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Types of Chemical Processing Tanks

SFI has served the chemical industry for over 30 years and during that time we have produced over 2,000 tanks for the industry. Typically built as robust, mill finish tanks, all chemical tanks are custom designed and fabricated to the specifications needed to handle any job.

Chemical and industrial tanks serve many purposes, including, but not limited to:

Acid tanks
Blend and mix tanks
Buffer tanks
Circulation tanks
Feed tanks
Filtrate tanks
Holding tanks
Jacketed tanks
Pressure vessels
Pump tanks
Reactors
Receiver tanks
Solution tanks
Solvent tanks
Storage tanks
Stripper/Scrubber Columns
Surge tanks
Weighing vessels

Tank Options Available

Vessels built in the shop or on-site at your facility
Stainless steel and other nickel based materials
Various interior and exterior material and weld finishes
Heating and cooling options; single or double wall construction
Agitation systems
Tank supports (legs, lugs, skirts, saddles, flat pitched)
Components

Manways, fittings and gasket materials
Sight glasses and lights
CIP systems
No foam inlets
Downtubes
Thermowells
Outlet valves

and more…

Shop or field fabrication

Tanks for the chemical industry can be built in either our shop or field fabricated at your facility. All SFI welders are ASME certified and we hold both the ASME “U” Certification for new vessels and the National Board “R” Certification for repairs. We also design tanks to meet API and other standards.

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Modifications and Repairs

In addition to building new equipment, we also make modifications and repairs to existing tanks, both in our shop and on-site at your facility. These services include:

Inspection services
Repair damage
Add or replace fittings
Heat transfer surface modifications
Re-rating tanks for pressure or temperature changes
Replace manways
Mixer modifications
Increase sidewall height
Fabricate ladders, platforms and handrails

and more…

Materials of Construction

300 Series Stainless Steel
Other nickel based alloys including:

Hastelloy
Monel
Inconel
Duplex 2205

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Material Finishes

2B (cold rolled sheet)
Mill (HRAP)
Mechanical polish (from 50 to 10 Ra)
Mechanical polish plus Electropolish (from 30 to 10 Ra)

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Weld Finishes

As-Is
Scotch-Brite buffed
Mechanical grind (50 grit)
Mechanical polish (32 to 10 Ra)

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Heat Transfer Surfaces

Dimple jacket
Half pipe coil
Internal pipe coil
Open jacket

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Agitation

SFI will custom design a mixing solution to meet your needs. We offer mixers or combinations of mixers for processing a wide variety of viscosities and applications. Mixer styles include turbine, sweep, scrape and dual motion.

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