Pressure Point Blog | Engineering

We have taken an initiative at Swagelok Bristol this year to support the STEM education of Primary School children in the Southwest of England. 

Topics: Engineering, Brain Drain, Charity

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 Bristol 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.

At Swagelok Bristol 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 adn operating parameters exist, mainly within industries such as Chemical, Refining and Nuclear. 

Topics: Engineering, Resources, Series 60, valve, Ball Valve, Custom

Alex Chu is a Swagelok Field Engineer based here in Bristol, UK. Alex has worked at Swagelok Bristol 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 Bristol to design and build a Soapbox racer to be raced in July 2019 in Portishead.

Information about the race can be found here -https://www.portisheadsoapbox.co.uk/

Topics: Engineering, Portishead Soap Box, Charity

Swagelok Bristol 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

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

The "Brain Drain" Rears its Ugly Head...

Swagelok Bristol supplies many industry sectors across it’s distribution area, ranging from Power, Semi-Conductor and Defence applications to Chemical and Refining. Beyond a historical commitment to supplying the highest quality valves, tube fittings, hoses and much more, Swagelok has an unrivaled view of trends in our industries because we have been manufacturing and supplying since 1947.

Topics: expertise loss, Engineering, Service Support, Brain Drain, Resources, risk mitigation, cost pressure, Education