Pressure Vessel Fabrication: An Insight

Involving highly controlled cutting, welding, bending and assembling of materials for fabrication, pressure vessel fabrication is actually a highly intricate process. Additionally, it has some critical safety standards that must be maintained to ensure high-quality fabrication.  

Let’s know a little more about pressure vessel fabrication:

Safety standards

The industry has to adhere to the safety standards set by the regulatory authority. This is an important code for pressure vessel fabrication. The safety standards are basically set rules for design and fabrication of pressure vessels in order to validate safety, ensure longevity and functional value of vessels. However, under certain conditions, clients can also request to fabricate pressure vessels that may exceed the set safety standards. Different geographic jurisdictions have their own safety standards.

Welding and fabrication

There are also standards to govern the pressure vessel fabrication under different sections. There may be mandatory as well as non-mandatory guidance for designing and fabrication techniques as well as choosing the most suitable material. Construction and welding of parts of pressure vessels are also regulated.  

Pressure vessel fabrication process

Fabrication of pressure vessels requires assembling of the welded metal parts in place through a series of steps. However, the very first step is the selection of raw material(s), which may include options like pipe, plate, structural shapes, forging, welding rod or wire, and several others. Cutting and burning of the raw materials come next, followed by machining of certain parts (if required). Welding, cooling of the weld, sand blasting, applying primer and paint take place in later stages of fabrication. There may be other requirements as well.  

Several industries rely upon the use of pressure vessels to complete their operations. Rocketweld offers complete guidance, assistance and quality services to these industries with their expertise and high-tech fabrication processes. Along with pressure vessel fabrication, the company offers a variety of services, industrial welding and assistance on-site and off-site.