Introduction Heat exchangers play a vital role in various industries, from power generation to manufacturing and HVAC systems. While the tubes, fins, and overall design of heat exchangers often steal the spotlight, there is a crucial component that quietly ensures their functionality – body flanges. In this blog post, we will delve into the world […]
Piping Supplies has been manufacturing pipe flanges and specialty machined parts for the pipe, valve and fitting industry for over 50 years. We still see things which make us shake our heads. Two situations we have a hard time understanding both come down to quick decision making (or lack of decision making). We believe quick […]
Piping Supplies has been in the industrial pipe, valve, and fitting business for over 50 years. This is an industry where a reliable material source and reliable quality of materials has always been important. Our products are going into welded pressure piping systems in power plants, oil refineries, chemical plants and on nuclear navy vessels. […]
Most business and sales theory says to be successful you must define your company or brand in very narrow terms. A company must be dominant and seen as a thought leader in their niche within a particular industry. Piping Supplies has been a leading manufacturer of forged pipe flanges in the industrial pipe, valve, and […]
I am going to be up front here. This post is the exact same as our previous post about gramophone finish on flange faces. Since gramophone and phonographic finishes are the same thing, we are re-posting the same content with a different title in an attempt to fool the search engines and capture people who […]
When you see an inquiry for a flange (or valve or flanged fitting) which calls for a phonographic face or gramophone face, call the flange experts at Piping Supplies. We will make your parts in RECORD time. (pun intended)
A current trends in pipping systems is the use of Monel 400 flanges in saltwater environments which have traditionally used stainless steel. Here is why.
It is easy to see only the problems we have and mistakes we make. It is nice sometimes to be recognized for how good our work really is and how much we do right.
In industrial piping systems, bleed rings can be an economical and better solution to orifice flange sets. What is a bleed ring you ask? You may have heard it called a drip rings, vent rings, bleeder rings, or test inserts. Whatever you call it, it is simply a metal ring, usually 1-1/2″ thick, with a […]
Moving from a paper based system to an electronic data management system in a machine shop is necessary but difficult. Piping Supplies has been manufacturing steel and alloy pipe flanges in our plant in New Jersey for over 50 years. During that time, we have accumulated a lot of prints, industry specifications and basic business […]
We will explain what it means when metal material must be certified to EN10204. EN10204 is a British Standard that specifies the different types of inspection documents supplied to the purchaser, in accordance with the requirements of the order, for the delivery of all metallic products. These products can include plates, sheets, bars, tubes, castings, […]
Customer supplied material makes sense in so many ways. This is particularly true in the crazy steel industry of 2022. Piping Supplies has been machining pipe flanges and custom made parts for the pipe, valve and fitting, PVF, industry for over 50 years. We have seen our share of market ups-and-downs. Nothing compares to the […]
You get a job to quote and one of the requirements stated is for all material to be DFARS compliant. You ask yourself; what is DFARS? Piping Supplies Inc has been machining parts for the US Navy for over 50 years. Here is what we know. FARS is one of the millions of US government […]
When you think of pipe flanges (and I know you all do) you think about power plants, oil refineries, and chemical processing. True, heavy industries use pipe flanges in welded piping systems. Yet, pipe flanges are more than industrial. What may not be clear is the other applications which use pipe flanges. Piping Supplies has […]
Naval vessels operate in brutal conditions. And that is during peace time. During combat, it is infinitely worse. Piping systems aboard Navy ships are particularly vulnerable to leaks when in bad weather or under attack. The Navy takes strong measures to minimize pipe system problems even before those piping systems are installed. Pipe flanges play […]
There are machine shops in the industrial PVF industry who make thousands of a single item inexpensively. Then there are small manufacturers like Piping Supplies Inc who make custom pipe flanges and other parts for the PVF industry and the Navy as the customer orders them. We are basically a job shop who specializes in […]
Anyone who does business with the US Navy knows, nothing is the same as it is in commercial (power plant, refinery, chemical plant, etc.) applications. The military has a MIL spec for everything, and pipe flanges are no different. Piping Supplies Inc has been making Navy flanges for over 50 years. We have learned a […]
Steel prices have been rising steadily from 2019 through 2021. Everyone in the steel manufacturing, steel fabrication, shipbuilding and pipe, valve and fitting distribution industries know this. As a manufacturer of steel and alloy pipe flanges for over 50 years, Piping Supplies has seen their share of these raw material price increases. Some price increases […]
Having a complete pipe flange description is crucial to getting the products you want correctly and on-time. As a flange manufacturer for over 50 years, we have seen many requests for quotation that were incomplete. Our favorite is, “I need a flange”. We strive to make what our customers need and to do that we […]
Customers often contact Piping Supplies with requests for quotes that simply say “I want 2 – 1″ 150# flanges”. Or, customers will send a picture of a flange and are told, “We want another one of these”. As much as our sales people appreciate the inquiry, that’s not really enough information to provide an accurate […]
Each infrastructure component has a job to do and pipe flanges are part of the engineering toolbox. A flange makes it possible to safely and securely connect pipes to each other as well as various surfaces.
