Materials & Manufacturing

An interview with Mahsa Bakherad, Piping Lead Engineer, Orascom E&C USA Inc. Mahsa Bakherad began her career in Iran as a Piping Engineer through an internship program.

James Walker, whose US headquarters are located in Illinois, has announced that the Vermilion® Three has become the first and only elastomer to receive Shell TAT approval to Shell MESC SPE 85/301.

Metso, a global industrial company serving the mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries with operations in North and South America, is donating over USD $1 million to Tampere University of Technology, Aalto University and the University of Oulu.

The need to manage Low E requirements as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an issue more and more Refinery sites, Petrochemical sites and Chemical sites are being forced to deal with as the US EPA continues to negotiate and implement Consent Decrees.

The product portfolio of Badger Meter USA expands with the introduction of the RCT1000 Coriolis mass flow meter. RCT1000 meters are designed for the measurement of high viscosity fluids, aggressive media and contaminated fluids as well as high density gases.

Georgia-based AutomationDirect’s family of potable water components (valves, regulators, fittings, tubing and hoses) now includes potable water solenoid valves.

An Interview with Kerry Pritchard-Millen – Lead Piping Engineer The Society of Piping Engineers and Designers is an International organization promoting Excellence and Quality in Piping Design and Engineering through networking, training and certification programs.

Schlumberger, which has offices in Houston, Paris, London and The Hague, has recently announced the opening of a new purpose-built Production Technologies Center of Excellence aimed at solving customers’ global challenges related to oil and gas production chemistry, particularly those encountered in deepwater, heavy oil and other extreme environments.

HalenHardy, a US safety equipment manufacturer, has unveiled a new system to improve the response to oil and fuel spills.

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT), whose US headquarters are located in Florida, has unveiled a range of lightweight inflatable stoppers for pipes in the oil & gas sector to prevent the entry of debris into pipes.