The Pipe Support Blog

Cylinder Pipe Guides on Shipping Floor

Piping Technology and Products, Inc. designed and fabricated cylinder pipe guides (aka spider guides) for pipes ranging from 1” to 20” in diameter with 1” to 4” of insulation.

These guides are designed to control lateral pipe movement and maintain the alignment of the piping through its axial and contraction cycles. A single piping run uses multiple spider guides to avoid a fulcrum or an imposed lateral deflection on critical components.

Components of these guides include carbon steel plates, stock clamps, angles and hot-dipped galvanized pipes. The outer shields have diameters ranging from 6" to 29-1/2". The maximum design temperature for the spider guides is 750°F.

In addition to spider guides, over 40,000 lbs. of material were supplied for this project including variable springs, constants, and miscellaneous structural items.

Spider Guides in the Field

Do you require cylinder pipe guides for your current or future application? Get pricing now!

PTP 1-140 Type F Positive Variable Springs for a Power Plant"

Rows of Variable Springs on the Shipping Floor

All of the custom designed variables consist of a single flange with two spring supports in order to meet the customer's height restrictions. These PTP1-140 Type F variable springs are fabricated from A36 carbon steel with an overall weight of 16,900 lbs. They are designed for upward movement of 0.079" with a hot load of 4,490 lbs., and a cold load of 4,620 lbs.

Want to learn more about variable springs? View a past variable spring webinar now!

60" Diameter Air Tank for a Manufacturing Facility

Side View of Air Receiver Tank

Sweco Fab, Inc. recently fabricated an Air Receiver Tank for a Manufacturing Facility in Alabama. This 5,400 lbs tank measured 60" 143" tangent to tangent and was designed for 170 PSIG and 200 F. It was fabricated from SA516-70 carbon steel. The interior and exterior were painted with standard epoxy paint to provide an interior lining and exterior protection. The tank was hydrotested at 221 PSIG to ensure product quality.

Want to learn more about products from Sweco Fab? View a past webinar today!

Positive Anchor Hot Shoe for Oil Refinery

The hot shoes were constructed using high temperature insulation made from calcium silicate, lined with a ceramic fiber blanket in a steel cradle (A36 Carbon Steel). The shoes were designed for 1500 F and a vertical load range between 25,000 lbs and 32,000 lbs, and the BOP was 10". The overall diameter including 7" of insulation is 49 7/8". Belleville washers are used to hold bolt tension in pipeline with high frequency vibration.

Want to learn more about hot shoes? View a past pre-insulated webinar today!

Pipe Shoes for an Energy Plant in Canada

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. recently designed and manufactured 566 pipe shoes for an energy plant in Canada.

These fabricated pipe shoes are manufactured to support pipes. The pipe shoes are fabricated out of A36 carbon steel with sizes ranging from 12 to 36. They have an overall weight of 134,000 lbs.

Do you require pipe shoes like those described above? Let us price them for you now!

Eight Polyurethane Pipe Rollers for a Gas Plant

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. designed and manufactured eight polyurethane pipe rollers for a gas plant in California. These 24 non-conductive pipe rollers are fabricated from polyurethane. They were pre-tested for an operation load of 6,100 lbs. The purpose of these polyurethane pipe rollers is to support gas piping where a non-conductive support is required.

Do you require pipe rollers in your piping system? Let us price them for you today!

26,500 lbs. Load Three-Bolt Pipe Clamps and Riser Clamps

These Three-bolt and Riser Clamps, constructed of A36 carbon steel, were custom designed to support up to 26,500 lbs. load.  With a weight of 210 lbs. each, they are capable to support both horizontal and vertical piping.  To ensure quality, they were inspected for dimensional criteria and visual settlement using a section of a 24” pipe.

Want to learn more about pipe clamps? View a past pipe clamp webinar today!

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. recently custom designed and manufactured 32 spring supports with PTFE, 25% glass filled, slide plates for a plant in China. The total weight of the spring supports supplied is 13,143 lbs. and they have a travel range of ¾”. These products support the vessel and the PTFE, 25% glass filled, slide plates allow height adjustment as well as mobility. These spring supports are designed for operating loads of 42,266 lbs. and were constructed of carbon steel.

Do you require spring supports or slide plates in your piping system? Get pricing now!

 Constants that Support up to 38,800 lbs.

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. custom designed and manufactured four PTP-100 Type G constants and three PTP-100 Type C constants for a power station in Missouri.  The PTP-100 Type C constants are designed for operating loads of 8,300 lbs. to 25,200 lbs. and have a travel range of 2.5 to 3.5. These constants are fabricated from A36 carbon steel with dimensions ranging from 66x18 to 88x20.

The PTP-100 Type G constants are designed for operating loads ranging from 2,800 lbs. to 38,800 lb. and a travel range of 2.5 to 3.5. They are fabricated out of A36 carbon steel with dimensions ranging from 75x26.5 to 95x50. Standard load and adjustment testing was performed to ensure quality prior to shipping.

Do you require constant spring supports in your piping system? Get pricing now!

Adjustable Base Supports and Flanged Pipe Trunnions for Cold Piping

Piping Technology & Products Inc., recently designed and fabricated 87 base supports and flanged pipe trunnions for cold piping to be used in Equatorial Guinea. The products were designed according to customer specifications and the pipes range in size from 3" to 24". The base supports and trunnions were fabricated from micarta and A36 carbon steel.

Do you require adjustable base supports like those described above? Get pricing today!