The world today looks vastly different compared to how things were when we opened our doors in 1965. Granted, a lot can change in five-plus decades but Piping Supplies, Inc. is still here and still proud to be a leading flange manufacturer. Spearheading the changes within our shop have been multiple generations of leadership. These […]
When the pounds per square inch (PSI) rise, you need a dependable pipe system that’s up to the job. A leak in a home’s water pipes, while inconvenient, can’t compare to what’s happening inside a high-pressure system. The force with which liquid, gas or steam is carried through high-pressure pipes raises the stakes and means […]
Shopping around and consulting with experts has its benefits. Customers will learn a thing or two about production and if they are really lucky, a flange manufacturer will reveal the finer points of the process. This is the exact scenario we often encounter here at Piping Supplies, Inc. and letting people in on industry norms […]
A uniform set of rules can even out results across the board. Meeting these goals can provide consumers with additional confidence while streamlining processes for workers. On the other hand, it takes time and resources to achieve International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification. The standardization benefits can translate to a time-consuming and costly process. […]
Some people shy away from technical details and how-to tutorials. It’s far easier, in their opinion, to leave the specialized work to the specialists. At the other end of the spectrum are people who want to see how the sausage is made, to use a certain expression. The question that a flange manufacturer must ask […]
Any company that’s been around as long as us, which is five decades and counting, can attest to monumental changes in business practices over the years. The number of locally-owned machine shops may have decreased compared to the 1960s and 70s, but those that still exist are carrying on a proud tradition. This includes providing […]
Once a pipe dream and then a novelty, additive manufacturing (AM) has come a long way in the world of custom machined products. Building up layers of plastic or metal to create a part or tool is an innovative way of doing things – but it’s practicality has yet to be determined. Piping Supplies Inc., […]
Cupronickel, or copper-nickel, is a copper alloy composed of nickel. The two main copper-nickel alloy grades that are used in marine service are copper base alloys with 10% or 30% nickel, referred to as 90-10 and 70-30 copper-nickel, respectively. The alloys have small iron and manganese additions that are significant in that they add a […]
Not only does knowing how to talk about pipes, valves and fittings get you street cred when talking to others in our industry, it helps you get the right items for your customers. Here is a a list of some of the abbreviations you may come across:
We have been very fortunate. In the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic thing, we are doing very well and just hired a new CNC machinist in the shop. I find it amazing how much a new hire teaches us. After reviewing the manuals, we began teaching Brandon about our primary product line; pipe flanges. It’s […]
I had an “Ah Ha” moment the other day. We start each work day with a short meeting about what orders are in process, what needs to be done for the day and how everyone contributes to making that happen. It is a good thing and my partner, Howard, started it. My “Ah Ha” was about how we discussed our business.
It’s Not Easy Being Small and Fast Piping Supplies Inc is a very small fish in a huge industrial ocean. For over 50 years, that is how it’s been. Instead of seeing our small size as a disability, we see it as an asset. We can not purchase in large volume at low prices. We […]
How to Create an ANSI B16.5 Reducing Weld Neck Flange ANSI B16.5 allows for reducing flanges. Reducing weld necks are an elegant solution to a common problem. Something has a particular flanged outlet but you want a smaller size pipe attached to it. The problem is that, for most commercial flanges whose dimensions are described by ANSI […]
A Machinist Fairy Tale A long, long, time ago there lived a designer of mechanical things who thought up this amazing new type of horse shoe. He brought his idea to the blacksmith who threw up his hammer and exclaimed, “I have great skills, but that can’t be made!”. So began the historic struggle between engineers and […]
Is Hiring a SEO Company Worth it? We are venturing into the weird world of internet SEO (search engine optimization). This is a bunch of hocus pocus that is supposed to, magically, make our company’s website found by the perfect people we can help with our machine shop and the products we make. So far, […]
