Here, Stewart Jones, Customer Technical Advisory Engineer, Conveyance Tubes, at Tata Steel, looks at why carbon steel can provide a more robust solution than stainless steel, particularly within mixed metal building services applications – and why it is important for specifiers, fabricators and installers to fully consider a metal’s individual characteristics in order to make […]
Here, Stewart Jones, Customer Technical Advisory Engineer, Conveyance Tubes at Tata Steel explores the merit of combining academia with practical industry knowledge to deliver accredited CPD courses, while addressing a wide range of industrial challenges and risks. Within the Building and Industrial Services Sector, particularly in the area of correct pipework specification, selection and compliance, […]
In this article Vijithan Srikandarajah, BISPA Research Student discusses the latest Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality developments. Virtual Reality (VR) can be described to be a real-life stimulation that is computer-generated and artificial. The users of VR are made to feel as if they are having first-hand experience of the reality that is stimulated through […]
Electric Resistance welded (ERW) carbon steel tubes have been successfully used in building and industrial pipework installations for many years. However, we are now seeing the increasing use of imported, commodity welded tubes that may prove to be less suitable for typical piping applications. Such imports are invariably produced by a cold-formed process. This means […]
The importance of pre-commission cleaning of pipework systems cannot be emphasised enough. Not only could this prevent your pipework system from experiencing early failure, but it can have a more immediate impact during the actual construction and hand-over phase. Incorrectly pre-commission cleaning can influence flow rates within the system, resulting in project specifications not being […]
Here, Stewart Jones, Senior Customer Technical Services Field Engineer, Conveyance Tubes at Tata Steel discusses the benefits of hot-finished tubes in air conditioning applications. When choosing a suitable air conditioning system for an installation, the operational stresses, system pressures and level of use required are taken into account before a system specification is defined. Similarly, […]
Here, Stewart Jones, Customer Technical Services Field Engineer at Tata Steel discusses the importance of traceability and compliance when using steel tubes. Competition within the marketplace is best described as ‘healthy’ and often is the catalyst for innovation and improving best practice. However, a significant increase in availability and product choice can often lead to […]
Here, Stewart Jones, Customer Technical Services Engineer, Conveyance Tubes at Tata Steel discusses why continued professional development courses play a crucial role in keeping engineers up to date with the evolution of hot-finished tubes as well as legislative changes. Within the building services sector, it is important to be aware of the different manufacturing processes […]