High Country Fabrication

High Country Fabrication

High Country Fabrication (HICO) is a custom manufacturer of pressure vessels, reactors, columns, reboilers, scrubbers, shell and tube heat exchangers and other process equipment.

-Established 1978

-12.5 total acres

-98,000 ft2 under hook, 78,000 ft2shop space-240,000 lbs lifting capacity-½ mile internal rail system connected w/ BNSF spur

Engineering Department

- 4 Degreed Engineers

- 1 MSME

- 3 BSME

- Estimating

- Design

- Drafting

Engineering Design

- Design Standards and Organizational Affiliations

- ASME – Section VIII, Division 1

- National Board “U” and “R” Stamps

- HTRI – Heat Transfer Research, Inc.

- API – American Petroleum Institute

- TEMA – Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association, Inc.

- HEI – Heat Exchange Institute

- NACE – National Association of Corrosion Engineers

Design Software

- Codeware – Mechanical

- COMPRESS - Vessels

- Nozzle Pro (FEA Utility)

- Coster

- HTRI – Exchanger Rating

- Xchanger Suite

- Xist – Shell and Tube

- Xvib – Vibration

- RCSWIN – Mechanical

- Disasu – Estimating

- AutoCAD - Drafting

Quality Control and Non-Destructive Evaluation

- ASME Codes and Standards

- Section II A – D Material Specifications- Section V – Non-Destructive Examination- Section VIII, Div 1 – Pressure Vessels- Section IX – Standard for Welding Procedures

- In-House Capabilities and Qualified Technicians

- Ultrasonic, Automated & Manual (AUT, UT) – 2 ea., Level II- Radiographic (RT) – Gamma Ray – 2 ea., Level II - Magnetic Particle (WFMT, CCMT) – 3 ea., Level II- Liquid Penetrant (CCPT, FPT) – 3 ea., Level II- Visual (VT)- 3 ea., Level II- Hardness (BHT)- Positive Material Identification (PMI)- Ferrite Content

Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT)

Eclipse Scientific ESBeamTool 3 -Used to determine probe placement for complete coverage of weld for

any type of weld configuration

Olympus OmniScan UT ModuleOlympus Flex ScannerPhased Array and time-of-flight diffraction capabilitiesInspect material from ½” to 12” thick, carbon and stainless steel

Olympus TomoView Data Analysis SoftwareAbility to easily detect and accurately measure flaws using both phased array and TOFD

All data interpretation is verified by an outside UT Level III technician(Same defect shown in both views above)

Industrial Radiation

Two SPEC 150 Iridium-192 cameras with 150ci capacity for inspection of material up to 3” thick

Licensed for Cobalt-60 source for inspection of material above 3” thick

GE Industries Nova Automatic Processor for fast and consistent development

Survey Meter, Camera

Dark Room, Chemical Mixers, Silver Recovery, Automatic Processor

DrillingQuickmill – 8’ X 15’American - 16’ Dia.Pratt & Whitney (2) – 40” Dia.

Vertical Boring MillsBullard - 42”Schiess - 96”

Horizontal Boring MillGiddings & Lewis - 72” X 60” X 36”

Engine LatheLodge & Shipley - 28” X 14’

Material Prep – Machining

Hauesler Plate Roll –5.75” Thick, 10.5’ W,

20’ to 4’ OD

Pullmax Plate Roll –1.75” Thick, 10’ W, 15’

to 1.5’ OD

MG Burn Table -14’ W x 45’ L

400 amp Plasma Arc4 Oxy-fuel Torch

2 Triple Torch Beveling StationsPneumatic Punch Marker

16’ x 48’ Powered Water Table

Material Prep – Cutting / Forming

Fabrication Materials and Processes

- Welding Processes

- SMAW – Stick

- SAW – Submerged Arc

- GMAW – MIG

- GTAW – TIG

- FCAW – Flux Core

- ESW – Electro-slag

- SW – Stud Welding

- Materials of Construction

- P1 – Carbon Steel

- P3 – Low C / Moly

- P4-5B – Chrome

- P6-7 – 400 Series Stainless

- P8 – Stainless

- P10H – 2205 Duplex

- P41-43 – Ni 200/400/600

- P44 – C276 Hastelloy

- P45 – Incoloy 825

Stack and Weld Vessel

Shell Layout

Weld-out Nozzle

Plasma Cut Neck Bevels Sub-arc Flange

RepadsInsertion

Nozzle Prep and Installation

Internal/External Installation

Heat Exchangers Assembly

Internal Dimensions - 54’ L X 21’ W X 15’ H

110 Ton Car Capacity2400 deg F Max.

Four Zones – 1 control, 3 slave

Natural Gas - 25,656,000 BTU/hour

24 point digital chart recorder

Post-Weld Heat Treatment - Oven

Power Sources – 200 to 500 Amps

12 Zone control with 24 point read out

2000 deg F Max.

Post-Weld Heat Treatment - Local

42,000 Gallons Storage Capacity

Heated and Treated20,000 psig

Corrosion inhibitors

Hydro-Test

SSPC – Society for Protective CoatingsSP-5 White MetalSP-6 Commercial

SP-7 BrushSP-10 Near White

Copper Slag, Silica, Staurolite Media3 Stations, 3/8” – 3/4” Nozzle, 90 psi

Surface Prep – Abrasive Blasting

Multi-Coat Processes;Primers, Zincs, Epoxies, Epoxy Phenolic, Hi-Temp Coatings,

Urethanes, Silicone Alkyd

Interior Coatings, Insulation, Refractory, Fireproofing, Heat Tracing

Painting / Coating

Acid Gas Exchanger, 16.5’ OD, 310,000#, 65.5’ Long, Pocatello, ID

Styrene Cond.14’4” OD, 510,000#, Canada

Reactor, 12’ OD, 560,000#, 108.75’ Long, Cheyenne, WY

Propane Drum 16’ OD, 270,000#, 72.25’ Long, Trinidad

Fractionator, 14’ OD, 277,000#, 146.5’ Long, Borger, TX

Logistics – Super Loads