Forged Components Inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of the Western of Texas Forge & Flange Company. The acquisition was completed in the 4th quarter of 2019. The Western of Texas Forge & Flange Company has been in business for over 35 years and manufactures high-quality pipe flanges and forgings to standard and custom sizes. They have the ability …

Please come visit Forged Components, Inc., the “Nozzle Experts,” at the POWER-GEN International conference and exhibition on November 19th through the 21st at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | Halls B-F in New Orleans, LA, Booth #1722. This year’s conference will feature over 65 sessions led by over 200 industry experts from all over the world, as well as …

For more info on this topic, check out A Brief History of Carbon Steel – Part 1 and A Brief History of Carbon Steel – Part 2. The Bessemer Process was not the last innovation in industrial carbon steel production. In 1900, Paul Heroult perfected the electric arc furnace (EAF) which uses electrical current to heat charged metal. Electric arc …

Forged Components is known as one of the top wellhead component suppliers in the country, but what are the parts of a wellhead and how do they work together? This is the second out of three blog posts that describes these components and what they do. For more info on this topic, check out last month’s post, What Are the …

This is the final post in our series describing wellhead components and their functions. For more information, check out What Are the Components of a Wellhead and What Do They Do? – Part 1 and Part 2. Christmas Tree The Christmas tree serves a vital function on many wells. A Christmas tree is a series of valves, spools, chokes, and …

Forged Components offers high-quality stainless steel custom pressure vessel connections. Stainless steel has several properties that make it the perfect choice for you next ASME pressure vessel connections forging project. Strong Tensile strength measures the resistance of a material to breaking under tension. Most varieties of stainless steel, such as martensitic and precipitation hardening grades, have a higher tensile strength …

For more info on this topic, check out last month’s post A Brief History of Carbon Steel – Part 1 Carbon steel wasn’t always the reliable metal that we use for our blind flanges and forged steel rings that we use today. In the centuries since 500 AD, the methods of producing carbon steel stayed much the same. Blast furnaces …

FCI is one of the top wellhead component suppliers in the country, but what are the components of a wellhead and what do they do? This series of blog posts will explain these components and how they work within the wellhead itself. The wellhead is the part of an oil or gas well that is above ground. It is the …

Carbon steel first appeared around the year 500 AD in Damascus steel swords as well as Japanese swords. They were prized for their sharp edges and sturdiness compared to other weapons of the era. The composition of these swords was very similar to modern carbon steel, yet superior in several mysterious ways. It is believed that the first instances of …

Where “standard” weld neck flanges are used extensively for pipes, long weld neck flanges (often abbreviated to LWN) are used in high pressure and high (or fluctuating) temperature situations primarily in the oil and gas industry. The long neck guides the pipe into the flange itself and provides reinforcement that a standard weld neck flange cannot. This reinforcement is very …