The SX rotary joint from The Johnson Corp., Three Rivers, Mich. (joco.com), safely and reliably connects steam, water, and hot oil pipes running into rotating cylinders. Dual carbon bearings let the ...

Oakum is a loosely twisted rope-like material made from oiled jute or hemp fibers. Traditionally manufactured in prisons or workhouses by disassembling old rope lengths and rubbing the strands with ...

Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Kim, Byung-Suk) has developed a novel non-welded ring-type pipe fitting system to address leakage and corrosion issues in ...

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