#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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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…
Benefits of a Specialty Turnkey Service Provider
New Series Introduction: Know Your Metal! At Ward, we work with a wide range of materials—from shiny stainless to stubborn duplex to the occasional high-nickel diva. And while our welders,…
Benefits of a Specialty Turnkey Service Provider
Know Your Metal (Pt. 2): Stainless Steel – Shiny, but Sensitive! Previously in the Series… In June, we kicked off Know Your Metal with a look at carbon steel—the dependable,…
Expansion Joints in Heat Exchangers
In order to exchange heat, a heat exchanger always has a hot side and a cold side. The hotter fluid can be on either the shell or tube side, but the…
