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Industrial Stainless Columns
Apache designs and builds stainless columns for separation, purification, and fractionation processes. Each system is code-engineered to customer specifications for throughput, purity, and process performance—built to meet global pressure vessel and sanitary standards.
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Column Fabrication Expertise
Apache’s experienced engineering and project management teams provide ASME‑driven, code‑compliant column design tailored to the processor’s specific process requirements.
Collaborative Code-Driven Engineering Approach
Apache works closely with the processor and, when required, third‑party authorities to:
- Verify operational and mechanical design criteria
- Verify materials of construction
- Identify regulatory, pressure code, and inspection requirements
- Ensure all required codes and industry standards
Fabrication Capabilities
Column Diameter
Custom‑engineered designs up to 16 ft outside diameter (OD)
Column Height
Custom heights up to 200 ft, with final dimensions determined by fabrication, transportation, and site logistics
Operating Pressure
Atmospheric service through ASME high‑pressure engineered vessels
Construction Codes
ASME Section VIII, Division 1 U and UM stamped vessels
Experience and System Integration
Apache has extensive experience fabricating columns for a wide range of separation duties and plant configurations.
Separation Columns
- Tray columns (custom tray layouts and configurations)
- Packed columns (structured or random packing systems)
Storage Columns
- Vertical storage and process‑integrated columns
- Support of upstream and downstream operations
Construction Materials
Apache selects or verifies materials based on application, corrosion resistance, operating temperature, and pressure requirements. All materials are sourced and documented to meet code and customer specifications.
Standard Materials
- 304 Stainless Steel
- 316L Stainless Steel
High-Alloy and Specialty Materials
- AL-6XN®
- Hastelloy®
- Duplex Stainless Steels
- Other high-alloy materials as required for aggressive or corrosive conditions
Accessories
Apache offers a full range of column accessories and auxiliary systems to support safety, operation and long-term maintenance.
- Thermal insulation
- Welded cladding
- Ladders and access systems
- Operating and maintenance platforms
- Transportation and logistics coordination
- Instrumentation and controls as required
Applications
Apache’s columns serve complex separation requirements across a wide range of industries, including:
- Energy production and biofuels processing
- Chemical and specialty chemical manufacturing
- Research facilities, pilot plants and scale-up operations
We are Application Experts
Contact Apache Vessel Solutions experts for highly engineered, code‑compliant stainless vessel manufacturing.
Test. Optimize. Validate.
The Validation Lab gives you hands-on access to test equipment, verify compliance criteria, and optimize your product and process before full scale production.
End-to-End Quality Assurance
Apache’s Quality Assurance protocols are designed to meet ASME and other applicable standards through comprehensive validation, testing, FAT, and detailed documentation—so your equipment performs as expected from day one.
Apache's Integrated Advantage
By choosing Apache Vessel Solutions, you are partnering with an organization whose internal business groups provide seamless, end-to-end project execution.
Vessel Solutions delivers a seamless experience where engineering excellence, certified compliance, and operational assurance converge.
Dedicated field service, ASME R-stamp repairs, and audit contracts to protect and extend the life of your vessel.
In-house passivation, pickling, and electropolishing to guarantee the precise corrosion resistance and hygienic finish required.
Specialized air-ride transportation for safe, timely, door-to-door delivery of even the most oversized and high-value equipment.