Swagelok for Power with Purpose
Keeping a power plant running is a nonstop job. Any unplanned outage means costly downtime and production loss. You need to have the manpower to manage and sustain maintenance schedules in addition to reliable, leak-tight components and assemblies. Swagelok is your time-tested partner in products, services, and training that allow you to operate uninterrupted, with the reliability you can depend on to perform under many pressures including:
- Costly issues such as vibration, leaks, thermal shock, and improper installation that can impact safety and reliability
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Evolving environmental regulations requiring engineering and fabrication support to help reduce GHG emissions
- Changing safety and industry standards, including ASME Section III for nuclear applications, that challenge companies to stay compliant
We have the local team to support power generation, storage, and distribution from thermal and gas plants to combined cycle and cogeneration facilities to nuclear and hydroelectric operations. If you have these systems, Swagelok solutions can improve safety and performance.
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Instrumentation piping |
Continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) |
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Instrument racks & assemblies |
Feedwater systems |
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Compressed air systems |
Heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) |
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Process sample systems |
Chemical injection skids |
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Lube oil skids |
Radiation air monitoring systems |
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Pumps |
Chill water and cooling water systems |
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Boilers |
Small modular reactors (SMR) |
Products for the Power Industry
You will find a breadth of Swagelok products available for fuel delivery, gas distribution, steam and water sampling, CEMS, lube oil, and other critical power plant systems. We also support assets such as boilers, generators and rotating equipment, with many products designed to meet ASME nuclear codes and standards.
Tube Fittings
Leak-tight fittings are essential for reliable, worry-free operation. Swagelok offers trusted, dependable tube fittings, calibration fittings, PFA fittings, and more — available in a wide range of alloys and configurations for standard, reactive, or corrosive applications.
Manifolds
Swagelok manifolds are crucial for isolating and controlling fluid/gas lines in demanding conditions. Use them for instrumentation (static/differential pressure, liquid level), steam tracing, gas delivery (CEMS), and critical process control. 2, 3, or 5-valve options for leak-tight solutions in direct-mount, remote-mount, and modular systems are available.
Quick Connects & Hoses
Connect quickly and confidently with Swagelok quick connects and high quality flexible hoses. Our wide range of configurations helps reduce spillage and air inclusion, with options including full-flow, instrumentation, miniature, and PTFE-sealed designs to fit your application.
Valves
The true cost of a valve goes beyond purchase — it’s in long-term performance and maintenance. Swagelok valves are built for reliability, offering a full range of process, instrumentation valves. Quarter-turn and multi-turn valves from Swagelok offer versatility and ease of maintenance to use throughout a plant in common applications.
Small-Bore Tubing
Small-bore tubing forms the backbone of reliable fluid delivery systems. Compared to piping, tubing (up to 2 in. [50 mm] OD) reduces the number of connections and potential leak points while lowering labor and installation costs. No welding, cutting, or threading is required, and using bends instead of elbows helps improve flow and system integrity.
Regulators
Achieve precise pressure control with Swagelok regulators. Our pressure-reducing, back-pressure, and specialty regulators — available in spring-loaded and dome-loaded designs — handle a wide range of pressures and flows to help protect your facility and systems.
Services
Connect, control and convey power with the full range of Swagelok products, and lean on our assembly and fabrication team for systems so you can focus on the bigger picture.
Design and Assembly - Get the custom assemblies your power plant needs — from concept to completion. We help lower costs by reducing in-house R&D, component handling, inspections, rework, and assembly time, so you can stay focused on higher-priority work. Turnkey solutions are also available such as:
- Gas distribution systems safely and effectively deliver gases for your application with a single sku.
- Mechanical seal support systems are offered as kits or assemblies to ensure your rotating equipment continue to process without risk of failure.
Field Engineering - Swagelok-certified field engineers are available with global expertise to help you solve your fluid system challenges and safety concerns. From optimization to operations and evaluation, get support to improve your deliverables.
- Evaluation Services - Onsite leak detection surveys and layout/ installation evaluations can ensure safety, performance and cost savings across your liquid, air, and compressed gas systems. We pinpoint leaks, prioritize concerns, document issues, and outline steps to improve system health — helping drive efficiency across design, production, and MRO.
To keep the knowledge base of your maintenance and operations personnel consistent and up-to-date on maintenance and safety, we also offer training courses to enhance your team's critical skills for designing, building, and maintaining high-performing fluid systems.
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) - Keep the products you need readily available. We help optimize, organize, label, and replenish inventory to prevent stockouts and reduce downtime—while onsite consignment cabinets eliminate transaction fees and excess inventory.
Need support for nuclear applications?
Lean on Swagelok to unburden your on-site skilled nuclear workers. We have expertise in ways to limit worker exposure in high-radiation areas of the plant and alleviate schedule pressures. When it comes to assemblies, you will have access to factory testing and seismic evaluation of completed assemblies. We will also eliminate the waste and rework potential otherwise faced in on-site assembly.
Articles
Get in Front of Gas Leaks
Identify compressed gas leaks and quantify leak rates so you can prioritize the most critical issues to address based on safety, cost, and productivity. Swagelok Services will conduct a full inspection of your equipment, pinpointing leaks and reporting financial impact, and provide a road map to repairs.
Your Industrial Fluid System Safety Checklist
Optimizing the performance of fluid and gas systems is critical in a busy plant—for both the quality of your operation, and the safety of your workers and technicians. Use this checklist to get in front of issues and become the expert in your facility.
Common Causes and Costs of Fluid System Leaks
Understand how and why leaks occur, how to locate and test for them, and ultimately how to develop a strategy to address and reduce leaks plantwide.
Reducing Costly Fluid System Leaks and Emissions
This article covers common sources of leaks — like fittings and valves — and highlights the importance of choosing high-performance components, proactive leak detection, and thoughtful system design to reduce costly leaks and fugitive emissions throughout your facility.
4 Strategies to Maximize Industrial Fluid System Efficiencies
Plant managers and engineers juggle safety, efficiency, cost control, and uptime—often with limited resources. This article shares proven strategies Swagelok field engineers use onsite to uncover fluid system efficiency improvements and help you implement practical changes without adding to your workload.
Improve Your Maintenance Program with Valve and Hose Tags
If you encounter a number of hoses or valves, there's a way to have the answers that could arise—about system media, operating pressure, original date of installation—readily available and neatly contained within a tagging system.