Pipe fusion innovations, opportunities, and challenges facing industrial sectors don’t concern one nation: it’s a global issue and one ripe for discussion. Host Daniel Litwin tapped two Venezuelans to help him out for a peek inside the Australian pipe fusion market. McElroy Australia’s Sergio Arellano, International Sales Manager, and Sergio Yibrin, International Tech Service Manager, brought their wealth of industry knowledge and expertise to Connections from that great land below the equator. A mechanical engineer …

Tyler Kern tapped two true subject matter experts to explore the role PE pipe plays in today’s world of infrastructure and its uses in many different applications. Peter Dyke, Executive Director at the Alliance for PE Pipe, and Brett Stone, Sales Channel Manager for PE Pipe at McElroy Manufacturing, were thrilled to get the opportunity to speak about the many benefits and use cases of this versatile piping material. One question Dyke gets a lot …

As Washington looks to pass a new infrastructure bill to fund a variety of projects, it will certainly impact many industries. The bill seems to be on the move, but where do things stand? Breaking all of this down, Connections host Tyler Kern welcomed two guests – Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), and Kevin Miller, Senior Advisor, Miller Pipeline. Eideberg began with an overview of AEM and its interests. …

To get a closer look at what’s occurring in the plastic pipe industry, Connections got the opportunity to speak with David Fink, President of the Plastics Pipe Institute. He and Jim Johnston, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer for McElroy, joined host Tyler Kern for a deep-dive discussion on plastic piping and Fink’s history in the industry. Fink may be new to his role at PPI (he joined the institute as President in 2020), but …