Visual Inspections of FRP Tanks & Pipes Is Not Difficult
Like most assets, the service life of FRP tanks and pipes can be maximized with proper maintenance. But many owners don't realize that proper maintenance starts with visual inspections, some of which can be performed by owners or users.
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The Importance of Complying With FRP Specifications
Obviously, specifications serve an important function in the design and fabrication of custom engineered FRP equipment. Most are written by knowledgeable engineers who are tasked with ensuring that the equipment fabricated to these specifications…
“Engineered FRP”: What Does That Mean?
You’ve probably heard the term engineered when a discussion turned to some kind of hard asset, and maybe you wondered what that meant exactly. The answer depends a bit on the nature of the asset, but we can clear the air now in regard…
Designing & Fabricating FRP Vessels for the Intended Use
Engineered FRP vessels are highly tailored products. That means that the particular resins, initiators and reinforcement fabrics used to fabricate these vessels were chosen specifically from dozens of choices, with one goal in mind; to provide…
Diamond Services Announces New Location
Diamond Services (www.diamondservices.com), affiliate to Diamond Fiberglass, announced that it has opened a new location to better serve customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Sorento, Louisiana, about…
Diamond Fiberglass: FRP Tank & Pipe Design, Fabrication, Delivery, Installation & Maintenance
Diamond Fiberglass isn't just an FRP fabricator! We can help customers with the entire project process, all under the Diamond Fiberglass roof. No chance of vendors pointing fingers at each other here!
Expert FRP Asset Design…
Buying FRP Tanks & Pipes: Don’t Confuse Low Price With Low Cost
Who hasn’t purchased something at a relatively low price and then something went wrong, leaving us wishing we’d bought the item that was priced a bit more, but probably would have given us better service? If it was an article of clothing,…
FRP Tank Handling Guidelines
The following guidelines for handling and lifting of FRP tanks are summaries of those in the Diamond Fiberglass document "FRP Tank Handling and Installation Instructions" Rev. 7. However, each tank lifting plan must take into account all…
Which Fabrication Standard For My FRP Vessel?
In a nutshell, there are essentially two different fabrication standards to pick from. Both are excellent when used in conjunction with the appropriate FRP asset. The purpose of this article is to differentiate the two and give you some…
FRP Equipment Prices: Same Story As Almost Any Product Anywhere
Less than two years ago the US national average price of gasoline was under $2.00 per gallon, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Remember those days? As of this writing, it is close to $4.50 per gallon, and likely…
