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— Industries

Different industries.
Different failure risks.

Chemistry and duty cycle dictate the answer. Resin, laminate, and inspection regime get tuned to the actual service — generic specifications are how systems fail early.

01 — Context-Driven Engineering

The application defines the equipment.

We work in five primary industries. Each has its own failure modes, regulatory environment, and budget reality. The sections below describe how we approach each, what gets specified, what gets built, and what we do differently from a generic FRP shop.
60+
Years in service
Continuous fiberglass fabrication since 1964 across five industry verticals.
5
Primary industries
Chemical, mineral processing, water, manufacturing, and energy, each with dedicated engineering protocols.
3
Process methods
Filament winding, contact molding, and FRP fabrication assembly, selected to fit the part.
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Service area
Shop-built projects across North America and internationally, customers in the U.S., Canada, and beyond.
Green FRP Horizontal Vessel · Rib-Stiffened · Chemical Duty
01 — Chemical Processing

Aggressive chemistries.
No second chances.

Acid storage, caustic neutralization, oxidizer service, and high-temperature reaction duty. The cost of a wrong-resin specification is measured in months of lost production, not in material savings, so we default to vinyl ester and qualify it against the actual chemistry.

Typical Service

  • Sulfuric, hydrochloric, and nitric acid storage
  • Sodium hydroxide and caustic neutralization
  • Sodium hypochlorite and chlorine contact
  • Hot brine and process condensate
  • Solvent and intermediate-chemistry reactors

Equipment Delivered

  • Vertical and horizontal storage tanks
  • Packed-bed and venturi scrubbers
  • Reaction and neutralization vessels
  • Fume exhaust ducting and stacks
  • Drip trays, sumps, and containment
Corrosion Barrier
Specified case by case to match the service chemistry, C-veil + chopped strand mat where applicable
Standards
Including, but not limited to, CGSB, ASME RTP-1, ASTM, AWWA, and NSF, applied where required
QA
Hydrotest · Barcol hardness · Visual inspection, applied where required
Discuss Your Chemistry → Engineering Support

For chemistries beyond a conventional FRP corrosion barrier, where dual-laminate construction is the right call, or for U.S.-based fabrication, see our sister company An-Cor Industrial Plastics.

Grey FRP Horizontal Vessel · Outdoor Storage · Flanged Manway
02 — Water & Wastewater

Long service.
Low maintenance.

Municipal and industrial water systems run continuously, measured in decades, not project lifecycles. FRP outperforms coated steel and concrete on lifecycle cost when the corrosion barrier and laminate schedule are right for the duty.

Typical Service

  • Potable water storage (NSF/ANSI 61)
  • Chlorine contact tanks and disinfection
  • Biofilter housings and odor control
  • Sludge holding and grit chambers
  • Effluent discharge and outfall structures

Equipment Delivered

  • Atmospheric storage tanks (vertical / horizontal)
  • Process and reaction holding vessels
  • Wet scrubber systems for odor control
  • Distribution piping and headers
  • Manhole structures and covers
Compliance
NSF/ANSI 61 grades available for potable contact where required
QA
Hydrotest · Visual QA, applied where required
Scope Your System → Tanks & Vessels
FRP Tank Shells Under Construction · Workers on Scaffold · Precisioneering Shop Floor
03 — Industrial Manufacturing

Custom equipment for
complex processes.

Plating lines, etching baths, finishing systems, and process exhaust. Equipment that has to fit between existing structures, route around utilities, and integrate with controls, engineered from drawings and site walks, not catalog dimensions.

Typical Service

  • Plating and electroless metal-finishing baths
  • Pickling, etching, and surface preparation
  • Acid cleaning and rinse trains
  • Process exhaust and capture hoods
  • Trench drains and chemical containment

Equipment Delivered

  • Heated and unheated process tanks
  • Capture hoods, push-pull ventilation
  • Ducting trains with dampers and transitions
  • Sumps, neutralization pits, drip pans
  • FRP grating, ladders, and walkways
Materials
Resin and corrosion barrier selected case by case for the service chemistry
Build Mode
Shop-built · Modular skid
Standards
Including, but not limited to, CGSB, ASME RTP-1, ASTM, AWWA, and NSF, applied where required
Integration
Stamped GA drawings · Lifting plans
Send Your Drawings → Custom Fabrication
FRP Masterscrubber Tower · Vinyl Ester · Emissions Control
04 — Energy & Utilities

Long-life systems
for hard duty.

Power generation, transmission, and utility infrastructure where shutdowns are scheduled in years, not weeks. Demin water, cooling-water service, and emissions-control equipment built to outlast the surrounding plant.

Typical Service

  • Cooling-water headers and risers
  • Demineralized water storage and distribution
  • Boiler feedwater and condensate makeup
  • Flue-gas absorption and emissions control
  • Battery-storage and BESS containment

Equipment Delivered

  • Contact-molded and filament-wound piping
  • Storage and dosing vessels
  • Wet scrubbers and absorption towers
  • Walkway grating and structural supports
  • Sumps and containment for outdoor service
Standards
Including, but not limited to, CGSB, ASME RTP-1, ASTM, AWWA, and NSF, applied where required
Project Modes
Shop fabrication · Modular skid delivery
QA
Hydrotest · NDE, applied where required · Third-party inspection accepted
Discuss the Project → See Installations
White FRP Horizontal Vessel · Flanged Manway · Nozzle Fittings
05 — Mineral Processing

Hydrometallurgy.
Leaching. Recovery.

Acid and base leach circuits, copper recovery, lithium and potash brine handling. Aggressive chemistries combined with abrasion, elevated temperature, and continuous duty, exactly where FRP outperforms coated steel and rubber-lined alternatives over the long run.

Typical Service

  • Acid and base leach (Cu, Ni, U, REE)
  • Solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW)
  • Lithium brine and potash crystallization
  • Tailings and slurry handling
  • Autoclave fume capture and acid mist control

Equipment Delivered

  • Leach and reaction vessels
  • Process exhaust ducting over autoclaves
  • Storage and reagent dosing tanks
  • Mixer tanks and pachuca aerators
  • FRP grating and access for elevated platforms
Standards
Including, but not limited to, CGSB, ASME RTP-1, ASTM, AWWA, and NSF, applied where required
Build Mode
Shop-built · Modular leach skid
QA
Hydrotest · Barcol · Visual QA, applied where required
Discuss the Circuit → Engineering Support

Aggressive leach chemistries sometimes call for a dual-laminate liner, or for U.S.-based fabrication. Our sister company An-Cor Industrial Plastics builds those.

— Cross-Industry Pattern

The same failure modes
show up everywhere.

Across all five industries, the equipment that fails early fails for the same handful of reasons, and they almost always trace back to engineering. Wrong resin called for the actual chemistry. Undersized corrosion barrier. Missed thermal cycling. Supports concentrated at a transition. The materials and the shop work; the engineering decision didn't.

We address each of these at the design stage. The shop floor is where execution happens, but the engineering decisions that determine service life are made before the first ply is laid.

— Start a Project

Tell us the
application.

Send the chemistry, operating conditions, and a sketch or P&ID. Our engineers will respond with a scoped recommendation, equipment, materials, and approach.

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