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.

The different types of stainless steel used for combined heat and power plants

The trend away from large coal fired power generation stations will substantially reduce the markets for many stainless steel products. However, despite this, one of the fastest growing sources of energy will be combined heat and power plants. This technology will result in stainless steel product purchases to partially offset the reductions in purchases for central stations. Written By Bob McIlvaine, President, The McIlvaine Company

Stainless Steel in the Hydrocarbon Industry: An Interview with a Mechanical Engineer

Gopal Murti, a Consultant with the Augustus Group, LLC, began his career in the oil and gas industry in 1971 after graduation in Mechanical Engineering. In the 45 years since, he has worked on numerous projects across a variety of industries, mostly in the hydrocarbon processing industry. Stainless Steel World Americas spoke to Gopal about his impressive career, the types of projects he currently works on and the grades of stainless steel and CRAs he has experience with.

An in-depth discussion of CRAs from the perspective of a Welding & Metallurgist Specialist

Stainless Steel World Americas recently spoke with Mr. Pradip Goswami, P.Eng, IWE, a Welding & Metallurgist Specialist who is currently working in Ontario, Canada. Goswami told us about his educational background, his extensive past working experiences using stainless steels across the world, especially in India, and what he both enjoys and finds challenging about working with these corrosion resistant alloys.

Sailing away…Corrosion expert looks back on 30 years at Shell

For many in the international stainless steel and corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) industry, Dr. Sytze Huizinga is a familiar face and expert speaker at important industry events around the world. For over thirty years he has provided corrosion expertise to Shell, researching new solutions that have helped to propel the oil and gas industry. With his retirement having taken place at the end of 2015, Sytze took time to look back on a rich and fulfilling career. By Joanne McIntyre

The role of a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Rotating Equipment at Burns & McDonnell

Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is a global leader in engineering, architecture, construction, environmental, and consulting solutions for a variety of industries, including oil & gas, power, water, manufacturing, construction, and more. Mike Griggs, Senior Mechanical Engineer - Rotating Equipment, has been employed by Burns & McDonnell for the past five years, and attributes his successful career to his flexibility and ability to juggle multiple projects and tasks.

How a Supervisor of Air Fugitives Prevents Leaks at the 100-Year-Old Golden Eagle Refinery...

Stainless Steel World Americas had the recent pleasure of speaking with Larry Wilkerson, Supervisor of Air Fugitives at the Golden Eagle Refinery in Contra Costa County, California. He was delighted to discuss how he ended up in an environmental role, the main cause of leaks at the 100-year-old plant, and the measures that are taken to prevent them from occurring.

Submit your abstract for the 2018 Managing Aging Plants USA Conference today!

The 2018 Managing Aging Plants USA Conference & Exhibition will be held November 13 & 14, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Kenneth Kirkham, Principal Engineer with The Equity Engineering Group, Inc., and the Steering Committee are now accepting abstracts for Presentations until June 15, 2018.

Potential for the Industrial Internet of Wisdom to boost stainless steel sales and margins

Stainless steel manufacturers are often handicapped by the fact that they typically sell products to an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and not to the end-user. This limits access to critical information, which helps determine the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The equipment manufacturer has generally been more interested in first cost than TCO. By Robert Mcilvaine, President, The Mcilvaine Company

The competitive position of stainless steel: The first in an ongoing series

Since 1950, the melting production of stainless steel has increased almost fifty-fold, outperforming practically all other major metals and alloys. In the first of this ongoing series, industry insider Peter Cranfield has dug through historical production data–and his own memory banks–to explain this phenomenal and sustained growth. By Peter Cranfield, Consultant, World Bureau of Metal Statistics

Part three in a three-part series: Data security—your greatest risk management challenge

A single online search for the term Big Data (also known as the Internet of Things or Internet 4.0) pulls up 300,000,000 Internet references (yes, that’s millions) in just two-thirds of a second. The sheer volume of accessible information depicts the double-edge sword of data: its scope is overwhelming, both in terms of business potential and business risk for stainless steel manufacturers, fabricators, and distributors. Written by Jeff Eiben, Principal Owner, River Point Technology