The (Process) Chain Breaks at the Weakest Link

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Damage to equipment, pipes, valves and fittings resulting from material failure or corrosion can have catastrophic consequences — a chain is only as strong as the weakest link. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the development of modern materials, in particular stainless steel, made mass production in the chemical industry possible during the 20th Century. We have come a long way since office worker Clemens Pasel knocked at the door of the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin in 1912.

* The author works as an editor for PROCESS.

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