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The Rising US-Iranian Conflict: Timeline & Possible Effects

It is important to explain the events leading up to the current US-Iranian tension, as well as what that tension could mean for the future. There is no great segue into this, so without further ado… L

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Chevron VS. Occidental Petroleum Merger

Locally speaking, there has been a bit of a bidding war over the Anadarko Petroleum merger between Chevron and a relatively “small” oil company called Occidental Petroleum. To put it into perspective,

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What You Need To Know – Rare Earth Metals In Danger?

In 2017, the US opened investigation into Chinese trade policies. As a result, the US imposed tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese products last year. This action that garnered a comparabl

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15 Forgotten Revolutionary Technologies Ahead Of Their Time

Greek Fire Greek Fire, essentially a primitive form of Napalm, originated in Greece, but was used to great effect in naval battles during the Byzantine Empire. This was because it could not only float

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6 Great Ways To Reduce Stress

In a 2011 Study from the American Institute of Stress, 80% of workers reported feeling stressed on the job, and about half of workers felt they needed help learning stress management. In a similar sur

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Bring In The Bulls! Crude Oil Prices On The Rise

Let’s get out of our comfort zone and talk about the US Economy for a moment. Now that we have some data, the United States GDP annual growth rate has been confirmed at 2.9%. With that being said, the

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Texas Flange Pays It Forward — 2019

12/2/2019 ‘Tis the season! Texas Flange and Pearland Coffee Roasters are once again calling on you to like, comment, and share our post and challenge us to make our biggest donation yet! Camp Ho

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Underestimated Growth In US Oil Production

In January we talked about the record high United States oil production reached in 2018. Now, we are a few months into the new year, and the U.S. shows little to no sign of slowing… Predictions Based

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Star Flanges?

In this day and age, we use metals in nearly every aspect of our lives, and it is hard to imagine a time without their impact on our society. We use them for anything from industrial piping and flange

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JERRY FULLER OUR FOUNDER

1942-2012 – Jerry Fuller – Founder Texas FlangeJerry Fuller was the founder of Texas Flange. He was hired right out of High School into a company that specialized in cathodic protection and from

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USA Energy Independence?

Near the End of 2018 United States Oil and Natural Gas Production reached a record High, 11.54 million barrels per day, not seen since the 70’s, and doesn’t appear to show signs of decline moving towa

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Advantages of Galvanization

Texas Flange offers a full range of galvanized flanges for our customers. Galvanization is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common metho

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A Quick Industry Note On Waterworks Flanges

The American Water Works Association has suspended the utilization of “hub” type flanges in their C207 and associated specifications. All flanges per AWWA specs are either “ring” type slip-on flanges

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Industry Update – October 2016

Boltex and Weldbend Corporation Applaud ITC Preliminary Injury Decision on Unfairly Traded Imports Houston, TX and Argo, IL, August 12, 2016 – Today Boltex Manufacturing Co., L.P. (“Boltex”) and Weldb

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All Emails Reviewed At Texas Flange

Texas Flange we do our best to make the flange requisition experience as seamless as possible for our customers. This includes providing commodity stock pieces by the bulk load, as well as creating cu

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A Note On Stub Ends

There are two standards to which Texas Flange offers a variety of stub ends to accompany our flanges. The MSS standard is the regular length stub end and the most commonly used in the flange industry.

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All About Ring Joint Gasket Flanges

A ring joint gasket is a specialized sealing component used in high-pressure and high-temperature applications, primarily in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power industries. These gaskets are des

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Long Weld Neck Flanges – What You Need To Know

What is a Long Weld Neck Flange? Long Weld Neck Flanges are like weld neck flanges, except for the neck, which is extended and acts like a boring extension. Long weld neck flanges can be used in high

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