by admin | May 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
FRP is an excellent material of construction for handling a variety of corrosive fluids in chemical processing, although even FRP has its limitations. At elevated temperatures FRP can be challenged in some of the most severe chemical services, some as in chlor-alkali...
by admin | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Suppliers of FRP piping and tanks have been called FRP Fabricators, forever. I think this comes from the early days when fabricators built anything and everything from tanks to pipes to washer hoods to feed troughs. Today, the FRP industry is much more refined in many...
by admin | Dec 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m sure most have heard someone say, “Oh, that’s just a bad material.” I would suggest that, “There are no bad materials, only bad material selections.” There is no silver bullet in materials, i.e. one material that is good for every application, and cheap too. Most...
by admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
In today’s climate of global economics, whether you are a small family business or a multi-national corporation, businesses need to be efficient to be profitable. This concept applies equally to the operation of heavy industrial plants, such as for chemical...
by admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
In June of 2015, OSHA instituted a new regulatory requirement for plant process equipment, commonly known as RAGAGEP, Recognized and Generally Acceptable Good Engineering Practices. This is a Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard, which basically says that all...
by admin | Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently I posted a Blog discussing some of the challenges of engineers in designing FRP systems. This posting is a continuation of that discussion. I have frequently said that in an FRP piping system, the manufacturing of the pipe is the most controlled part of the...
by admin | Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Some patents for FRP manufacturing go back to the 1940’s and 1950’s. FRP has been used in industrial service for tanks and piping for over 45 years. That’s a long time, and in services from seawater to chlorine dioxide to sulfuric acid. Having success in a variety of...
by admin | Jun 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Calculating the Specific Gravity (SG) of a substance is easy. It is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water, The formula is SG = d (density of the substance)/ d (density of water). But, while calculating the SG of a substance only requires...
by admin | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
In today’s world of “just in time” scheduling for maintenance or replacement of equipment, it is critical to have good historical inspection data to reduce the risk of unexpected failure. Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) equipment such as storage...
by admin | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
To see the original Charleston Gazette article, click here. According to a report in the Charleston Gazette, the West Virginia DEP’s new “law requires all tanks to be registered with the DEP and sets up requirements for tank safety, spill prevention and...
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