Process Equipments: Fabrication and Heat Treatment

This course provides a practical understanding of fabrication and heat treatment processes used for industrial process equipment. It covers the fabrication sequence for pressure vessels, storage tanks, heat exchangers, columns, reactors, and other process equipment. Participants will learn about material selection, plate preparation, cutting, forming, rolling, fit-up, welding, and assembly practices. The course explains welding procedures, joint preparation, preheating, interpass temperature, and post-weld heat treatment requirements. It introduces common heat treatment methods such as annealing, normalizing, stress relieving, quenching, and tempering. Participants will understand how heat treatment affects material properties, weld integrity, dimensional stability, and equipment performance. The course also covers fabrication tolerances, distortion control, inspection, and quality control requirements. It explains relevant fabrication codes, standards, procedures, and documentation used in process equipment manufacturing. Practical considerations for fabrication defects, weld defects, repairs, and inspection hold points are also discussed. The course helps participants understand the complete relationship between fabrication, welding, heat treatment, inspection, and final equipment quality.