Pressure vessel opening compensation ring

Openings in the shell of a pressure vessel naturally introduce a weakness at that point. The bigger the opening the greater the compensation required to make up for it. Different pressure vessel design codes use different methods to calculate…

Conical pressure vessel with MPI weld testing marks and ultrasonic testing

These conical pressure vessels are built to PD 5500 conveying powders in a process plant. Built TO PD5500 cat 2 the mig welded joints have been tested using ultrasonics

Oval Manway access doors for Air Receiver and Pressure Vessel Inspection Openings

Oval Manway access doors Air Receiver and Pressure Vessel Inspection Openings We have made this batch of doors for a selection of 1220 mm Diameter air receivers. Tested to be used to over 16 bar they are profiled from P265Gh pressure vessel…

Rolling 20 mm boilerplate from BS 1501 225 490B LT50

This short video shows our Bronx rolls running at capacity with an 8 foot wide 20 mm thick piece of boilerplate. This low-temperature material with its higher strength makes the rolls work a bit harder than usual. The plate is a low temperature…

Preset Edges of pressure vessel shell

This, the first of two short videos shows the edges of boilerplate being pressed to prepare the edges so there is no flattening at the seam - ready to be used on our bronx pyramid roll set. The plate is 20 mm thick BS 1501 225 490B LT50 and…

Rolled Cone from P265GH Pressure vessel steel

This section of a pressure vessel is conical and will be welded to a shell and end to form a pressure vessel in a process plant- built to PD 5500.

Pressure Vessel Dished Head Furnace

These dished and flanged pressure vessel heads are made from boiler quality plate and leave the furnace at around 1000° before being pressed into the dished head for use on a pressure vessel. Our in-house dished end manufacturing facility…

Sunset on River Trent

Air Receivers

A typical batch of painted air receivers from Abbotts

Stainless Steel Vent heads for steam boiler process

Stainless Steel Vent heads for steam boiler process Built from 314 stainless steel sheet, fully welded seams with deflector plate and drain point. Flanged to suit pipework ( normally BS4504 ) A full range of sizes to match steam pipework…

Video of large pressure vessel with ladder and platform

Video of large pressure vessel with ladder and platform - showing vessel being rotated - white marks from Magnetic Particle Inspection of pressure vessel weld to ASME spec - vessel to be inspected by 3rd party and CE Marked in accordance with…

Vertical pressurised storage vessel with ladder and platform

This is the top end of a 20 cubic meter vertical storage vessel for contents to be pressurised to 16 bar The additional brackets are for the access ladder and platform to allow safe access to the valves at the top of the vessel - also a separate…

Abbott Rail Mounted Steam Boiler

Rail-mounted steam boiler c1890 and built by Abbott & Co Ltd of Newark, for providing steam to drills at the work faces. This is near the workshops, with the wagon lift sheer-legs in the background - from Lafarge Aggregates.

Pressure Vessel flanged man way with Davit arm assembly

This assembly is of a 500NB BS4504 PN16 Flanged Manway for a pressure vessel - carbon steel with adjustment and Davit arm.

Pressure vessel seam welder Referbished by Terry White

Abbotts top maintenance engineer Terence White oversaw the excellent restoration of this super 3 Meter bode seam welder. Capable of running a sub arc down a 120" diameter pressure vessel shell in one run ! Well done terry !

Large 30 Cubic Meter Air Receiver

Built to BS5169 this large 30 cubic meter air receiver will be kept outside . It has been grit blasted to SA2.5 and a two pack epoxy paint system to last over 10 years exposed to the worst weather Sheffield can throw at it. Built for Chapmans…

Steam Flash Tank / Steam Separator CE Marked

Steam Flash Tank built to PD5500 Category 3. CE marked for use in Europe and UK with Lloyds Register for third party approval. This steam vessel collects water to return to the feed and allows dry steam to be returned the system. Built with…

ASME 8 and PD5500 pressure vessel Nameplates

Abbotts and company has a automated system for producing pressure vessel nameplates using that Matic system C 400 fully integrated into their ISO9001and PED approved CE marking process The photo below shows a computer generated automatically…

Blowdown vessel cooling equipment

Abbotts boiler blowdown vessels are offered with optional blowdown vessel cooling systems to control the temperature of the discharge to drains to meet environmental legislation The kit includes : Blowdown Vessel Cooling Water System, c/w 30-90…

Hydrophore tanks

Abbott hydrophore tanks A hydrophore system is used in tall buildings and marine environments to pump, store and supply water at a regulated controlled pressure (and somethines temperature) This may be as part of on board ship drinking water,…

Blowdown vessel cooling equipment

Abbotts boiler blowdown vessels are offered with optional blowdown vessel cooling systems to control the temperature of the discharge to drains to meet environmental legislation The kit includes : Blowdown Vessel Cooling Water System, c/w 30-90…

Coded welders hibernate for winter !

The photograph below shows welder Gordon Smith. After a busy summer scurrying around the factory and welding pieces of metal into pressure vessels he is now crawling into a little home he has built for himself in order to hibernate for the winter. He…

A brief history of Abbotts by Picture the Past

A Brief History of Abbotts from the picture the past website: In Abbott & Co's sales catalogue for 1888, the 'Handy Hoist' was described as 'a most valuable little appliance for every trade where small weights require lifting. The arrangement…

Hot water buffer vessel uk built

Small hot water buffer vessel for use on biomass boiler heating system