Finding components you can trust is essential to operating high-performing fluid systems. Finding support you can trust is equally important when you encounter challenges. That's where Swagelok's global network of experts can help. Tap into our team's deep knowledge of fluid system design and operation to help your teams achieve more.
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Industrial Plant Operations
On-Site and On-Mission to Support Your Plant
Operating pressurized fluid systems in an industrial facility comes with plenty of challenges. When you have a trusted Swagelok fluid system specialist working alongside your team to find, address, and prevent fluid system issues, the process of keeping team members safe, operations efficient, and costs controlled becomes simpler.
- Identify leaks and other potential problems via fluid system evaluations
- Address known issues or design higher-performing systems with actionable advice
- Reduce cost, increase uptime, and optimize resources with other technical support
Commercializing Clean Energy
Clean Energy Expertise Applied
Handling small-molecule gases under pressure comes with unique challenges—especially when there’s also pressure to prove the commercial viability of clean energy sources. A local clean energy specialist can help your team better understand the nuances of designing and operating safe fluid systems that meet your benchmarks for performance and uptime.
- Identify products with the tolerances to perform long term in your applications
- Improve uptime based on actionable advice and training for your team
- Save time with reliable, fully tested assemblies built by experienced technicians
Research & Development
Our Expertise, Your Scientific Progress
Rarely in life do we encounter solutions that are good, cheap, and fast. Yet as an R&D professional, you are expected to hit quality, cost, and speed-to-market goals. Doing so requires reliable, compliant fluid systems that keep your lab operating smoothly. And that requires the know-how to optimize your system performance. A Swagelok specialist can help.
- Avoid test interruptions with recommendations to optimize gas system performance
- Avoid reliability issues with tested fluid system assemblies built by local technicians
- Operate compliant, compatible systems with tailored component recommendations
Construction & Project Planning
A Thought Partner from the Start
In the context of a large project, fluid system planning can seem like a small concern. But the sooner you start determining what systems, components, and support you will need and when, the more likely you are to avoid costly delays or long-term performance issues. From construction projects to plant shutdowns, our experienced professionals can help you plan for success.
- Prevent costly errors and delays with fluid system installation oversight and training
- Promote efficiency of system use and training with standardized pre-built subsystems
- Meet operating requirements and schedules with component sourcing advice
Process Fluid Sampling
Analytical Proficiency for Steady Profitability
No matter what fluid your facility is processing, maintaining profitability can require constant understanding of that fluid’s properties. Whether you need accurate results from an online analyzer or timely, representative samples reaching your labs, local specialists can help your team meet operational targets and optimize the value of your process outputs.
- Improve sampling precision and troubleshoot issues affecting your accuracy
- Simplify sampling with design assistance or fully tested, pre-built sample panels
- Improve the safety and efficiency of sampling processes with team training
Equipment Assembly
Helping You Exceed Expectations
Building equipment for customers requires constant balancing between the need to manage your total input costs and the need to meet or exceeding your customers’ expectations for performance and delivery. It’s something our experts help OEMs and integrators around the world achieve each day. And it’s something with which we can help you, too.
- Source components that meet operating requirements and arrive when needed
- Design equipment that balances price and performance based on expert advice
- Minimize errors with training on product selection, installation, and inspection
Semiconductor Fabrication
A Focus on Keeping Operations Online
The pressure to maximize product yield without losing focus on the future is immense in the semiconductor industry. Recognizing that downtime is unacceptable, Swagelok semiconductor market specialists can help you achieve the fluid system performance necessary to keep your processes operating efficiently and cost-effectively while you also focus on innovation.
- Find, troubleshoot, and prevent fluid system issues in subfabs and chases
- Avoid common issues that lead to downtime with product selection and design advice
- Avoid delays in construction projects with input from fluid system professionals
Training the Team
Bridging Knowledge Gaps Together
Whether you’ve lost experienced team members or you simply want to build new capabilities within your employee base, the right fluid system trainer can help. Improve system safety and compliance and reduced waste and rework by tapping into the knowledge of someone who thoroughly understands both fluid systems and your business.
- Help your team make more informed product selection decisions with expert guidance
- See a reduction in errors when your team receives installation and inspection training
- Expand your capabilities with specialized courses on sampling and material science