We have taken an initiative at Swagelok Central UK this year to support the STEM education of Primary School children in the Southwest of England.
Calling all submariners! Building periscopes at Broadmead, Plymouth
Topics: Engineering, Brain Drain, Charity
System Focus - 60 Series ball valve for grab sampling systems
Configurable, local, reliable.
This month's product focus is looking at Grab Sampling. The article below discusses the benefits and reasons our customers choose us to supply components for a grab sample panel, or request a fully built panel that is simply installed.
Considering individual customer requirements grab sampling can be fast, reliable and efficient with a Swagelok sample panel.
Topics: Engineering, Resources, Custom, Grab Sampling
Last month three of our Swagelok Central UK team went to Swagelok Aberdeen for a Europe-wide collaboration and training with Sam Dibert, President of Swagelok Dibert Valve and Fitting Co. Sam gave a demonstration of a more varied range of applications for the 60 Series ball valve. Read the full article here.
At Swagelok Central UK we most commonly deploy the 60 Series Ball Valve in challenging process applications where higher flow, larger tube sizing (1/2" -2") and a broad range of temperature and operating parameters exist, mainly within industries such as Chemical, Refining and Nuclear.
Topics: Engineering, Resources, Series 60, valve, Ball Valve, Custom
Bristol's resident steam expert, Alex Chu discusses best practice with Canadian Process Equipment and Control News (CPECN)...
Alex Chu is a Swagelok Field Engineer based here in Bristol, UK. Alex has worked at Swagelok Central UK for over 5 years and supports Swagelok globally.
Topics: Insider, Engineering, Service Support, Resources, risk mitigation, cost pressure, external expertise
Preparations are underway for a team at Swagelok Central UK to design and build a Soapbox racer to be raced in July 2019 in Portishead.
Topics: Engineering, Portishead Soap Box, Charity
Swagelok Training - Upskill your workforce with Swagelok Central UK
Swagelok Central UK has a history of providing quality training for our customers. The training requirement has evolved over the years and we find ourselves currently offering a wide variety of support across the many aspects of a fluid system.
Topics: Engineering, Education, external expertise, Skills Training
Building the skills to drive engineering performance
With technology advancing rapidly, individual job roles becoming more and more specialised and the availability of experienced engineering expertise shrinking in market, skill gaps in the workforce are an issue that many businesses are faced with. While there are many remedies for this modern problem, from investing in internal training for existing employees to increasing the size of the workforce, often the most effective solution is to utilise external expertise.
Topics: expertise loss, Engineering, Service Support, Resources, Education, external expertise


