Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Picture and Video Portfolio

The Halvorsen Company’s Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process and Project Picture Portfolio

The Halvorsen Company Fabricates Custom ASME Code Compliant Pressure Vessels, Heavy Duty Pressure Retaining Parts, Shells, Cylinders, Cones, Components and Tanks.

Listed below are descriptions, pictures and images of pressure vessel manufacturing projects during various phases and steps during the fabrication process.

To talk with us about our pressure vessel manufacturing and fabrication process please call 1-800-423-7080 and ask for Justin Frick or a Sales Engineer or email sales@halvorsenusa.com.

View images of various wall thickness and large diameter pressure vessels, boiler drums,  oil and gas separators, vapor-liquid separators, knock-out pots, knock-out drums, jacket-steam cooker vessels, flash drums manufactured and fabricated by The Halvorsen Company in the picture portfolio shown below. We design and build safe ASME code and non-code tanks. We use multiple classes of carbon steel and steel alloy materials  during the pressure vessel construction process which includes brazing, welding, forging. Some of the pictures shown below were taken during the shipping and handling process where safety is our major focus. During the delivery of pressure vessels, we manage the trucking process, the acquisition of the required permits and offloading process. Watch our video titled “Pressure Vessel Manufacturing” on YouTube.

The Halvorsen Company constructs, fabricates, builds, manufactures, tests and inspects ASME code pressure vessels, steam drums, storage tanks, autoclaves and components. We offer a wide variety of ASME certified services. Our company also engineers and designs pressure vessels in conjunction with our pressure vessel fabrication manufacturing and services.

Pressure Vessel Manufacturing, Fabrication, Delivery and Transportation Videos

Video of Delivery and Transportation of Pressure Vessel Manufactured by Halvorsen Company (Video Shown Below)
The Halvorsen Company manufactured the pressure vessel in this video. This video shows part of the delivery process.

2 Cranes Lifting Pressure Vessel at Halvorsen Manufacturing Facility (Video Shown Below)
Video shot at Halvorsen manufacturing facility showing 2 large truck-mounted lift cranes lifting 90 ton, 180” diameter, 60′ long ASME SA516 grade 70 carbon steel heavy wall pressure vessel while preparing to load the separator onto a truck for transportation and delivery to a refinery customer’s oil and gas extraction and production facility in Ohio.

Chemical Pressure Vessel Manufacturing Project Completed in 2014  (Video Shown Below)
The Halvorsen Company of Cleveland completed the manufacturing and fabrication of the chemical pressure vessel shown in this video in 2014. This type of pressure vessel is often called a stripper tower, stripper column, stripping column and decomposer. The pressure vessel seen on the truck has a diameter is 84″ and length of is 331″. The engineers and fabricators at The Halvorsen Company production facility in Cleveland used ASME SA240 T-316L stainless steel plate to manufacture this pressure vessel. This video shows the pressure vessel loaded on a delivery truck as it leaves the manufacturing facility being delivered and transported to a chemical plant operated by a fertilizer company in Ohio that produces solid and liquid fertilizers for agriculture and other industrial products.

Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Photos

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: ASME Separator
Fabrication Date: 2014
Description: 120” Diameter x 20′-0” Straight Shell, 70,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Refinery
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: 100% Radiographic Testing and Inspection (RT-1), Post Weld Heat Treated (PWHT), Insulated, Furnished with Platform and Ladder

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: ASME Ammonium Carbamate Decomposition Stripper Tower
Fabrication Date: 2014
Description: 84” tapered to 60” Diameter x 27′-7” Overall length, 28,000 pounds empty
Material (s): SA240T-316/316L Stainless Steel
Industry or Application: Nitrogen Fertilizer Facility
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: In the picture shown above, a certified welder at The Halvorsen Company is at work during the process of welding a circumferential seam to join 2 shell sections of a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is now being used in an ammonium carbamate decomposition stripper tower at a fertilizer facility in the United States.  The largest inside diameter of the shell, at the bottom, is 84″. The shell tapers to a 60″ inside diameter at the top. The wall thickness is 1″.  All manufacturing processes for this pressure vessel were completed internally. The industrial pressure vessel was fabricated using an austenitic stainless steel, type 316L. This type of stainless steel minimizes corrosion problems caused by welding.  316L stainless steel is ideal for pressure vessel manufacturing and fabrication because of it’s formability and weldability characteristics, outstanding cryogenic toughness and superb corrosion resistance.  The Halvorsen Company plant in Cleveland, Ohio houses all the machines used to fabricate and manufacture large scale industrial pressure vessels. These include high performance rolling machines, heavy lifting equipment such as cranes, lifts and hoists, heat treating and stress relieving equipment, electric and gas fired car bottom furnaces, painting and sandblasting facilities. Engineers at the Halvorsen Company design pressure vessels and we are capable of manufacturing shells and complete horizontal and vertical pressure vessels from different materials such as carbon steel, nickel alloys and stainless steel. Additional process involved spot radiographic testing and inspection (Spot RT), material PMI testing (P.M.I.) and liquid penetration inspection (P.T.).

