Featured Story

Our Featured Story archive is a collection of the Featured Story’s which have been published in our magazine and taken pride of place as the ‘unique feature article’ on our Stainless Steel World Americas home page. In addition to industry updates, market news and topical issues of the day the Feature Story provides an interesting mix of company profiles, in-depth technical articles, reports from major end users and features projects in a variety of industries ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to the architecture, power generation, medical and food and beverage industries.

Specialty materials for specialty vessels

Abhi Utturkar, PE, Manager of the Specialty Vessels Business Unit at EPC company, Matrix PDM Engineering, has been dedicated to the design and material selection for specialty vessels. By understanding various industries’ processes, stored products, and how they will react to the available materials of construction, Utturkar has discovered new ways to design specialty purpose vessels using specialty materials. By Catarina Muia

Bar Stock Specialties: Your specialty bar distributor with specialty bar processing

In 1998, there was a clear demand for a bar distributor that would be able to support the fastener manufacturing industry by providing grades and sizes specifically for fastener manufacturers and machine shops nationwide. Today, Bar Stock Specialties Inc. has become a niche manufacturer and distributor of stainless steel bars and continues to implement new capabilities and services to offer both manufacturers and end-users in the industrial sectors.

Fastener failures are not an option: An interview with Justinn General, Auge Technical Lead...

As the Technical Lead Engineer at Auge Industrial, Justinn General explains to Stainless Steel World Americas the important points to keep in mind when dealing with fasteners, how standards and specifications for applications in the oil and gas industry are improving, and the importance of encouraging the younger generation to join the oil and gas industry. By Catarina Muia and Brittani Schroeder

An inside look at SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions’ new Tomball, Texas laboratory...

To accommodate the needs of its growing client base, SUEZ recently opened one of the world’s largest water testing analytical laboratories in Tomball, Texas, located in the greater Houston area. Stainless Steel World Americas had the opportunity to visit the new lab where Mel Esmacher, a Senior Consulting Engineer at SUEZ, explored the upgraded capabilities now available. By Catarina Muia and Sarah Bradley

An inside look at SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions’ new Tomball, Texas laboratory...

To accommodate the needs of its growing client base, SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions recently opened one of the world's largest water testing analytical laboratories in Tomball, Texas, located in the greater Houston area. Stainless Steel World Americas had the opportunity to visit the new lab where Mel Esmacher, a Senior Consulting Engineer at SUEZ, explored the upgraded capabilities now available. By Catarina Muia and Sarah Bradley

Brighter days ahead for Brazilian markets: An interview with Consultant, João Carlos Vitorino

Brazil’s ‘Golden Years’ saw success and prosperity in the energy and processing industries. However, due to decisions and actions carried out by the federal government, the country and its various markets have experienced a constant downfall for the past five years. Stainless Steel World Americas had the pleasure of meeting with Consultant, João Carlos Vitorino, Eng, MBA, in Brazil to discuss his thoughts on the changes the country has recently undergone. By Catarina Muia and Stephanie Matas

A visit to Hoover Dam: An inside tour of an architectural and engineering marvel

The Stainless Steel World Americas team traveled from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam—one of 20th century’s most significant architectural marvels. The team toured the dam and power plant to learn about the complex mechanics of the structure, its challenges and the use of different components including valves, hoses, pumps, and stainless steel products at the dam. By Sarah Bradley and Angelica Pajkovic

The importance of exotic alloys in the chemical industry: An interview with Tom Sandbrook,...

The world of chemicals is a vast one, with each chemical combination triggering unique reactions. For Tom Sandbrook, an Engineering Fellow, knowing how each chemical will react to certain metals is crucial in order to avoid both minor, and fatal accidents. By Catarina Muia and Angelica Pajkovic

An end-user’s perspective on cathodic protection design challenges on onshore pipelines: Part two of...

The objective of cathodic protection (CP) designing is to obtain pipe-to-soil potential along the entire length of a pipeline. While CP designing may look simple, it becomes complicated due to unusual challenges. Some of these challenges include different geographical conditions, existing pipelines in common corridors, etc. By Qurban A. Lashari, Corrosion/Cathodic Protection Engineer, and Muhammad A. Sherwani, Corrosion Engineer, Saudi Aramco

An end-user’s perspective on cathodic protection design challenges on onshore pipelines: Part one of...

The objective of cathodic protection (CP) designing is to obtain pipe-to-soil potential along the entire length of a pipeline. While CP designing may look simple, it becomes complicated due to unusual challenges. Some of these challenges include different geographical conditions, existing pipelines in common corridors, etc. By Qurban A. Lashari, Corrosion/Cathodic Protection Engineer, & Muhammad A. Sherwani, Corrosion Egineer, Saudi Aramco