E-Houses
Electrical buildings, sometimes referred to as “e-houses” or “electrical houses”, are prefabricated walk-in enclosures that contain sensitive electrical and mechanical equipment that requires protection. In this article, you will learn…
Diaphragm Valves
Diaphragm valves provide leak-proof control of abrasive and corrosive liquids such as suspensions, pulps, and slurries. Diaphragm valves feature a flexible elastomeric diaphragm that consists of a valve body and…
General Arrangement (G/A) Drawings
General Arrangement (G/A) drawings present the overall composition of a plant, skid, building, or piece of equipment. In this article you will learn the process for generating a G/A, how…
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Company Spotlight: Industrial Data Labs
Industrial Data Labs is a Houston based operation whose platform modernizes the process of selling valves. Punchlist Zero caught up with Marty Dytrych to learn more about this revolutionary platform….
Gate Valves
Gate Valves are used to completely shut off or provide full flow in a pipeline. The valve opens by lifting a barrier in the path of the fluid and allowing…
Structural Skids
Structural skids allow for the mounting of equipment to a piping system, and for fabrication to be conducted in a shop environment. This reduces cost and complexity compared to equipment…
Engineering Tools & Calculators
Flange Working Pressure Rating
Given design pressure and temperature, calculate an appropriate flange rating.
Heat Trace Requirements
This tool will give you the wattage losses to outside air given the insulation material and pipe size.
Control Panel Heat Dissipation
For calculating the heat rise inside of NEMA or IP rated enclosure.
Margin & Markup
Margin and markup are frequently confused. Don’t make that error with this easy to use tool.
Cable Sizing and Length
Ensure the proper cable size given acceptable loss, voltage, and amps. Or determine how far a particular cable can be run given acceptable loss, voltage, and amps.
Conduit Fill
Calculate the percent of area inside of a conduit that can be taken up by cables.