We design and manufacture the fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) or some may called it glass reinforced plastic (GRP) tanks and vessels.
Depend on the application, sometimes you might find that the FRP corrosion barrier might not be suitable for the chemical or the chemicals to be stored in the tank and a special thrmoplastic liner might be needed, this type of tank is called dual laminate tank. We also design and manufacture dual laminate tanks and vessels with the thermoplastic liners such as PVC, CPVC, PP, PE, PVDF, ECTFE, FEP and PFA.
HCE received approval from JKKP (i.e. DOSH) of Malaysia on 22nd Dec 2014 to be their registered FRP Pressure Vessels manufacturer even though we had been designing and manufacturing pressure vessels for oversea markets long before this. With this additional registration, we shall be able to fabricate FRP pressure vessels for Malaysian market.
Design codes for FRP/GRP tanks
Types of Tanks
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Cylindrical vertical or horizontal
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Rectangular
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Standard ends: Knuckled flat ends; Torispherical ends
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Custom-made ends: Conical & ellipsoidal ends
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Supports: Fully supported flat bottom; FRP skirt; FRP legs, Hot dip galvanized Ring support
Accessories
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Full face flanges, the flange thickness is normally rated to minimum 50psig internal pressure, and drilled to any international standards OR
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Stub end flange with hot dip galvanized backing rings or PP/PE backing rings
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SS304 or SS316 manufacturer name plate mounted on FRP bracket
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Custom designed lifting and hold down lugs
- Ladder and handrail
Notes:
- FRP surfaces if not coated with UV protective coating, may shows fibre-blooming effect after certain period of time (as fast as 1 year in certain cases). If no action is being taken, the surface will eventually show full fibre-blooming effect, meaning you can see and feel with your hand that the top fibre glass surface layers are being exposed. However, it was found that If no one disturd or tear away the fibre glass layers from the surface, the fibre-blooming effect will somehow stop getting deeper. The FRP equipment, if it was designed properly to international standards can still perform for many more years due to it's high safety factor. However, for aesthetic reason we advise client to apply one or two coats of Polyurethane paint on the FRP surfaces when you start seeing fibre-blooming effect at the early stage. If it is already at the final stage when it is showing full fibre-blooming effect, the catalysed vinyl ester or polyester resin will have to be used because the PU paint might be difficult to wet the fibre glass layers during this stage.
- All FRP tanks made by us by default will have pigmented resin (which come with UV absorber) coated on the external surfaces to act as the UV protective coating against UV attack. For cases when colour code accuracy is important, we have the flexibility of using Polyurethane paint with positive cost impact.
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