WEBINAR: Finding Your Fit

Making sense of the different types of commonly available fluid system connection technologies can be a challenge. Each has their own typical use cases, as well as advantages or disadvantages.

Choosing the right small-bore fittings for your fluid system applications is important if you want to avoid leaks, unnecessary safety risks, and reduced component lifespans, so consider if you could stand to boost your fittings selection knowledge. Hosted by Oil & Gas Journal, join this webinar on July 20th to learn from Swagelok’s decades of experience helping the oil and gas market get the best performance from their fluid systems.

We will share insights that you can immediately apply to deal with the extraordinary demands on your business. Expect to leave understanding:

• The differences and similarities between tapered thread, O-ring, single- and two-ferrule end connections
• How a seal is created and factors to consider when evaluating a fitting
• Various considers for making connections with two-ferrule fitting technology

Speakers

Jonathan Kestner
Senior Product Line Manager
General Industry

Jon Kestner began his career at Swagelok in 2009 as a technical inside sales engineer responsible for supporting general industrial multi-turn and spring-loaded valves. He then joined the field engineering team, supporting parts of North America with a focus on pressure regulation and analytical instrumentation. Jon has also managed the Swagelok® regulator product line, worked as a field engineering supervisor, and served as a field engineering regional area manager. As a senior product line leader, Jon currently manages a team focused on providing reliable valves and fittings for industrial applications across oil and gas, chemical processing, clean energy, power generation, research and development, and many other industries. He graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.

Matthew Messer
Senior Design Engineer

Matthew Messer began his career at Swagelok in 2013 as a computer-aided engineering (CAE) analyst supporting tube fitting development thru finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics. He then became a project engineer, providing quality engineering direction for insourced parts. From there, Matthew joined the new product development team as a design engineer working on numerous industrial fittings-related technology and product development projects. As a senior design engineer, Matthew currently focuses on the creation of new Industrial IoT products and mentoring junior engineers on tube fitting development, intellectual property, and technology road mapping. He graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.