Taking advantage of our state-of-the-art cutting capabilities, Appleton Stainless was contracted by a food processing customer for the construction of sanitary process piping. This six week long project required the application of not only our own cutting-edge technology, but also of our design resources and extensive prior experience with sanitary piping projects.

Working closely with the customer, we discovered that their equipment circumstances required the fabrication of nonstandard sanitary pipe. Diameters of 6”, 7”, 8”, 10”, 12” and 14” were furnished, along with size adapters and transition pieces. All pieces were fabricated from 304L stainless steel, finished to 32RA on inner surfaces, mill on outer surfaces. Use of a profilometer confirmed the precision of the inner surface. Individual manufacturing processes included HD plasma cutting, sheet rolling, form/seam welding, tube cutting, grinding, coping, TIG and MIG welding, pickling and passivation, and polishing.

Completing this project successfully required our coordinating the material requirements, timeline, and specifications between plant personnel, the engineers, and the mechanical contractors. By applying competent management sensibility along with our fabrication capabilities, we created a complete piping solution that covered every requirement posed by this food processing project.

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