Applications – Industries and Utilities

Industry plays a primary role in human society. It provides materials and products used in every facet of life, and it drives global economy. Industry can be hard to define because it has a multitude of variation. By definition, an industry is an economic activity that processes raw materials or manufactures products in a factory. Generating a list of industries could end up being an endless task. Here are a few examples:

• Coffee
• Oil
• Automotive
• Cellular Phone
• Prescription Drug

Various industries need solutions for dealing with some specific problems:

• fluid sealing requirements
• high temperature environments
• chemically corrosive environments
• electromagnetic interference

Flexible graphite, ceramic fiber textiles, and fiberglass textiles are materials that can be used for solutions to these problems.

Along with the countless number of industries in society today, utility companies provide a critical role in the structure of human society. In fact, all industries must have a reliable source of all or a combination of electricity, clean water, natural gas, sewage, telecommunications, and wastewater service.

Water and Sewage Utility

Certain utility companies must manage large volumes of fluid. pumps and valves are used in these applications to control leakage and flow.