders metric contracted for the fifth consecutive month, possibly…
ASME Code Committees
New editions of the ASME Code are published every two years, with hundreds of updates, edits, and amendments. With 13 different sections and thousands of total pages, it is a…
#METALMARKETUPDATE – OCTOBER ’22
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…
BENEFITS OF A SPECIALTY TURNKEY SERVICE PROVIDER – #METALMARKETUPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2022.
New Cooking Oil Heater – Ward was called on to help a new customer on an emergency basis. They had a fire in their tortilla chip manufacturing plant and their…
Code Stamp Exceptions
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…
