Key Takeaways
- Custom stainless steel fabrication can match equipment dimensions, materials and configurations to specific operating requirements.
- Site layout, capacity, process connections and operating conditions should inform the equipment specification.
- Fabrication can cover tanks, fittings, process equipment and larger stainless steel assemblies.
- Refrigeration, electrical controls, CIP systems and other process requirements can be integrated into the wider project scope.
- With us, one team can manage fabrication, delivery, installation and commissioning to reduce coordination across multiple suppliers.
Custom stainless steel fabrication provides a practical way to build process equipment around the specific requirements of an operation.
Every processing operation has its own layout, capacity and equipment requirements, so off-the-shelf solutions do not always fit. When dimensions, configurations or process conditions fall outside standard options, custom stainless fabrication lets the equipment match the operation rather than the other way around.
Getting that right depends on the fabricator’s understanding of how the equipment will actually be used on site.
Barry Brown & Sons brings over 50 years of hands-on fabrication experience to food, dairy and industrial operations across Australia. This experience allows us to build equipment around the practical requirements of each site, from fabrication through to installation and commissioning.
Your operation needs equipment built around specific requirements.
Equipment requirements vary from one operation to another. Tank dimensions, configuration, materials, capacity and operating conditions all affect what will work on site. Available floor space, process connections and the equipment’s intended duty also need to be considered before a suitable specification can be established.
Standard equipment can be suitable where operating requirements are straightforward. However, it may not provide the right fit when a process has specific temperature, pressure, capacity, access or layout requirements. Trying to work around a standard configuration can also create unnecessary constraints when integrating equipment like a milking vat with existing systems.
Custom industrial metal fabrication addresses these requirements at the design stage. Dimensions, materials, fittings, orientation and other equipment specifications can be selected around the process and installation conditions. This provides a more practical approach than adapting the operation to equipment that wasn’t designed for the application.
We design and fabricate stainless steel process equipment for Australian operations with specific technical requirements.
Our team assesses the intended application, site conditions and required performance before determining an appropriate equipment configuration. This engineering-led approach keeps the specification focused on what the equipment needs to do and how it needs to integrate with the wider process.
Custom stainless steel fabrication can meet equipment needs across your operation.
Custom stainless steel fabrication covers equipment and components, including stainless steel tanks, process tanks, fittings and purpose-built processing equipment. Each item needs to be fabricated to the required dimensions, material grade and application, with close attention to weld quality and surface finish throughout production.
As experienced tank manufacturers, we provide fabrication capability for dairy processing, food manufacturing and a range of industrial applications.
Our fabrication specialists work across individual stainless steel components, process equipment and larger fabricated assemblies. This practical capability allows us to manufacture equipment around specific process requirements rather than relying on standard off-the-shelf configurations.
Fabrication can extend to your wider processing systems.
Custom industrial fabrication can be integrated with a heating and cooling system, wash and clean-in-place system and heat recovery equipment to suit broader processing requirements.
We also bring refrigeration and electrical capabilities into the same scope of work. This allows us to support equipment that requires process cooling, electrical panels, controls or associated system integration.
Keeping custom steel fabrication, refrigeration and electrical work with one supplier reduces the number of contractors involved in the equipment setup. It also gives you one team to coordinate the relevant mechanical and electrical requirements from fabrication through to installation and commissioning.
Barry Brown & Sons can handle everything from fabrication through to installation.
We bring practical knowledge to each project, from modified process tank and chiller options to custom stainless steel fabrication. We understand how equipment needs to be designed, manufactured and installed to suit the application, site conditions and operating requirements.
We manage the key stages of a project through one experienced team. This includes equipment design and fabrication, delivery, installation, electrical work and control panel setup where required.
Our Australia-wide metal fabrication services support projects across metropolitan, regional and remote locations. We can coordinate transport, lifting, positioning and installation, including specialist crane transport for large or heavy equipment. This allows equipment to be delivered and placed with the practical requirements of the site in mind.
Many existing customers also turn to our fabrication services as their operations change or expand. Our long-term approach means they can work with a supplier that already understands their equipment, processes and site requirements when a new stainless steel water tank, cooling system, modifications or other fabrication work is needed.