For Industrial Air-Moving, Fan Isolation Joints Take Care of Fans
You need to take care of the fans with fan isolation joints. It’s true in any line of work — you need to take care of the most enthusiastic customers and colleagues. Yet nowhere is taking care of fans more important than in the business of heavy-duty industrial blowers, industrial air-moving equipment, and industrial fans.…
Read MoreCustom Metal Bellows Expansion Joints from FlexCom Help IndyCar Manufacturer to Finish Line
In an industry where success rides on machine performance, teams trust their machines to FlexCom Custom Metal Bellow Expansion Joints. A major manufacturer of IndyCar and FomulaOne racing engines relies on FlexCom custom metal bellows expansion joints at their dynamometer test cells, where racecar engines are tested to see if they have what it takes to…
Read MoreHRSGs Designed with Custom Expansion Joint Technology from an Experienced Manufacturer Lead to Greater Operational Efficiency
When it comes to equipping a sophisticated machine like a Heat Recovery Steam Generator with damage-mitigating custom expansion joint technology, a sophisticated, experienced manufacturer matters. Professionals know that Custom Industrial Expansion Joints are critical for the energy efficiency, operational efficiency, and cost efficiency of Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) due to their strong ability to mitigate damage…
Read MoreExpansion Joint Challenges In Gas Turbine Exhaust Applications
Designing an effective custom expansion joint for a GTX (Gas Turbine Exhaust) application requires strict attention to a number of unique engineering problems. Typically installed in the vital space between the turbine duct and exhaust duct, a GTX expansion joint represents a single point of failure – if the joint fails, the plant ceases to operate as the…
Read MoreNV Energy Case Study
Customer: NV Energy • Las Vegas, NV NV Energy, Inc. provides electricity and natural gas to more than two million customers throughout Nevada and parts of California. The company’s service area covers approximately 54,500 square miles. NV Energy’s Challenge The Edward W. Clark Generating Station, dating back to 1954, is the oldest steam-generated power plant in…
Read MoreAir Liquide Case Study
Customer: Air Liquide Inc. • Houston, TX Air Liquide Inc., located in 80 countries, is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health. Air Liquide has more than 5,000 U.S. employees, over 200 locations including more than 140 industrial gas plants and approximately 2,000 miles of pipeline. Challenge Air Liquide’s Hydrogen Manufacturing…
Read MoreUnderstanding Cycle Life in Industrial Expansion Joints
Industrial expansion joints, by their very nature, are designed and fabricated to compensate for a combination of heat, pressure, movement, vibration and abrasion. An expansion joint, however, is not itself immune to these same stresses and inevitably will fail as it reaches the end of its design life. The design engineer must create an industrial…
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