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Large Diameter API 5L Pipe: Seamless vs. LSAW/SSAW Cost Analysis
Introduction In the Oil & Gas infrastructure business, which is high risk, procurement officers are usually faced with a “Cost Wall” when the project...
What is SSAW Pipe? Buyer’s Guide to Cost & Specs
Introduction When bidding on the material for major infrastructure projects procurement officers have some tough choices to make: how to accommodate stringent budgetary...
What is Piling pipe? An Engineer’s Guide to ASTM A252
Introduction When the surface soil is not strong enough to sustain the massive loads of heavy structures such as skyscrapers, bridges, or marine terminals,...
EFW ERW SAW: An Engineer’s Guide to Welded Pipe Processes
Introduction When it comes to specifying welded steel pipe, engineers face a bewildering array of acronyms: EFW, ERW, SAW, and HFW. These are not synonymous...
Schedule 60 Steel Pipe Wall Thickness Specification Chart
Introduction Schedule 60 steel pipe is a powerful but often-underutilized tool in the engineer’s arsenal. It serves as the perfect “optimization bridge” between...
Black Steel Pipe Pros & Cons: Cost vs. Durability Guide
Introduction As a project engineer or procurement manager, you are faced with an important decision. You have to purchase steel pipe, and there are different...
Why Steel Pipe is Best for Fluid Conveyance Systems
Introduction When designing a project for either fluid conveyance or a large structural build, engineers and project managers have a pivotal material decision to...
SCH 40 vs. SCH 40S: Wall Thickness Guide
Introduction You are a project engineer or a procurement manager and you are looking at a P&ID (Piping and Instrument and Control Diagram) for...
What is Large Diameter LSAW Pipe?
Introduction As a project manager, engineer or buyer for a large construction project, you are shopping for critical materials. Your requirements are for large diameter...
UOE Process: High-Efficiency LSAW Pipe Manufacturing
A project manager is now sourcing 50 kilometers of large-diameter LSAW pipe for a mission-critical cross-country natural gas pipeline. It’s an aggressive schedule with...