#METALMARKETUPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2025
The ISM Manufacturing PMI registered 48.7 percent in August, a 0.7 percentage point increase compared to the 48 percent recorded in July. The overall economy continued in expansion for the…
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Know Your Metal (Pt. 3): High-Nickel Alloys – The Divas of Durability Previously in the Series… We began this series with carbon steel, a reliable and forgiving material that’s still…
TYPES OF EXPANSION JOINTS
The last newsletter discussed how differential thermal expansion in fixed tubesheet exchangers might require an expansion joint. Two types of expansion joints are commonly used in exchangers: flanged and flued…
#MetalMarketUpdate – AUGUST 2025
The ISM Manufacturing PMI was 48 percent in July, a 1-percentage point decrease compared to the 49 percent recorded in June. The overall economy continued in expansion for the 63rd…
#MetalMarketUpdate – APRIL 2025
The ISM Manufacturing PMI registered 49 percent in March, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 50.3 percent recorded in February. The overall economy continued in expansion for the 59th month…
#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…
