Start Right, Stay Right

Becoming a loyal Swagelok Minnesota | North Dakota | Appleton partner delivers several benefits for maintaining and improving your facility's fluid system. We partner with companies to help scale their growth, and in turn, they view us as more than just a component supplier. These lasting, loyal partnerships allow us to make other resources available in an effort to make those customers more efficient and effective.

Swagelok components keep your fluid systems safe, efficient, and leak-free—but that’s just the beginning. From component selection to training and maintenance, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

If your team is stretched thin or doesn't have the necessary experience for certain fluid system assembly projects, consider taking advantage of our local, experienced personnel to get the job done right and on time. From project start to completion we ensure your unique requirements are seamlessly met all while adding efficiency and reliability to your operations. Some of our capabilities that can add value to completing a fluid system project include:

• Tube Bending, Coiling, Pre-Swage
• Orbital Welding
• Hose Fabrication
• Panel Assemblies
• Standard and Configurable Assemblies

Swagelok® Onsite Services

Fluid System Evaluation & Advisory Services
Find out where issues within your fluid systems are jeopardizing system functionality, as well as how your system designs could be tweaked to benefit your business.
Sampling System Evaluation & Advisory Services
Improve sampling system reliability, reduce operating and maintenance costs, and identify unseen opportunities for system improvement.
Leak Detection Services
Identify leaks in your gas systems, find out how much cost and risk they contribute to your business, and prioritize enhancements accordingly.
Hose Advisory Services
Eliminate a variety of hose-related issues that cause safety concerns, unplanned downtime, low product yield, and costly parts replacements.
Grab Sampling Support
Work with our experts to produce more accurate, compliant, and safe samples while reducing your grab sampling costs.

As you're trying to do more with less and while a highly experienced workforce is retiring, you might need to rely on a Swagelok field engineer to tackle some of your most pressing fluid system challenges. Our locally based and Swagelok-trained field engineers have the experience and expertise to guide you through proven solutions to your toughest challenges. Their focus is to help you determine how to:

• Meet tougher regulatory demands related to safety and emissions through leak detection and risk mitigation
• Increase productivity and yields from your fluid systems through design enhancements and troubleshooting
• Reduce operating costs by minimizing maintenance requirements and improving system performance
• Maintain or increase profitability by making uptime and process improvements
• Replace business knowledge due to workforce changes through consultation and training 

When you're ready to upgrade your fluid system with notable changes, turn to our Field Engineers for solutions to your most challenging issues

• Analyzer sample conditioning systems
• Grab sampling systems
• Mechanical seal support systems for rotating equipment
• Gas distribution systems
• Instrumentation pigtails for gas pipelines
• Chemical sterilization dispensers for hospitals
• Point-of-use manifolding
• Manifolding for multiple gas cylinders
• Regulator changeover manifolds

What to Expect from a Field Engineer Visit

1. You identify the system or systems that need to be evaluated
2. Our team conducts a field assessment of those systems
3. We identify opportunities for process improvements
4. We develop a comprehensive solutions summary that explains findings, prioritizes improvements, and quantifies benefits
5. The field engineering team will provide support as needed as you act upon recommendations

Learn how a predictive maintenance plan can help save money

One place to focus on for maintenance improvement is with your fluid system hoses. If you're growing tired of unplanned downtime, repeatedly replacing hoses, wasting product, and worrying about safety incidents, now is the time to use Swagelok^® Hose Advisory Services. By simply starting with hose maintenance, you'll see many benefits including:

• Improved facility efficiencies: Save time and resources while being able to focus on more pressing priorities.
• Spend reductions: Prevent costs associated with continuously replacing the same problem hoses, unplanned downtime, and wasted product.
• Extended hose life: Save money through proper hose selection and installation.
• Enhanced maintenance: Better predict when systems will need attention and understand what steps are necessary to keep everything running smoothly.
• Increased safety: Keep your plant and processes safe, predictable, and dependable with leak-tight products to reduce the risk of injuries and environmental damage.

We understand the importance of having the right fluid system components on hand when you need them, which is why we offer customers who use a high amount of Swagelok inventory, logistical assistance, and other value-added services. Your facility might reach the point of needing our inventory management assistance if you:

• Routinely order Swagelok components
• Don’t have an internal inventory manager
• Spend too much time looking for parts
• Never have the necessary parts
• Wish your Swagelok inventory was more organized
• Have part bins labeled incorrectly or not at all 

Top Reasons Customers Use our Inventory Management Services

• It's FREE - No extra fees
• On-site, 24-7 availability of your most-used Swagelok products
• Prevents delays caused by back orders
• Minimizes parts being obsolete
• Decreases the number of orders placed and invoices submitted
• Allows for more effective use time management
• Reduces costs associated with maintaining inventory
• Reduces delivery time and costs
• Reduces the amount of overstock

From in-person instruction to online resources, we offer various trainings to help improve your fluid system operations. Swagelok^® training programs provide a range of valuable and practical tools for meeting day-to-day challenges related to fluid system and sampling system design, operation, and maintenance. In-depth, hands-on courses taught by experienced instructors help both new team members and industry veterans. Whether you need to build a foundational understanding of fluid and sampling systems or you want to stay up to date on the latest technologies and best practices, Swagelok offers robust training.