SHELL & TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER FABRICATION
Custom Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger
Engineering, Design, & Fabrication
Heat Exchanger Fabrication
CUSTOM FABRICATED HEAT EXCHANGER SOLUTIONS
Since 1968, Metalforms has been an industry leader in the design and fabrication of shell and tube heat exchangers, serving a broad array of customers across midstream oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, specialty chemical, and other process industries.
With 24/7 fabrication teams, and parallel, multi-project execution capabilities, we support all your greenfield and brownfield project heat exchanger needs—including plant turnarounds, overhauls, modifications, and upgrades—as well as urgent, emergency heat exchanger replacement.
Our in-house design engineers have the experience and expertise to perform complex thermal, vibrational, and mechanical evaluations to optimally design your heat exchanger to meet your specific process needs—while maximizing for performance and reliability.
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HEAT EXCHANGERS EXPERTISE
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Heat Exchanger ConfigurationsWe manufacture an extensive variety of shell & tube heat exchanger configurations with options and characteristics to serve virtually any purpose, including the following:
- Double-Pipe
- Floating & Fixed Head Options
- Multitube
- Parallel-Flow, Counter-Flowv
- Regenerative & Non-regenerative Configurations
- Single & Double Tubesheet
- Single Pass, Multi Pass
- Standalone Units
- U-tube
- Hairpin
- Parallel Units
- Expansion Joints
- Insulation Jackets
- Lined & Unlined Flanges
- With & Without Phase Change
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Applications
We provide shell and tube heat exchangers tailored to meet our customers’ diverse needs and facilitating efficient heat transfer, precise temperature control, and enhanced process performance across a range of applications, including:
• Cooling water systems
• Distillation and gas treating units
• Fuel gas conditioning systems
• Heat recovery systems
• Heat treatment systems
• Heat/oil transfer systems• Lube oil systems
• Power generation systems
• Product storage systems
• Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units
• Steam systems
• Tank heating systems
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Example Projects
Our heat exchangers are meticulously designed to optimize thermal efficiency and reliability and ensure seamless integration—and superior performance—within your operations.
Example heat exchanger designs include:• Chillers / coolers
• Condensers
• Evaporators
• Fuel heaters
• Gas cooling
• Heaters
• Intercoolers
• Kettle reboilers• Preheaters
• Re-boilers
• Steam generators
• Super heaters
• Vaporizers
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Certifications
Metalforms is committed to designing and fabricating the highest quality shell and tube heat exchangers to individual customer specifications and the following industry standards:
• TEMA Class R, C & B
• ASME U, U2, U3, and S Certifications
• NBIC Certification
• API 660
• Licensed fabricator of Phillips Petroleum
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Metallurgy
We utilize an extensive array of metallurgies to meet your specific application requirements, including:
• Carbon Steel
• Low Alloy Steel
• Austenitic Stainless Steel
• Ferritic Stainless Steel
• Duplex Stainless Steel
• Titanium
• Copper Nickel1 ¼
• Chrome• Hastelloy
• Inconel
• Monel
• Nickel
• Brass
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In-house NDE
Our quality control teams utilize cutting-edge NDE methods to ensure the safety, performance—and reliability—of your shell & tube heat exchanger. Our in-house NDE and related services include:
• Radiography
• Liquid Penetrant Testing
• Magnetic Particle Testing
• PMI (XRF Analyzer)
• Brinell Hardness Testing
• Hydro Testing
• In-house PWHT Oven
• 8’-0” X 8’0” X 20’-0”
• In-house Local Stress Relieving
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TransTech Family CompanyAs part of the TransTech family of companies, we offer an extensive range of fabrication solutions, field services, and 24/7 support services—including fabrication of large process vessels and process piping for our chemical and industrial clients—while leveraging fabrication assets and field services capabilities from locations across the U.S.
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HEAT EXCHANGER SERVICES
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Design & Fabrication Principals
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This on-site course for new engineers and others combines classroom discussion with a tour of our active shop to provide a complete, understanding of the shell & tube heat exchanger specification, design and fabrication process!
Open to qualified owners/operators and EPC participants only
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES SHOPS
Heat Exchanger
Fabrication Services
Metalforms is an industry leader in the design and fabrication of shell & tube heat exchangers for midstream oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, specialty chemical, and other process industries.
With 24/7 fabrication teams—and parallel, multi-track, project execution capabilities—we support all your project project needs—from greenfield projects to plant turnarounds, overhauls, debottlenecking, modifications, and upgrades—as well as urgent, emergency heat exchanger replacement.
Heat Exchanger
Machining & Drilling
Our specialized contract drilling and CNC machining services let our customers enjoy all the benefits of our superior tools and quality for both routine—and emergency—fabricated parts and components for shell & tube heat exchangers and ASME pressure vessels.
With 24-7 teams and extensive shop capacity, Metalforms is your ideal partner to help prevent and reduce downtime for all your planned turnarounds—and unplanned outages.
Full Service Heat Exchanger
Tube Bundle Fabrication
Our Bundle Shop produces the highest quality shell & tube heat exchanger tube bundles and air cooler (ACHEs) tube bundles for newly fabricated heat exchangers, replacement, or repair.
In addition to the assembly of new tube bundle units, the Shop performs expert bundle repairs—including complete strip and retube services for both TEMA type heat exchangers and ACHEs.