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Entrepreneurial 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…
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…
Read MoreSawyer 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…
Read MorePipeline 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…
Read MoreTransporting Water via Pipeline
Could piping in water be the solution to California’s drought? Credit: The remains of Cachuma Lake, the main water source for 200,000 people in southern Santa Barbara County, motherjones.com When it rains, it pours In the midst of an epic drought and with an estimated one year’s worth of water remaining in its reservoirs, California just enacted…
Read MoreInt’l Trade in Okla.
Sawyer Vice President Dave Hembree was invited by the Nigh’s to accompany them to the ceremony where George Nigh received the Global Vision Award. Exporter of the Year Sawyer’s recent distinction as the 2015 National Exporter of the Year is the first time this honor has been bestowed upon an Oklahoma company. Sawyer is fully…
Read MoreBig Honor for Small Business
2015 Exporter of the Year In case you missed it, Sawyer Mfg. was fortunate enough to be featured in the Tulsa World this past week after winning the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Exporter of the Year award, which company representatives will be receiving in Washington D.C this Friday. The article is certainly worth reading and…
Read MoreRosie the Riveter: Enduring Emblem
The iconic “We Can Do It” poster became the most recognizable image of Rosie because the original was copyrighted by Norman Rockwell. Mary Keefe, the subject of Norman Rockwell’s “Rosie the Riveter” painting, died this past week at the age of 92. The iconic portrait appeared on the cover of the Memorial Day 1943 issue…
Read MoreWelding: A brief history
In a field where technology plays a large role, such as welding, one might be surprised to learn just how far back the history goes. Did you know that there have actually been welding processes used for at least 5000 years? 3000-2000 BCE Some of the earliest instances of what can be…
Read MoreNatural Gas Pipelines
There are more than 2.6 million miles of pipeline in the United States, and there is a constant stream of new construction within the pipeline industry. Sawyer Manufacturing is proud to be at the heart of every phase in that construction process. When a pipeline is built, pipe is bent, beveled, welded, tested, and finally…
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