Process Equipment Designer May 2026

You specify a backing strip on a nozzle neck—not because code requires it, but because the fitter in the field has one arm in a manway and bad lighting.

So next time someone asks what you do, don’t say “pressure vessels.” process equipment designer

While process engineers dream up the reaction, and piping designers connect the dots—you, the Process Equipment Designer, are the one who says: “This metal will hold. This joint will flex. This nozzle won’t tear off at 3 AM.” You specify a backing strip on a nozzle

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