Few industries are as demanding on their equipment as oil and gas exploration and production. Extreme temperatures, harsh environmental conditions, corrosive seawater, chemical exposure, and extraordinary friction and wear demands all add up to…
Demand for Lightweight Applications Is Creating a New Role for Thermoplastics. For the past decade, carbon-fiber composites have been the darling of the aerospace sector, receiving countless praise and widespread attention. Reinforced polymers have dramatically changed…
The Task of Finding & Recovering Oil Has Become Increasingly Difficult. Oil reserves are often at much higher temperatures and pressures than those which have been encountered before increasing predominance of more chemically aggressive hydrocarbon reserves. Each…
