For the second consecutive year, Aquatherm has earned a position on Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of America’s Most Promising Companies, a list of “100 privately held, high-growth companies with bright futures.”
Watts Radiant is introducing a flexible, pre-insulated piping system called R-flex™. R-flex consists of single or dual PEX carrier pipe(s) surrounded by a thick layer of cross-linked PEX foam insulation. All of this is protected by a thick, double-wall corrugated outer shell.
The Aar-O-Vent® air and dirt separator was found, according to third-party testing at an independent laboratory, to consistently remove greater than 99.7 percent of the dissolved-oxygen content in a closed-piping system and can remove up to 99 percent of the dirt particles in the 17-65 micron size range.
SlideLOK features a patent-pending coupling and pressure-responsive gasket with four separate sealing contacts that engage the groove 360 degrees around the pipe.
Version 4 of the Bell & Gossett System Syzer® program for PC computers is available. It is an update of a tool for calculating flow rates and pressure drops in HVAC piping systems. The program provides a more comprehensive, user-friendly, and web-based selection tool for engineers, consultants, and designers.
The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) has launched a new version of its 3E Plus® insulation thickness software program that performs a wide range of energy, economic, and environmental calculations to help determine cost savings through increased insulation thicknesses.
Version 4 of the Bell & Gossett System Syzer® program for PC computers is available. It is an update of a tool for calculating flow rates and pressure drops in HVAC piping systems. The program provides a more comprehensive, user-friendly, and web-based selection tool for engineers, consultants, and designers.
Pipe Restoration Technologies LLC announced that it has been awarded Patent No. 8206783 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), its fifth U.S. patent for its ePIPE in-place pipe restoration system. This patent is focused on methods that provide enhanced cleaning and lining of smaller diameter pipes.
Grooved mechanical piping has been changing the way contractors do business for more than 85 years, but this method of pipe joining is still unknown or misunderstood in some areas of the commercial building industry.