We get asked what kinds of projects we take on. The answer is straightforward: if it involves heat or fluid transfer and it needs to be built right the first time, we want to talk. That covers a wider range of applications than most people expect when they first hear the name FabPro.

Every system we build is engineered to order, factory assembled, performance tested, and delivered job-site ready. Nothing ships from a catalog. Nothing gets assembled in the field from components that were never meant to work together. From spec to system, the work happens under one roof before the equipment ever leaves the building.

Here is what that looks like across the applications we work in most.

Boiler feed systems

A boiler feed system done right keeps a boiler plant running reliably. Done wrong, it is a constant source of problems: feedwater quality issues, pump failures, control headaches, and unplanned downtime. We build boiler feed systems as integrated packages, feedwater tanks, pumps, controls, and instrumentation assembled and tested as a unit. When the skid arrives on site, the system is verified before it connects to anything.

Pump skids and pumping systems

Pump skids are where the coordination problem in traditional procurement is most visible. Pumps from one vendor, base plates from another, couplings and controls from a third, all converging on a job site where someone has to make it work. We eliminate that by building complete pump skids: base plate, pumps, motors, coupling guards, isolation valves, instrumentation, and controls assembled and aligned before shipping. The contractor connects the skid. The alignment is already done.

Heat exchanger packages

Heat exchanger packages range from straightforward shell and tube units in a simple frame to complex packages with multiple exchangers, bypass arrangements, and integrated instrumentation for process temperature control. We build both. The application determines the configuration. What stays consistent is that the package is assembled and tested before it leaves the shop, not after it arrives at the project.

“If it involves heat or fluid transfer and it needs to be built right the first time, we want to talk.”

Custom process equipment and central plants

Some applications do not fit a standard category. A constrained mechanical room. An outdoor installation with no available space inside. A process requirement that does not match any catalog solution. These are the projects where custom fabrication does its best work. We have built modular cooling plants, domestic water pressure booster systems, packaged lift stations, and central plant packages for applications where the standard answer was not an option.

If the project has an unusual constraint, that is a reason to call earlier, not later. The earlier FabPro is involved in a project, the more options there are to solve the problem before the design is locked.

CASE STUDY

Merion Golf Club: No mechanical room, no problem.

When Merion Golf Club had no available mechanical room space, FabPro engineered a custom outdoor pump enclosure housing two 50 HP pumps, system controls, an air separator, expansion tank, glycol feed, chemical feed, space heater, lighting, and single-point power connection. Designed in Inventor, fully assembled and tested before delivery. Read the full case study to see how the problem was framed and what the solution looked like.

Read the case study!

What every FabPro system has in common

Regardless of application, every system we build goes through the same process. Engineered to the project requirements. Factory assembled as a complete unit. Performance tested before shipping. Delivered with full documentation: drawings, bill of materials, test reports, and installation guidance. The documentation is not an afterthought. It is part of what we deliver.

If you have a project in development and you are not sure whether custom fabrication makes sense for it, that is the right time to have the conversation. Send us what you have and we will tell you what is possible.

Tell us about your next system.

FabPro Systems builds custom modular mechanical systems for projects across the country. Send us your drawings, your spec, or just a description of the application. We will tell you what is possible and what the timeline looks like.

References

    1. Hydraulic Institute. Pump System Optimization: A Guide for Improved Energy Performance. Covers the value of pre-assembled and pre-aligned pump systems, efficiency gains from integrated skid packages, and the operational costs of field-assembled vs. factory-assembled systems. pumps.org
    2. ASME. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section I and Section VIII. Governs the fabrication and testing standards for pressure vessels and boiler components. Factory testing requirements referenced in this article align with ASME BPVC compliance standards. asme.org
    3. ASHRAE. ASHRAE HVAC Systems and Equipment Handbook. Covers central plant design, heat exchanger selection and configuration, and pump system integration in commercial and industrial mechanical systems. ashrae.org
    4. Instrument Society of America (ISA). ISA-5.1: Instrumentation Symbols and Identification. Provides the documentation and drawing standards referenced in system handover packages, including P&IDs and instrumentation documentation that accompany every FabPro delivery. isa.org