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Services by KHFAB

Adding Value to Your Projects

Services by KHFAB

K&H Fabricators offers a wide variety of value added services to our customers.  Our goal is to be a single source for all your project requirements, beyond just fabrication.  Whether it be engineering expertise, protective coatings, or experimental strain gauge studies, we aim to offer the best and most comprehensive services possible.

STRAIN GAUGE STUDIES

  • Strain gauge testing for validation

  • ASME VIII-1 UG-101 strain proof testing

  • ASME VIII-2 Annex 5-F strain testing

  • Rosette, uniaxial, bi-axial gauges

BURST TESTING

  • Burst and proof testing

  • Vessels, components, and fittings

  • Proof testing for CRN registration

  • ASME VIII-1 UG-101 proof tests

  • ASME B16.9 proof testing

  • MSS SP burst qualification

INSULATION & JACKETING

  • Hot service insulation

  • Cold service insulation

  • Aluminum or steel jacketing

  • Fire proofing

  • Removable covers for manways

THERMAL LININGS

  • Refractory linings

  • Thermal brick

  • Ceramic fiber insulation

  • Floating stainless liner plate

  • Studs, pins, anchors, hex mesh

PROTECTIVE COATINGS

  • Abrasive blasting

  • External & internal coatings

  • ​NACE Level 2 In-House NDE

  • Chloride testing

  • Adhesion testing

  • Detailed reporting per SSPC

QUALITY CONTROL

  • Visual

  • Dimensional

  • Radiography

  • Liquid penetrant

  • Magnetic particle

  • Hydrostatic pressure testing

  • Pneumatic pressure testing

  • Phased array ultrasonic

  • Shear wave ultrasonic

  • Positive material inspection (PMI)

  • Ultrasonic thickness surveys

  • Hardness testing

  • Acoustic emissions

  • Tensile and impact testing

  • Coatings inspections

DESIGN AND DRAFTING

  • Fabrication drawings

  • 3D modelling

  • As-built drawings

  • Welder ID and heat number maps

  • NDE mapping

  • Field assembly drawings

  • Lifting and rigging drawings

ENGINEERING

  • ​ASME Section VIII Division 1 and 2 design calculations

  • Linear elastic finite element analysis

  • Elastic-plastic FEA

  • Fatigue design

  • Buckling evaluation

  • Dynamic analysis

  • Wind & seismic analysis

  • Ratcheting evaluations

  • Blast load studies

  • Lifting and rigging analysis

  • Heat transfer calculations

  • Contact analysis

  • Fitness for service reviews

  • Nozzle load analysis

  • Pipe stress analysis

  • Piping support designs

CUSTOM INTERNALS

  • Cyclones

  • Trays and supports

  • Liquid seal drum components

  • Distributors and piping

  • Bed supports and limiters

  • Baffles

  • Impingement devices

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Dedicated project manager assigned to each project

  • Constant oversight through all stages from the receipt of order to shipping

  • Regular progress updates with photos

1.512.237.5020

170 Loop Road

Smithville, TX 78957

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