FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) pipes are essential in industrial installations due to their high resistance to corrosion, lightweight structure, and durability in harsh environments. These qualities make them ideal for transporting corrosive chemicals, wastewater, and other materials in industries like chemical processing, power generation, and water treatment.
FRP pipes also offer a lower maintenance alternative to metal pipes, reduce installation costs due to their lighter weight, and provide extended service life, making them a reliable choice for high-demand industrial applications.
Universal Blastco FRP Pipes
Lathrop Trotter partners with Universal Blastco to provide our customers with FRP build and repair services. Universal Blastco’s specialized FRP team focuses solely on custom fabrication, installation, repairs, and inspections. They also maintain a fabrication shop where they manufacture piping nozzles, flanges, and custom pieces to fit specific customer needs.
The highly flexible FRP team can prepare for planned outages and is ready to respond to any project emergency.
- Fiberglass – repair, fabricate, install, manufacture, retrofit, new construction
- Liners – abrasive resistant, fiberglass, high temperature
- Custom fabrication – carbon fiber, fiberglass
- Plastic welding – hot hand-gas welding, extrusion welding, fusion welding
- Dual laminate piping and fittings – plastic interior is incredibly abrasion-resistant
- Fiberglass/Dual Laminate Tanks – repairs, constructing small rectangular and cylindrical tanks
- Repair services for fiberglass – filter plates, pipes, components
- Piping – hand layup, filament wound, dual laminate, etc.
- Pipe repairs – Assess, recommend & complete the repair; Can make repairs during active leaks with limited pressure; Pipe wraps (over metallic & non-metallic)
- Line breaks – Hazardous and non-hazardous
- Inspections – Including thorough reporting and repair recommendation
- Relines – Tanks and vessels, abrasion-resistant linings
- Plastic welding – Polypropylene, HDPE, PVC/CPVC, PVDF, FEP/PFA, Teflon
- Manpower to accommodate large outages
- Scheduling and planning expertise to have crews working on multiple different tasks concurrently
- Prepared to take on any additional work identified during the outage
- Can pre-fabricate components to install during outage
- Will work around the clock
- Tool trailer – break room, has all the tools for any needs that may come up
- Safety first
- Inspections (such as UT testing, Boriscope, core samples, etc.)
- Support for changes in scope such as line breaks metal repairs, riggings, etc.
- Absorbers
- Containments
- Cooling towers
- Covers
- Crossovers
- Dampers
- Ductwork
- Filter press plates
- Filtrate, stock
- Hoods
- Nozzle inserts
- Recirculation water systems
- Scrubbers
- Slurry lines
- Solid waste and ash systems
- Sump pits/trenches
- Stacks
- Piping
- Tanks
- Vessels
- Washer hoods
- Repair of filter plates, piping, flanges, dual laminate piping, washers, tanks, vessels, sump pits, secondary containments, liners
- Evaluate design flaws and recommend repair
Filter plates repair/refurbishment:
- Short turnaround and cost-effective compared to replacing
- Evaluate, repair/refurbish, and ship back to you
- Can fabricate customized modifications
- 24/7 – prepared to start fabricating in the shop or sending crews to the job site
- Shop stocked with inventory of piping, flanges, resin, glass, etc. readily available
- Evaluate the need for temporary repair or plan for a permanent fix
- Experience in managing mass damage