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: Stripper Tower Pressure Vessel or Stripper Column
Fabrication Date: 2007
Description: 72” Diameter x 125′-0” Length, 65,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Refinery
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: Spot Radiographic Testing and Inspection (Spot RT),  Complete with Internal Tray Rings, Furnished with 8 levels of platforms and ladders.

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above in Two Photos: Settler Vessel (Pressure Vessel Separator)
Fabrication Date: 2013
Description: 180” Diameter x 60′ x 0” Length, 180,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Refinery
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: 100% Radiographic Testing and Inspection (RT), Post Weld Heat Treated (PWHT), Fireproofing, Furnished with 4 levels of platforms and ladders.
Video: Watch the YouTube video shot at Halvorsen manufacturing facility showing 2 large truck-mounted lift cranes lifting this 90 ton, 180” diameter, 60′ long ASME SA516 grade 70 carbon steel heavy wall pressure vessel while preparing to load the separator onto a truck for transportation and delivery to a refinery customer’s oil and gas extraction and production facility in Ohio.

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: Boiler Drum
Fabrication Date: 2008
Description: 54” Inside Diameter x 35′-2” Straight Shell, 55,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Power Generation
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: Complete with customer furnished internals, 100% Radiographic Testing and Inspection (RT), Post Weld Heat Treated (PWHT), Per ASME Section 1

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: Knock-Out Pots (vapor–liquid separator)
Fabrication Date: 2010
Description: 24” – 14” Diameter
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Refinery
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: The three knock-out pots, pictured above, also know as “knockout drums” or “vapor–liquid separators” were custom fabricated for a refinery customer in 2010. These pressure vessels will use gravity to make liquids settle to the bottom of the separator. The Halvorsen Company custom manufactures knock-out pots and offers a wide variety of options for their wall thickness, corrosion requirements, fabrication materials, size and capacity based on our customers specifications. The Halvorsen Company manufactured these small knock-out pots from a high quality carbon steel plate, ASME SA516 Grade 70, which is ideal for pressure vessel fabrication.

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: Knock-Out Drum (vapor–liquid separator)
Fabrication Date: 2010
Description: 102” Diameter x 36′-0” Straight Shell, 40,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Refinery
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: Spot Radiographic Testing and Inspection (Spot RT), Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT).

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: Cooker Vessel (Jacketed Steam-Cooker Vessel)
Fabrication Date: 2010
Description: Jacketed 53” Inside Diameter x 14’6” Overall, 18,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Rendering (Animal Rendering Plant)
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: The jacketed steam-cooker vessel, pictured above, was manufactured by The Halvorsen Company for use in an animal rendering plant. The cooker vessel was manufactured at Halvorsen’s pressure vessel fabrication facility in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The “dry” method of rendering is used to heat the raw materials in the jacketed steam-cooker vessel to eliminate moisture and release fat.

Pressure Vessel Type Pictured Above: Flash Drum (vapor–liquid separator)
Fabrication Date: 2006
Description: 144” Inside Diameter x 36′-0” Straight Shell, 70,000 pounds
Material (s): ASME SA516 Grade 70 Carbon Steel Plate
Industry or Application: Refinery
Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication Process Description: Spot Radiographic Testing and Inspection (Spot RT), Post Weld Heat Treated (PWHT), Furnished with Platform and Ladder. Pictured above is a type of pressure vessel called a flash drum manufactured by The Halvorsen Company. This vessel is used for flash evaporation which occurs inside the pressure vessel.

To talk with us about our pressure vessel construction and fabricating process please call 1-800-423-7080 and ask for Justin Frick or a Sales Engineer or email sales@halvorsenusa.com.

Click here for information on pressure vessel manufacturing and fabrication cost estimates, quotes, pricing, rates and expenses.

Click here to watch a YouTube video showing a pressure vessel loaded on a delivery truck as it leaves the manufacturing facility being delivered and transported to a chemical plant operated by a fertilizer company in Ohio that produces solid and liquid fertilizers for agriculture and other industrial products.