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Application-wise, our goal is to highlight the continuous development of swivel joints. This persistent commitment to improving swivel fittings and assemblies through technology, manufacturing, and marketing activities is our primary interest. We desire to have an extensive line of goods and maintain a standard of high-quality swivels for our customers’ intended industrial purposes. Its utilization…

Swivel joints technology and manufacturing continue to improve. The hose and joints can fail if there isn’t sufficient allowance for motion. Swivel joints allow the hoses and pipes to adjust, reducing bending, stretching, kinking and even failure That explains one end of this swivel spectrum. In the opposite end are swivel joints which transmit fluid…

Getting stranded in the middle of nowhere is probably one of our worst fears – and with good reason. Imagine hearing your engine knock and break down before you could reach an important meeting or, even worse, a much-awaited date. We want our engines to purr like a cat, don’t you? Maintaining your vehicle doesn’t…

OPW Retail Fueling announces its new High-Flow Loop System. OPW’s High-Flow Loop System is an extension of their FlexWorks Loop System, a new pre-fabricated, “plug-and-play” fueling system for retail fueling sites. “Market dynamics are always evolving, and this growth in the number of high-volume fueling sites in the U.S. and Canada created the perfect opportunity…

Best practices and guidelines to aid plant personnel in eliminating non-accident releases. Following these guidelines for properly securing tank cars, shippers, and receivers of hazardous materials can help reduce NARs (Non-Accident Releases). This information is based on the BOE pamphlet 34 on best industry practices. This article will cover the recommended methods for safely loading…

FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY TO OPW ENGINEERED SYSTEMS SWIVEL JOINTS. They make it achievable for you to use rigid metal piping for loading and unloading caustic or hazardous chemicals, petroleum, liquids, dry products such as grains, cement, and other material, under pressure or vacuum, without the difficulty or danger of handling heavy, cumbersome hoses. For…

How to stay safe when loading and unloading liquid sulfur Sulfur is the 10th most abundant element in the universe. It accounts for almost 3 percent of our planet’s entire mass. Or to put it more contextually: If you combined all the sulfur that exists on Earth, you’d have enough to make two additional moons.…

In an industry where the handling of hazardous materials is routine, safe and accessible transport is paramount. A chemical manufacturing company sought out our assistance in creating a custom access solution to allow workers to spot bottom loading tanker trucks with access across multiple hatches. SafeRack reps made a site visit to assess the unique aspects of the project…

Loading racks and safety cages help your employees stick to their schedules by providing quick and efficient OSHA- and MSHA-compliant fall protection for your tanker trucks, railcars, and iso-tainers. Manufacturers like SafeRack even add a fourth rail for added fall protection, going above and beyond established standards. The racks and cages can be used with various gangway, ramp and…

Rhodia company, now known as Eco-services, needed to upgrade their old, antiquated acid railcar loading platforms to one updated continuous platform for loading railcars. They knew SafeRack was right for the task due to their reliable safety systems in bulk chemical loading. This project started back in 2011-2012 but took time due to the delicacy that came with this…

Swivel joints operate much like the joints of the human body. Sure they’re made from some of the world’s toughest materials to withstand heat, high-pressure fluids, chemicals — whatever we pipe and transport. But that’s exactly how they succumb to their own forms of breakdown and arthritis. Looking after the health of your machine parts…

Swivel joints have a broad range of uses in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, refining, distilling, mining, brewing industries, as well as farm fertilizing and irrigation. Design, plant and maintenance engineers use swivel joints in flexible piping systems, loading arms, hose reels, sewer rodding and wastewater treatment applications, and various types of process machinery. Swivel joints…

Kamvalok® couplings are required at transfer points where product loss is unacceptable. Typical applications include the manufacturing process of paint, lacquers, inks, adhesives, fatty acids, pharmaceuticals, liquid soaps, and a broad range of other liquid products. The couplings are particularly well-suited for handling petroleum products, solvents, chemicals used in agriculture, vegetable oils, detergents, and many…