Process equipment and engineering

Gas Engineering, Equipment & Field Services

Facility design, cryogenic process equipment, automation and inspection support, scoped around your operating requirements.

Technician using a handheld instrument to examine valves on a cryogenic Dewar
Close examination of a cryogenic Dewar valve assembly.
Facility engineeringConcept, layout and commissioning
Leak testingAcoustic, helium and bubble methods
NDTFluorescent penetrant and acoustic emission
AssetsDewars, tanks and tube trailers

Request an industrial inspection

Tell us what must be examined and what decision follows. We structure the survey around the asset, operating state, access and required record.

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Start with the operating context

  • Industrial gas and vacuum systems
  • Dewars, valves and pressure assemblies
  • Tube trailers and cylinder installations
  • Screening, localization or condition review
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A helium site starts with the operating case.

Storage, transfer, compression, recovery and distribution must be designed around real demand, package interfaces and local operating conditions. Start with the required helium supply form and the corresponding packaging and transfer interface.

Process basis

Consumption profile, delivery mode, operating pressure, purity and continuity requirements.

System design

Equipment selection, piping routes, control philosophy and utility interfaces.

Delivery

Procurement coordination, installation planning, testing and commissioning support.

Handover

Operating documentation, inspection records and agreed training scope.

Cryogenic process equipment

Components built around the process.

Turboexpander and heat-exchanger work involves different interfaces and operating requirements. The photographs below show separate equipment details, not a matched system or a performance specification.

Read how turboexpanders and heat exchangers work within a helium cycle, and how vacuum, MLI and thermal shields limit the heat entering cold equipment.

For equipment review, share the process duty, operating conditions, interfaces and required documentation. See selected equipment and delivery contexts in Projects & Applications.

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Controls and integration

Control systems & electronics

Instrumentation, automation and electromechanical assemblies are developed around the process logic, operating envelope and required test evidence.

Engineers reviewing an assembled industrial test rig
System integration and validationThe assembled equipment, instrumentation and control response are reviewed together.

From control logic to cabinet assembly

Power distribution, PLC modules and field connections come together in the control cabinet. Assembly, identification and access are reviewed against the project documentation.

The cabinet photograph is an assembly example. Component selection and verification requirements are defined for each project.

Open process control cabinet showing PLC modules, power supplies and labelled field wiring

Control cabinet assembly. PLC modules, power supplies and field wiring.

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These photographs document engineering workflow. Scope, design responsibility, testing criteria and acceptance requirements are agreed for each project.

Cryogenic field service

Cryogenic engineering and on-site service

Liquid-helium work is planned around the equipment, access conditions, transfer interface, safety controls and the agreed service record.

Liquid helium Dewars and transfer equipment positioned beside an MRI system
Liquid helium filling for MRI systemsDewars and transfer equipment positioned for the agreed service procedure.

One controlled sequence from access review to handover.

  1. 01Site assessment
  2. 02Dewar and transfer-line preparation
  3. 03Controlled helium transfer
  4. 04Handover and service record

Vessel engineering, repair and manufacturing

Separate workshop services remain available for cryogenic vessels and are defined around service conditions, construction, operating history and the required acceptance basis.

Large insulated cryogenic vessel positioned in an industrial workshop
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Engineering, assessment and repair

Condition review, repair planning, modification design, vacuum-system evaluation and leak-testing scope for cryogenic vessels.

Small insulated cryogenic vessel on manufacturing equipment
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Small cryogenic vessel manufacturing

Development and production of compact cryogenic vessels based on proprietary patented designs and project-specific operating requirements.

Design, material, fabrication, examination and approval requirements are defined for the intended service and jurisdiction. Patent and technical documentation is provided where applicable to the agreed project.

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One method does not fit every leak.

The test method follows the equipment, pressure condition, required sensitivity and whether the task is screening, localization or quantification.

Acoustic imaging camera examining components inside industrial gas process equipment

Acoustic imaging survey

A microphone array visualizes sound sources and helps locate leaks in compressed gas and vacuum systems during a broad survey.

Illustration of a helium mass spectrometer vacuum leak test on a cryogenic vessel
Method illustration

Helium mass spectrometry

Vacuum spray and positive-pressure sniffer techniques support sensitive local testing of welds, flanges, valves and vacuum jackets.

Illustration of bubble leak detection solution applied to a stainless steel flange
Method illustration

Bubble leak testing

An approved foaming solution provides direct visual confirmation at accessible joints and suspected leak points under suitable pressure conditions.

Illustration of fluorescent penetrant inspection of a weld under UV-A light
Method illustration

Fluorescent penetrant inspection

UV-A examination of fluorescent penetrant indications helps reveal fine surface-breaking discontinuities on suitable nonporous materials.

Pressure and cryogenic assets

Inspection follows the asset and its approval regime.

We define the examination scope around construction, service history, applicable rules and the decision the inspection must support.

Dewars and vacuum-insulated vessels

Vacuum-jacket integrity, welds, flanges, valves, safety devices and supporting leak-test records.

Tube trailers and P-50 type systems

Acoustic emission examination with follow-up ultrasonic assessment where required by the applicable inspection procedure.

Tank containers

Inspection planning for the vessel, frame, valves, fittings, safety devices, markings and technical documentation.

Statutory inspection, certification and approval are performed within the applicable authorized framework agreed for each asset and jurisdiction.

Rows of stainless steel cryogenic Dewars in an industrial facility
Cryogenic Dewars in an industrial handling facility.
Detailed view of valves, gauges and protective rings on cryogenic Dewars
Valve, gauge and connection points included in an asset review.

Need an engineering or inspection scope?

Send equipment data, operating conditions, drawings, location and the required decision or acceptance basis. Our tube trailer, T50 and T75 inspection guide lists the records and site information that make a service RFQ actionable.

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