The shop is the easy part.
FRP equipment fails for predictable reasons: the corrosion barrier was specified for a milder duty than the actual service; the laminate schedule didn't account for thermal cycling; the supports concentrate stress at a transition. The shop can build whatever's drawn, the question is whether what's drawn is the right answer.
Our engineering team treats every project as a small design problem. We ask the chemistry questions a vendor catalog can't ask. We push back on specifications when they conflict with the service. And we document the reasoning so that if something does go wrong, the path forward is clear.
What our
engineers do.
Design Review
Independent review of an existing spec, drawing package, or vendor proposal, before fabrication is committed.
- Laminate schedule audit
- Resin / chemistry conflict check
- Stress and support review
- Constructability assessment
Material Selection
Resin system, glass schedule, and corrosion-barrier specification for the actual service chemistry, not a default.
- Service chemistry workup
- Resin manufacturer correlation
- Veil and barrier thickness call
- Written material recommendation
Pipe Stress & Support
Stress and support review on FRP pipe runs, including thermal expansion, support spacing, and dead-leg risk, reviewed case by case.
- Support and anchor design
- Expansion joint specification
- Stamped stress report where required
Quality Control
Destructive and non-destructive testing, plan development, witness coordination, and closeout documentation. A dedicated QC Manager and a formal Quality Manual govern execution. Third-party inspection accepted.
- Non-destructive: hydrotest, Barcol hardness, dimensional and visual inspection
- Destructive: coupon tensile, glass-content burnoff, witness-panel verification
- Quality Manual–governed procedures and hold points
- Documentation package for closeout
Support & Closeout
Documentation, hydrotest records, and engineering support through shipping and handoff. Equipment is installed by the client or their contractor.
- Closeout package and as-built records
- Shipping support and rigging guidance
- Joint-preparation guidance for installers
- Engineering availability through startup
Lifecycle Support
Inspection guidance, repair scope, and replacement planning for equipment we built, and for equipment we didn't.
- In-service inspection program, applied where required
- Repair scope and estimating
- Replacement-vs-repair decision
- End-of-life planning
Five phases.
One named engineer.
Service
Definition
Walk the application: chemistry, temperature, pressure, duty cycle, site constraints, and acceptance criteria.
Material &
Schedule
Resin call, laminate buildup, GA drawing, stress and support plan. Stamped where required.
Shop
Build
Filament winding (tanks and vessels), contact molding (ducting, piping, custom), or fabrication assembly (grating and access systems) in our shop. In-process inspection at hold points where applicable.
Test &
Documentation
Hydrotest, dimensional inspection, barcol, and visual QA, applied where required. Closeout package issued.
Support &
Closeout
Closeout documentation, shipping support, and ongoing engineering availability through service life.
Signed off
at every stage.
Drawings &
Raw Materials
Sign-off before a single ply is laid down.
- Stamped drawings approved
- Raw materials inspected on receipt
Liner, Cure,
and Layout
Hold points during fabrication where each work element is verified before the next begins.
- Corrosion liner inspection
- Cure-hardness check
- Thickness verification
- Fabrication layout check
Pressure Test
& Final Sign-off
Test, document, and certify before the product leaves the shop.
- Pressure testing
- Final inspection by a Professional Engineer
- Permanent signed inspection record
What we need.
What you get.
What We Accept
Inputs.
- AP&ID with service conditions, chemistry, and operating envelope.
- BGA drawings or isometrics, DWG or PDF.
- CSketches, hand drawings, and site photographs.
- DVendor data sheets and existing equipment specifications.
- EProcess simulation data: stream tables, MSDS, trace species.
What We Issue
Deliverables.
- 01Material recommendation memo with resin and laminate justification.
- 02Stamped GA drawings and laminate schedule (P.Eng. seal where required).
- 03Stress report on piping systems with support and anchor specification.
- 04QA test plan: hydrotest, NDE, dimensional, and visual.
- 05Manufacturing data report, laminate logs, batch certificates, photographs.
- 06Closeout package: as-built drawings, test records, warranty registration.
Standards,
not preferences.
Including, but not limited to, CGSB, ASME RTP-1, ASTM, AWWA, and NSF. Specific standards within each family are applied where required by the project specification and reviewed case by case.
Named engineer.
Named accountability.
A six-person engineering team organized by product line. The named engineer who owns your spec is a specialist in that equipment, working with a drafter through delivery. Many of the fabricators carrying out the build have 25 or more years on the floor, the kind of tenure that shows up in laminate quality and the calls a shop hand makes when something doesn't look right.
Dedicated engineers per product category, tanks, scrubbers, piping, custom.
Resin and chemistry specialists for material selection calls.
Pipe-stress and support review for piping and equipment supports, reviewed case by case.
Dedicated QC Manager, formal Quality Manual, hydrotest, and closeout documentation.
Bring us
the problem.
The earlier we engage, the more leverage there is. A 30-minute call before the spec is written usually saves more than the engineering hours cost.