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­ A new Face for WahlcoMetroflex and Senior Flexonics Pathway

Senior Flexonics Pathway and WahlcoMetroflex are now one company and the brands represented by those names evoke quality, innovation and performance. Since acquisition of WahlcoMetroflex, the two facilities (WahlcoMetroflex in Lewiston, ME and Senior Flexonics Pathway in New Braunfels, TX) have been marketed as separate entities in the interest of maintaining brand awareness. However, for a variety of reasons it is time to complete the integration. Between now and year end you will see increasing evidence of integration of the two locations. One of the first steps is development of our new face to the market place, a new logo.

 The new logo above incorporates strong elements from the past. We have maintained the color scheme and type style for continuity of appearance. The business opportunities for Pathway Wahlco are increasingly global in nature. That is particularly true for gas turbine diverters and engineered metal expansion joints. The globe and upsweeping arrow depict the global nature of the business and a forward leaning attitude about pursuit of business wherever it is happening. 

 In the interest of brevity, some of the strong brand images from the past could not be included in the new logo. We will be referencing prior brand images where appropriate to maintain awareness of our history and availability of product identities that are not captured by the new logo. Our approach is to continue the marketing of these brands under the Pathway Wahlco umbrella including Flexonics for metal expansion joints, Metroflex for Dampers and Diverters, and Piping Solutions for engineering and installation services.

We feel that the new logo captures the essence of what is represented by Senior Flexonics Pathway and WahlcoMetroflex with brevity and a fresh look. We look forward to continued growth in our business providing high quality products and services with integrity, innovation, and speed of response that exceeds customer expectations.

SFP just shipped another large custom piping set to GE with on-time delivery. The piping set is a large complex assembly consisting of forgings, rolled cylinders of several diameters, expanded pipe, branch tee connections and the tolerance requirements are extreme. GE places a high value on timely shipment and the record for Senior Flexonics Pathway is 100% on time shipment for these components.

SFP was chosen by a large Houston-based A&E firm as the primary expansion joint supplier on the Petrologistics Catofin project in Texas. The first delivery phase of project is ahead of schedule. The expansion joints for Catofin service are unique in many ways. The media is relatively clean but very high temperature. Movements are relatively large and the media velocity is extreme.

SFP has the world’s best On-Site service crew in the expansion joint business. The month a large On-Site crew installed clamshell bellows to repair leaking hardware at a Canadian Tar Sands location in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Pathway recently launched a major Lean initiative to serve its customers better. Training has started with the top ranks within the company and additional training and action is in the works. Initial lean actions include new cranes for more efficient handling the bellows department. New equipment has also been added to improve accuracy and tolerance control of formed parts. Watch for future updates about lean initiatives at SFP.

SFP recently completed installation of expansion joints on the larges FCC in the world at Reliance Refining in Jamnagar, India. The Jamnagar installation included expansion joints for the process standpipes, flue gas overhead lines, numerous hot wall expansion joints leading from the third stage separator to tandem power recovery turbines, low pressure flue gas expansion joints leading away from the power recovery turbine and fabric expansion joints for low pressure flue gas lines. The project was one of the largest contracts every handled by SFP. The schedule and the volume of work demanded that product be manufactured at multiple facilities including a Senior division plant in Canada and another division located in Brazil, an outsource facility in the UK and another in India. The bulk of the project was executed out of the SFP plant in New Braunfels, Texas. Tin spite of the complexity of the expansion joints and the logistics, the expansion joints were shipped within the demands of the schedule.