Flange joint sealing performance plays a critical role in the safety and efficiency of systems ranging from nuclear reactor pressure vessels to chemical processing plants. The efficacy of these joints ...

IRVING, TX — The Plastics Pipe Institute’s (PPI) Building & Construction Division's new technical document provides design and installation recommendations for transitioning from polypropylene pipe to ...

Engineers have an alternative to traditional sheet-metal joints for making lightweight, compact joints in tubes ranging from 1 to 4 in. in diameter: the Jr. Rigid Coupling from Voss Aerospace.

EnerMech has made a contribution to a new certification by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for Bolted Flange Joints (BFJ), designed to improve integrity, safety and reliability across the oil ...

Materials can be joined together in different ways. For example, you could use glue, tape, staples, screws or paper fasteners. Some of these ways are stronger than others and some are used because of ...

Investigators for San Francisco’s Transbay Joint Powers Authority are searching for the cause of brittle fractures in the tapered bottom flanges of twin 80-ft-long built-up plate girders in San ...