2018 marks five years since more than 200 employees gathered for the Steel Pipe Tactical Safety Team kickoff event. The goal – employee ownership of safety at AMERICAN – sounds simple enough, but it’s been a process requiring work and […]
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The estimated 100-year-old small diameter water mains coming westward out of Manning, South Carolina, were beginning to show their age. So when it was determined the South Carolina Department of Transportation would soon be resurfacing SC Highway 261, the city knew it was the optimal time to replace these aging smaller mains.
Read MoreThis story also appeared in the August issue of Trenchless Technology. The first horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation of AMERICAN ductile iron pipe for a cable conduit was completed in Houston, Texas, at the end of 2017. The project was […]
Read MoreIn 1968, Specification Rubber Products celebrated the opening of an 18,000-square-foot facility to produce rubber gaskets for nearby cast iron pipe companies. Its vision: to supply a vital product to the waterworks industry; to provide reliable and meaningful work for area residents; and to be a responsible and valued neighbor to the local community.
Read MoreTeam Cobra, a group of 9-12 year olds from Fargo, North Dakota was challenged with finding a way to improve the way people find, transport, use or dispose of water. The team’s solution, the ‘Freeze Float,’ detects when fire hydrants are full of water and could potentially freeze.
Read MoreImagine a world without planes, trains and automobiles. Or one without pipelines taking water to and wastewater from our homes. Computers, air conditioners, TVs, the internet and more – all are a part of our daily lives thanks to engineers. […]
Read MoreWhen people think of AMERICAN Steel Pipe, many think of pipelines that carry oil and natural gas. However, AMERICAN’s steel pipe is used for a variety of applications including pipe piling.
Read MoreDid you know AMERICAN Flow Control’s industry experts are ready and waiting to field your technical questions? For owners, engineers and contractors, valve- and hydrant-related questions come up every day, and now answers can be found with a single email to an AMERICAN Flow Control expert.
Read MoreThe Grand Parkway in Houston, Texas, is a large freeway loop surrounding the city and encompassing six different counties. This large construction project that connects the country’s largest geographical metroplex is also the inspiration for DCP Midstream’s new 62-mile steel […]
Read MoreThree more cities in South Dakota – Rapid City, Sisseton and Watertown – are now using the AMERICAN Flow Control® resilient wedge gate valves and fire hydrants with ALPHA™ restrained joint ends. ALPHA saves labor, time and money.
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