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title: Top Ten Swagelok Northern California Blogs from 2017
description: "2017's top ten Swagelok blog articles, topics include: tube fittings, pressure regulators, training, sampling systems, ptfe tape application, & how to articles."
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[Fluid Systems Engineering & Management Blog | Swagelok NorCal ](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog)

# [Top Ten Swagelok Northern California Blogs from 2017](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/top-ten-swagelok-northern-california-blogs-from-2017)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 1/18/18 4:45 PM

## Here are last year's most read articles 

| 10 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/100426/Seven-Reasons-to-Use-Swagelok-Tube-Adapter-Fittings> | [Seven Reasons to Use Swagelok Tube Adapter Fittings](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/100426/Seven-Reasons-to-Use-Swagelok-Tube-Adapter-Fittings)  Swagelok tube adapters can help you simplify installation, eliminate difficult alignment problems, and much more. |
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| 9 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/97597/faq-what-tubing-should-i-use-with-swagelok-tube-fittings> | [FAQ: What tubing should I use with Swagelok tube fittings?](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/97597/faq-what-tubing-should-i-use-with-swagelok-tube-fittings)  Choosing the right tubing is an essential part of a quality tubing system. |
| 8 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/93124/Tony-Waters-Wrote-The-Book-On-Industrial-Sampling-Systems> | [Tony Waters Wrote the Book on Industrial Sampling Systems](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/93124/Tony-Waters-Wrote-The-Book-On-Industrial-Sampling-Systems)  Tony Waters packs a half century of expertise into the most thorough work on sampling systems ever created. |
| 7 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/104050/introducing-the-swagelok-tech-clips-video-series> | [Introducing The Swagelok Tech Clips Video Series](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/104050/introducing-the-swagelok-tech-clips-video-series) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under>Swagelok tube fittings can handle the heat (and cold, too). |
| 6 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/85988/Flow-Control-Don-t-let-pressure-regulators-throw-you-a-curve> | [Flow Control: Don't let pressure regulators throw you a curve](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/85988/Flow-Control-Don-t-let-pressure-regulators-throw-you-a-curve) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/85988/Flow-Control-Don-t-let-pressure-regulators-throw-you-a-curve>Get an overview of flow curves and how they work plus links to key downloads. |
| 5 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/98278/swagelok-tube-fittings-solve-the-leakage-formula><http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/90031/Video-Supply-pressure-effect-in-pressure-reducing-regulators> | [Swagelok Tube Fittings Solve The Leakage Formula](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/98278/swagelok-tube-fittings-solve-the-leakage-formula) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under>In this excerpt from the Swagelok Tube Fitter's Manual, F.J. Callahan discusses the leakage formula and the cost of leakage |
| 4 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under> <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/95247/remembering-joe-callahan-former-swagelok-chairman> | [Skill: Tube fitting assembly, one inch and under](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under><http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under>A benefit of using Swagelok tube fittings is their ability to be disassembled and reassembled many times.  |
| 3 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/101340/FAQ-What-Is-the-Temperature-Rating-of-a-Swagelok-Tube-Fitting> <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/95369/Our-View-On-The-SEMICON-West-450MM-Transition-Forum> | [FAQ - What Is the Temperature Rating of a Swagelok Tube Fitting?](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/101340/FAQ-What-Is-the-Temperature-Rating-of-a-Swagelok-Tube-Fitting) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88199/Skill-Tube-fitting-assembly-one-inch-and-under>Swagelok tube fittings can handle the heat (and cold, too). |
| 2 | <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/101090/What-Is-the-Pressure-Rating-of-a-Swagelok-Tube-Fitting> | [What Is the Pressure Rating of a Swagelok Tube Fitting?](http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/101090/What-Is-the-Pressure-Rating-of-a-Swagelok-Tube-Fitting) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/85988/Flow-Control-Don-t-let-pressure-regulators-throw-you-a-curve>The answer depends on the other components in your system. |
| 1 | <https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88017/Skill-Applying-PTFE-tape-to-tapered-pipe-threads><http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/87104/Gaining-the-Tube-Fitting-Advantage> | [Skill: Applying PTFE tape to tapered pipe threads](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88017/Skill-Applying-PTFE-tape-to-tapered-pipe-threads) <http://norcal.swagelok.com/blog/bid/88017/Skill-Applying-PTFE-tape-to-tapered-pipe-threads>Applying PTFE tape is an important procedure to do right. This article and video show how. Then download information on Snoop®, Goop®, SWAK®, and more. |

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