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Causes Of Pipe Failure Examined
Noavaran Baspar (NAB) is an Iranian firm involved in pipe testing, including failure investigations. In a presentation at the Middle East Plastic Pipes 2009 conference, held in Dubai during June 2009, NAB drew the following conclusions based on a review of 5,000 cases:
- 45% of pipe failures were due to wrong specification or poor materials;
- 20% were due to manufacturing faults;
- 20% due to incorrect system design;
- 15% abuse of the pipe by the customer.
Many types of failure were analyzed, ranging from microcracks due to internal pressure, point loading or chemical exposure, to non-symmetric buckling fron longitudinal bending. |
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Humphrey Joins American Pipe & Supply
Ronnie Humphrey recently joined American Pipe & Supply Co.
as manager of the Montgomery location. Humphrey is a native of Montgomery and has over 40 years experience in the HVAC and plumbing wholesale distribution industry. American Pipe is a Birmingham-based, locally-owned company with locations in Montgomery, Decatur and Nashville, as well as two locations in Birmingham.
Lakeside Steel Tries To Rescue US Steel Canada
Canadian pipe and tube manufacturer Lakeside Steel has filed a motion with the Federal Court of Canada aiming to acquire US Steel Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US Steel Corp. that is threatened with shutdown and a supplier to Lakeside. Lakeside is the only publicly-held Canadian-owned steel manufacturer.
IPD Commodity Reports Predict Mostly Stable Prices
Stable to slightly decreasing prices are foreseen for most PVF commodities -- with the notable exception of stainless steel pipe -- according to the July 2009 IPD Commodity Reports, researched and published by the
Industrial Piping Division of ASA.
HDPE Pipe Gains Nuclear Power Approval
The Plastics Pipe Institute said that
high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe has been given a an official welcome by the nuclear power plant community on July 21
st when the Nuclear Energy Institute recognized the use of HDPE pipe with a Top Industry Practice award. It also produced a video that relays news of the groundbreaking decision to implement a new industry-wide standard to use HDPE pipe in all new and existing plants. Applications include safety-related piping for cooling water systems.
W&O Acquires Valco/ Premier Group
W&O, the nation's largest supplier of marine PVF products, has acquired the
Valco/Premier Group, which includes Premier Copper Manufacturing, Valco Piping Products and Premier Copper & Brass/Pacific. Based out of Portsmouth, Va., the Valco/Premier group has manufacturing and distribution capabilities that will complement W&O's maritime offerings.
Valco and Premier have developed a thorough knowledge of the military standards applicable to the naval maritime industry and W&O plans to retain the 52 Valco/Premier employees. |
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9 Hidden Costs Of Global Sourcing
Global sourcing may be cheap, but it isn't free. Manufacturers and distributors looking to do business with foreign suppliers ought to consider these 9 hidden cost factors before deciding. |
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Tech Tip #28 by Gregg Marshall
To help you make the most of the Digital Age.
How To Create A Collaboration Network
I believe Ray Ozzie should be named the father of collaboration. Way back he created Lotus Notes, probably the first successful server-based collaboration platform. Then he created Groove, a peer-to-peer collaboration system that doesn't require any servers. He's currently Chief Software Architect at Microsoft.
What's so special about Groove? Jon Udell put it this way back in 2000:
Groove enables groups of collaborators to form in a decentralized, ad-hoc, administrator-less fashion, within or across corporate or other firewall/NAT-governed realms. Groove is a peer-empowering form of groupware. These spaces collect all the documents, messages, and applications ("tools") related to a group activity. Everything replicates to each member's computer.
But at $225 a user, jumping in to Groove for an ad-hoc project probably will keep the members collaborating via email.
There is an alternative that is free-Collanos Workplace (http://www.collanos.com/).
Using Collanos is really quite easy. You install it on your computer. You create a workspace for a project. You invite other people to participate (they get a link to download the software onto their computer).
You put files into the shared workspace, when the other people are on-line they get copies. If anyone makes a change, everyone else gets that updated version. The shared files can be just about anything. Plus you can keep a series of discussions, all nicely archived on everyone's computer.
Think of how you might be collaborating with people outside your company-other sales people, peer networking groups, etc. The price is right, download it and start experimenting.
Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, is president of Rep Connection Inc. He can be reached by e-mail at gmarshall@repconnection.com, or visit his LinkedIn profile at
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Hydronic Options for High Capacity Domestic Water
Heating:
The best mix of instantaneous capacity and
storage
Presented by John Siegenthaler, PE
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10am PT | 1pm ET
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This Webinar explains why the hydronics approach is superior to both
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how that subsystem can be easily expanded to handle several other common heating
loads. It gives you information that builds a case against competing options. If
your view of hydronics is limited to space heating, this Webinar will show you a
new profit opportunity. Learn
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Integrating Geothermal Heat Pumps into Hydronic Heating/Cooling Systems
Presented by John Siegenthaler, PE
Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 10am PT | 1pm ET
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This Webinar will explore this combination in detail. You'll learn how to design systems that provide both hydronic heating and chilled water cooling. Design appropriate for both residential and larger commercial applications will be discussed. You'll see how the latest hydronics technology can be used to enhance performance of such systems. If you're ready to explore the complementary and profitable interface between hydronic technology and geothermal heat pumps this Webinar is for you.
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| Wolseley Canada's Industrial Products Catalog
 Wolseley's Canadian Industrial Business Group has introduced its 2009-10 catalog that includes product lines for OEM/MRO covering health & safety, hand tools, power tools, facility maintenance, material handling, cutting & measuring tools, abrasives, welding and fasteners. To browse the catalog online, visit
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