Two of the most important elements in any construction or upgrade project are safety and speed of completion. While one way to increase safety is to eliminate hot work whenever possible, the reality ...

In both residential and commercial buildings, heating and cooling cycles can take a toll on piping systems. When pipes expand due to heat and contract when they cool, they stress joints, supports, and ...

SHIFTING REQUIREMENTS: The changes in hanger and anchor materials, tooling and safety equipment, and connection methods have both simplified and improved hydronic practices. February 24, 2020 Piping a ...

A great level of risk is present when operating pressurized systems. Over the years, industry safety concerns have increased with the occurence of catastrophic events. To help prevent further loss and ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics. Piping systems are often not self-supporting because of routing, length, and weight factors. Weight loads include the weights of pipes, ...

Almost every building, factory, and vehicle depends on networks of pipes to move water, air, and fuel safely from one point to another. The market that supports this task is enormous. Globally, the ...

IRVING, TX — Recent revisions led by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) Building & Construction Division resulted in improvements to the latest edition of the ASTM Standard, F2389 Standard ...

Among a service tech’s many responsibilities is to pipe together refrigeration system components. When piping a system together, a technician must decide which pipe size to use — it’s not always as ...

If you’ve never heard of polybutylene piping, chances are you’ve never needed a major plumbing renovation in your house. Polybutylene is often called “poly,” “Poly B,” or “PB.” These days, it no ...

A technician takes UltraAnalytix readings of a section of FRP piping used to transport phosphoric acid. Source (All Images) | UTComp Project managers planning the expansion of a large phosphoric acid ...