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We smile when companies ask if we can help with pneumatics. Almost four decades ago, API was founded as "American Pneumatics Incorporated". While we've grown into offering a wide variety of Automation, I&E Construction, and System Integration, old-school pneumatic logic will always brighten our day. Shown below: A large O&G service company renting process equipment partnered with us to install some pneumatic controls. Exciting to see a variety of projects going on and grateful to all...

Relative to Oil & Gas pipelines, "Pigs" are electronic and mechanical devices that inspect or clean the pipeline from the inside. Pig Launchers and Receivers are specialized, pressure-rated vessels, part of a pig trap system. No job is too small. This simple API-built Pig Launcher Pipeline Control Plate is helping a major offshore O&G production hub (100+ miles south of Vermillion Bay, LA) keep their pipelines clean and monitored for structural integrity. The hub has a capacity of 60,000...

There are almost two thousand major natural gas compressor stations operating in the US. Many of these have control systems that are becoming obsolete (outdated, unsupported software, no spares available for purchase, etc.) Why the combination electrical and pneumatics in the picture? Electrical systems allow for programmable logic (PLCs) with remote monitoring/control, and pneumatics offer high-force, fail-safe, and spark-free actuation for valves and actuators in potentially hazardous...