FRP TANKS & PROCESS VESSELS

Hand lay-up, chop, chop-hoop or helically wound FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) tanks and process vessels from 12 inches through 20 feet in diameter. Water, petroleum, chemicals, air, pressure, vacuum, seismic loading, polyester, vinylester, c-veil, nexus, vertical, horizontal, flat bottom, dish bottom, cone bottom. . . whatever your specification calls for, Belco will produce a top quality tank or process vessel for your needs.

BELCO is also ASME certified to the RTP-1 standard.  Click here to see the certificate:  ASME RTP-1 Certification

CAPABILITIES 

STANDARDS

• Tanks and vessels manufactured to national standards including ASTM D 3299, ASTM D 4097, PS 15-69, SPI’s Quality Assurance Report, RTP-1 Specification, and Customer’s Specifications

• In-house quality department checks products based on customer specified criteria, in-house criteria, and established standards.  Material properties testing can also be supplied.

ENGINEERING

• Full in-house drafting available for custom fabrications.

• Engineering assistance for structural and mechanical design is available in-house or by associated consultants experienced in FRP design.

CONSTRUCTION

• Diameters from 12 inches to 20 feet

• Polyester, vinyl ester, novalac vinyl ester, and other resin systems including fire retardant resins

• C-Glass, Nexus, and other synthetic veil interior surface liner systems

• Hand lay-up, chop, chop-hoop, and filament wound constructions

• Exterior surface treatments including a resin rich topcoat, pigmented gel coat, C-Glass veil, Nexus veil, or other synthetic veils

• Operating temperatures up to 220 deg F depending on the resin system selected

• Cylindrical vertical or horizontal with flat, cone, dished or sloped bottom & tops

• Rectangular Vertical or Horizontal

• Single wall or double wall with secondary containment

• Insulated, gel-coated, heat traced

ACCESSORIES

• Fiberglass accessories to customer requirements including 

  • Spargers

  • Distributors

  • Baffles

  • Legs or Skirt Support

  • Nozzles with Plate or Conical Gussets

  • Lifting & Hold Down Lugs

  • Ladders, Cages & Platforms

  • Level Gauges

  • Weirs

• Steel accessories to customer requirements including

  • Ladders, Cages & Platforms

  • Lugs & Clips

  • Agitator Supports

  • Saddles & Straps

Advantages of FRP Tanks and Process Vessels

Where metals reach their limits for chemical resistance, maintenance, or economic reasons, FRP tanks and vessels should be your first choice.  They are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and above all, maintenance free.

• Highly resistance to most of the chemicals used today.

• Will not crack, chip peel, rust, rot or decay.

• Have a greater strength by weight than steel. 

• Resistant to ultra-violet light and plant corrosive environments

• When insulated and/or heat traced they provide excellent thermal insulation with low heat loss.

• Resistant to galvanic and stray electrical currents, a feature not available in many other materials.