Custom ASME Pressure Vessels

Artisan Custom ASME Pressure Vessels integrate engineering expertise, in-house manufacturing, and code-driven fabrication for demanding process equipment applications.

Artisan Custom ASME Pressure Vessels for Complex Process Requirements

Artisan brings 90 years of process equipment experience to the development of custom ASME pressure vessels, reactors, chemical handling equipment, and integrated system solutions. With fully integrated engineering and manufacturing teams under one roof, Artisan can move from early concept inputs, such as a datasheet or hand sketch, to fabricated equipment built to ASME and applicable code standards.

Artisan has created custom vessels and process equipment for chemical, oil refinery, food and dairy, pharmaceutical, biodiesel, nuclear, and other industrial applications. These projects often involve high pressure, specialty materials, unusual loading conditions, high-temperature service, fatigue analysis, jacketed construction, non-standard geometries, or documentation criteria tied to industry-specific standards.

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Key Features

What Makes Artisan Custom ASME Pressure Vessels Different

Integrated Engineering & Manufacturing

Artisan’s mechanical engineering and fabrication teams work within a single organization, allowing technical decisions, code requirements, and manufacturing realities to be addressed together.

Code-Driven Vessel Execution

Pressure vessel work can be developed around ASME Section VIII Division I, Pressure Equipment Directive, China License, CRN, and other applicable code parameters.

Advanced Mechanical Engineering Expertise

Artisan’s mechanical engineering staff includes licensed professional engineers who account for loading, materials, thermal behavior, fatigue, sealing, testing, and non-standard design conditions.

Custom Fabrication & Machining

Artisan can fabricate and machine custom vessels using carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and high alloy steels for process-specific service conditions.

Technical Capabilities

Artisan Custom ASME Pressure Vessels are created for applications where code compliance, process conditions, material selection, mechanical loading, and fabrication details must be evaluated as part of a complete equipment strategy. From high-pressure vessels and reactors to large separation columns and jacketed process equipment, Artisan’s engineering team can address both standard and non-routine pressure vessel challenges.

ASME Division 1 vessel engineering and fabrication
Custom pressure vessels, reactors, and chemical handling equipment
Carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and high alloy steel construction
Specialty alloy vessel applications
Shell buckling analysis
Fatigue and low-cycle fatigue considerations
Thermal stress and strain review
High-temperature vessel requirements
Lethal service vessel considerations
Special static and dynamic seals
Special loading conditions requiring non-standard calculations
Large columns with wind and seismic specifications
Quick-actuating closures
Dimpled, half-pipe, and baffled jackets for steam or liquid service
Strain gage and burst testing for proof of non-standard designs
Non-standard structural and shell design, certification, and testing

Where Custom ASME Pressure Vessels Are Applied

High-Pressure Vessels
Reactors
Chemical Handling Equipment
Separation Columns
Jacketed Process Equipment
Custom Process Systems
Non-Standard Vessel Applications

Industries Served

Artisan Custom ASME Pressure Vessel Expertise. Your Process Equipment Requirement.

Pressure vessel projects require a full view of the process, code environment, and mechanical loading conditions behind the application. The final equipment package is shaped by the material of construction, operating temperature, nozzle loads, cyclic service, external pressure, applicable code requirements, installation environment, and testing needs. Artisan’s engineering team can assess these variables and recommend a vessel approach aligned with the process and applicable code framework.

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Technical Specifications

Codes, Materials & Engineering Parameters

Code Certifications

Artisan certifications include ASME Section VIII Division I, Pressure Equipment Directive, China License, and CRN.

Jacket Options

Vessel jackets may include dimpled, half-pipe, and baffled jackets using steam or liquid heating media.

Applicable Standards

Artisan can create equipment in compliance with requirements such as hazardous area electrical specifications, API specifications, OSHA machinery guarding and design, 3A and BPE standard compliant designs, FDA documented systems and equipment, and EU Machinery Directive compliant designs.

Sample 100 sq. ft. Rototherm® Vessels

Artisan shipped 100 sq. ft. Rototherm® units to South Korea that met local codes and standards. Similar designs have been checked for low-cycle fatigue, thermal stress, special connection geometry, and non-routine ASME pressure vessel code applications.

Material Options

Available materials span carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and high alloy steels, with specialty alloys applied based on service conditions.

Sample 70-Foot Separation Column

Artisan created a 70-foot solvent separation column requiring integration of customer nozzle loads with external loading on column connections. Shell section material weight was minimized using external pressure reinforcing rings that also served as insulation supports.

Engineering Analysis

Projects may include shell buckling, fatigue design, low-cycle fatigue, thermal stress and strain, high-temperature design, special loading conditions, and wind or seismic specifications.

Sample 45-Foot Separation Column

Artisan created a 45-foot separation column using clamp-on steam jackets to limit heat loss through the separation process. Temporary saddles were constructed and attached for testing, shipping, and installation.

Testing & Validation

Non-standard vessel designs can require strain gage testing, burst testing, certification, and additional proof requirements.

Request a Quote for Custom ASME Pressure Vessels

Artisan can analyze your solvent chemistry, water concentration, operating conditions, and separation targets to determine whether pervaporation is a viable membrane-based path for your process. We respond within one business day.