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México / EspanolUnderwater Renewable Energy
Last month, we discussed a rather interesting way of generating energy in an unconventional and renewable manner. However, the constant problem facing all energy producers is how to store it once it’s been “created.” Well, wouldn’t you know there are innovators out there designing new ways to do just that. For instance a company called…
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Smells like innovation As part of the never-ending quest to produce renewable energy and reduce waste, one Missouri group is thinking outside the box, or maybe the more accurate way to put it is they’re thinking outside the pen. Their plan? Turning hog manure into usable natural gas that can go directly from the farm…
Read MoreEntrepreneurial Excellence Award
Sawyer employees were honored to receive the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award from the Oklahoma Department of Labor. Sawyer Mfg. Co. has been getting a lot of recognition lately. Hot on the heels of the company winning the Exporter of the Year award from the U.S. Small Business Administration, it received the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award from the…
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Salamanders on the Pipeline
Pipeline construction projects are large, complicated ordeals. Innumerable occurrences combine to make it all come together, and any number of things can derail those plans. Projects can be held up for years by politics. Or activists. Or market concerns. Or simply failing to use the most dependable beveling equipment, pipe clamps and welding tools can…
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Repair Pipelines!
Science Demands it! The peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters has published a study showing replacing aging gas pipeline had a tremendous effect on reducing the number and severity of leaks. That seems obvious, right? In an article in the Stanford Report, science professor at Stanford and co-author of the study Rob Jackson somewhat…
Read MoreArctic Gas Pipeline
This piece of pipe marks Polarled’s crossing of the Arctic Circle. It was laid down on the seabed at 05:04 Friday morning, 21 August. [Photo credit: Lars Chr. Henrichsen, Statoil] “The Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66 degrees and 33 minutes north of the equator and became the first pipeline to cross the Arctic Circle. This…
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Sawyer Ambassadors
Pipeliners Hall of Fame In case you missed it, the August issue of Pipeliners Hall of Fame News features a nice spread about the Sawyer Ambassador program. It’s certainly worth reading, and when you have the chance, you should check it out. In the meantime, here’s an overview. Calling on Pipeliners Sawyer Mfg. started the…
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Sawyer Spotlight
Spacing Tools “Always improving and innovating yet staying true to its ideals” might be one of the better ways to describe Sawyer Mfg. Company, and this ethos might be most readily seen with the company’s updated Spacing Wedges. Sawyer is so firmly committed to innovation and improvement, it looks at products as simple as Spacing Wedges…
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Sawyer Spotlight
Welding Grasshopper Despite a robust lineup of products worthy of praise and admiration, from internal and external clamps to weld testing and beveling equipment, Sawyer is constantly seeking new and innovative product designs along with updates to current products. This innovation and improvement is done, in part, through quality communication and collaboration with customers and…
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Pipeline Pigging Robot
The crawler pig enters a pipeline at Pump Station 9 near Delta Junction for an inspection in May, 2015. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. [photo credit: Alaska Dispatch News, adn.com] Pipeline Pigging Just a few weeks ago, we discussed the wonders of pipeline pigs and smart pigs and how they help prevent accidents in conjunction with quality…
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