Design Engineering: 2-dimensional CAD drafting, and 3-dimensional modeling, BIM integration.
Machining: Various CNC machine centers with live tooling, and proprietary CNC manifold fabrication machines.
Bending: Rotary draw bending, CNC multi-axis bending.
Tee Pulling: Hydraulic piston, and collar forming.
Cutting: Electro-chemical-machining (ECM), Laser cutting.
TIG Welding: Weld lathes, orbital automatic welders, manual welders, and proprietary internal-diameter ValWeld™, and close-proximity-orbital (CPOW) welding machines.
High-purity Argon purge gas.
Mechanical Polishing: Manually-operated and automated, high-speed, rotary grinders. Automated abrasive-flow machines for high-volume identical parts.
Electropolishing: A wide variety of tanks and fixtures capable for processing a wide range of tube, pipe, fittings, and other stainless-steel components.
Passivation: Multiple tanks holding nitric acid in concentration up to 50%.
Cleaning: Recirculating detergent baths, solvent degreasers, 18 Megohm-cm deionized (DI) water (ambient and 60°C.).
UHP Gas Quality: Cryogenic Nitrogen (ambient and 60°C), 99.999% pure, and filtered to 0.01 μm at point of use.
Cleanrooms: ISO Class 4, Class 5, and Class 6 per ISO 14644.
Packaging: Vinyl or polypropylene caps over polyamide film. Single or double heat-sealed polyethylene bags. Wooden crates. Foam-in-place insulation.
Testing: Helium-leak testing. Dye penetrant testing.
Hydrostatic pressure testing. Particle, Moisture, and Oxygen testing. Surface
roughness (Ra) per ASME B46.1. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) per SEMI F73.
Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) per SEMI F72, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
(XRF/PMI). Flow capacity testing per ANSI/ISA S75.02.
Traceability: Pin stamp, work-order signoff at every work station, inspection certificate type 3.1.B per EN 10204, bar coding.
Inspection: QC personnel with extensive experience scrutinizing the surface of high-purity stainless steel, and components for the UHP industry. Borescoping capability. 3D-coordinate dimensional measurement & 3D laser scan tools.