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Article: Seals and gaskets, at your service: on the menu are exotic elastomers and specialized fittings.(Newsfront)
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- Chemical Engineering
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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In today's global marketplace, multinational companies are almost expected to manufacture products at different sites around the world. Try as they might to build plants that are identical and employ the same procedures, there are no guarantees the results will be the same. Regional differences in the water supply, or seasonal changes in temperature and humidity, can affect process parameters. Variations in the feedstock can wreak havoc on seals and gaskets.
Just ask any petroleum refiner. Typically, sour crude sells for a lower price than sweet crude, but is more difficult to process due to its higher solids content and acidic nature. To achieve the desired ...
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Article: TI Group's John Crane-Lips in Breakthrough On ...
Business Wire;
July 31, 2000 ;
700+ words
... ... BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 John Crane-Lips, the marine arm of UK-based TI Group's John Crane sealing systems division, is to provide ... Alaska. In a $3.4 million contract, John Crane-Lips will supply the propulsion systems ...
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