5 Surprising Industries That Use Spring Plates
Spring plates are used in a diverse range of applications and industries and are an essential component of many different types of machinery. The role of the spring plate in various applications is somewhat similar, whether that be a motor or a compressor. Without this component, many of the machines…
What to Know About Oil and Gas Pipeline Safety
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, pipelines are the most efficient and safest way to transport petroleum products and natural gas. In fact, over 34% of our nation’s energy is generated by natural gas and over 700 million gallons of petroleum products is pumped through 300,000 miles of transmission…
What Are The Different Reciprocating Compressor Parts?
When it comes to gas, chemical, petrochemical, and other industrial processes, reciprocating compressors play a major role. These compressors are the most well-known and widely used compressors involving positive displacement based on a specific set of basic parts. So, what are these reciprocating compressor parts and what do they…
Why You Need a Dual Plate Check Valve for Natural Gas
Whether it’s for an offshore production platform, a natural gas pipeline, or an LNG plant, compressors are found and used throughout the gas and oil industry. By raising gas pressure, compressors are used to liquefy and transport gas from one process or location to another. In the past, these…
Processing Natural Gas: 8 Steps to Know
Natural gas is valuable both as a clean source of energy and as a chemical feedstock in the manufacture of plastics. Before it reaches the consumer, it has to pass through several steps known as processing natural gas. These steps are necessary for the recovery of valuable components contained in…
What Are The Different Types of O-Rings?
O-rings are a commonly used seal across a range of manufacturing and industrial industries. However, their versatility, array of applications, and materials they are made out of can make choosing the right O-ring material for your use difficult. In order to give you a clear understanding of the options…
Why Is PET Plastic Becoming So Popular?
PET plastic or PETE, also known as polyethylene terephthalate is the single most common thermoplastic polymer in the entire world. Within the textile industry, the material is better known under the trade name “polyester”. This is a natural semi-crystalline and transparent plastic used as a as a moisture barrier in…
Plastic Blow Molding vs. Injection Molding: Which Is Better?
Most people that have a familiarity with the plastic manufacturing industry have heard of plastic blow molding and plastic injection molding. However, there remains some confusion by engineers and product designers who are new to the industry just what these differences are. The plastic molding process has long been a…
7 Common Uses of Damping Plates
Damping plates are used in a variety of industries and machinery applications. Choosing the right type of damping plate for your compressor and other high-powered machinery needs is the key to maintaining high functioning and reliable operations. While damping plates have a wide variety of use cases, their role is…
What You Need to Know About Compression Spring Engineering
Compression spring engineering is all around us, from miniscule springs in watch clasps, to our phone and computers we use on a day to day basis, to larger springs found in the oil and gas industry. Compression springs are a type of mechanical device designed from a spring wire in a…