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Piping, The Hidden Profession By James O. Pennock, Piper, Consultant (Retired), Bayonet Point, Florida USA You are at a family function, a Class Reunion or a party and you meet someone for the first time. You ask the other person about themselves; they tell you, their background, where they work and what they do. They […]

Beauregard Gustafson You may say, Who is Beauregard Gustafson? I have never heard of anybody by that name. You are right, you may have never heard of him by his full formal name but you know him by his pseudonym (alias or nom de plume). Beauregard Gustafson is better known as Beau-Guss (pronounced ˜bo-gus” (1)). […]

Recently we undertook a survey to find out your thoughts and opinions on pipingdesigners.com We asked 9 questions: How easy is it to navigate pipingdesigners.com? How easy is it for you to find the information you are looking for on pipingdesigners.com? How visually appealing is our website? How often do you log into pipingdesigners.com? How likely is […]

If you are one of the many pipers already registered on pipingdesigners.com, you probably don’t need to read this, as you already know the benefits of memberships … but you can! If, however, you are a piper, but are not yet registered, there are many reasons why you should register today: 10 good reasons why you should […]

The following statement was made in a communication about welding two fittings directly to each other. This situation also applies to a fitting welded to a weld-neck flange or two weld-neck flanges welded together. “Fitting to fitting welding is not permissible; a pipe shall be (placed) between fittings.”

The following article is a work of fiction. It portrays a hypothetical conversation that has not happened yet, between two people, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of the world’s largest EPCM companies and the President of Project Operations (PPO) for one of the world’s largest energy conglomerates. Let’s pick up the conversation …

A high-end sports car achieves maximum performance at an optimum RPM. This is the gauge of performance. The advanced technology machines in a factory and even the simple home tool all run better at the proper RPM. In the case of these machines, as we all know RPM stands for “Revolutions Per Minute”. A machine designed to run […]

May 29 is International Piping Designers Day! 

“In piping there is a reason for everything” Quote from Michael J. (Mike) Garofalo By James O. Pennock Mike Garofalo was the Manager of Piping Engineering and Design at Fluor Corporation’s Southern California Division from mid 1954 till 1980. He did more for the piping profession in that company than anyone I know of. Though […]