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by LGG Industrial on September 4, 2024
In June 2024, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published its final ruling for Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) dust exposure. “The permissible exposure...
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by Lauren Russo on April 4, 2024
Steven Mingis & John Czerwinski Branham Industrial LLC An LGG Industrial Company Click here to view the Spring/Summer 2024 Edition of Sulfuric Acid Today 100%...
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by LGG Industrial on October 25, 2023
Sealing the hundreds of plugs on the typical Fin-Fan exchanger has become more and more problematic as emission requirements have gotten increasingly stringent. To address...
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by LGG Industrial on September 19, 2023
As a matter of “best practices”, we recommend the use of new stud bolts whenever a heat exchanger joint is reassembled. To a company...
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by LGG Industrial on August 28, 2023
The American Petroleum Institute (API) first issued its standard for Ring Joints and Ring Joint Flanges (API Specification 6B) in June of 1936. This standard...
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by LGG Industrial on July 31, 2023
Both of the terms “Coefficient of Friction” and “Nut Factor” are frequently used when speaking about gaskets – in particular, about the squeezing of gaskets...
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by LGG Industrial on June 22, 2023
At first look, the practice of insulating flanges seems to have several clear advantages. Insulating the flanges would: cut back on radiated heat, thus providing...
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by LGG Industrial on May 25, 2023
One of the most frequent mistakes made when talking about forces is to use the words “load” and “stress” interchangeably, as if they mean the...
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by LGG Industrial on April 26, 2023
Background: This hot feed / effluent heat exchanger has a history of leaking that extends back 10 years and includes clamping and leak-sealing by outside...
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by LGG Industrial on April 12, 2023
CEO Jeff Crane joins to discuss a year of change for ERIKS NA, which was divested from ERIKS NV in early 2022. We discuss ERIKS’...
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by LGG Industrial on December 2, 2020
Recently, an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) that makes large filter units for food-grade services was reporting leaks on the cover gasket that they were using. The...
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by LGG Industrial on March 10, 2020
Have you ever had a hose “bubble” right behind, or very near, the fitting? Your hose assembly is extremely vulnerable nearest the fitting. Therefore, it...