Document New Product Flow

New products can upset existing supply chains. To the extent new products are contemplated, the proeesses should be examined. This should include  

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Because of the excellent cooperation of a major oil company, buried oil field flow lines in Crane County, Texas are the most thoroughly documented application of fiberglass pipe. In 1961 and 1962 oil field flow lines in this major production area were installed using unlined aromatic amine cured epoxy, filament wound pipe. At that time, this type of pipe was a relatively new product, which had a good short term record as an economical solution to corrosion problems in oil field applications. Prior to the development of epoxy fiberglass pipe, cement lined steel with cathodic protection was the standard piping system for this type of oil field service. 

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