Modular equipment
Modular Process Skid Systems for Chemical and Metal Lines
A modular process skid brings a defined process section together on a transportable frame. We design and manufacture skid mounted equipment for chemical and metal lines, covering extraction, evaporation, solvent recovery, reaction and water treatment. The starting point is the operation you need to carry out, the material being processed and the connections available at the installation site.
Why Choose a Modular Process Skid
A skid can form an individual section of a larger line or connect with other modules. Its layout should make the supply boundary clear: what arrives assembled, what needs to be connected on site and what remains outside the equipment package. Tell us which section you want skid-mounted and how it fits into your wider process.
Factory assembly brings the equipment and its connections together before shipment. This allows assembly and the agreed checks to take place before the module reaches the installation site. A modular process skid is useful when a defined section can be assembled as a package rather than built entirely from separate items at its final location.
Clear interfaces are central to modular process skid design. Feed and discharge connections, utility interfaces and control boundaries need to be considered together. The purpose is to reduce the amount of assembly left for the site and make the remaining work easier to define. This does not remove the need for site preparation or final connections.
The modular approach also needs to fit the transport route and the installation space. A process should not be forced into a single frame simply to call it a skid. For background on the distinction between modules and site-built sections, see modular process systems.
Process Sections We Skid-Mount
Our modular process system capability covers the following process sections. The selection depends on the operation required; a common frame does not make different processes interchangeable.
| Process section | Starting point for selection |
|---|---|
| Extraction | Identify the separation duty and how the extraction section connects to the surrounding process. |
| Evaporation | Define the concentration duty and the connections to upstream and downstream equipment. |
| Solvent recovery | Describe the solvent-containing feed and the recovered product required. |
| Reaction | Identify the reaction section and the material the equipment will process. |
| Water treatment | Describe the water stream and the treatment section needed. |
Related equipment pages cover a skid mounted water treatment system, a solvent recovery system and a liquid liquid extraction column. These pages address the individual equipment or separation duty; this page explains how the selected section can be supplied as a module.
Design and Fabrication Process
The work follows design, fabrication, assembly and factory testing. During design, the process section and its supply boundary are defined together. Equipment arrangement and the interfaces between the module and the site need to be considered before fabrication begins. The modular process skid manufacturer and the buyer should be working from the same understanding of the package.
Fabrication produces the equipment and supporting frame for the agreed arrangement. Assembly brings the selected items together within that package. Factory testing then checks the assembled scope against the agreed requirements before shipment. The checks need to correspond to what is actually included; they should not be confused with operating the complete plant at the client site.
For turnkey installations, define the equipment package and the work outside it before comparing proposals.
Scope of supply: civil works, utilities and local permits are by the client.
A modular package can make interfaces clearer, but it does not automatically transfer every site responsibility to the equipment supplier.
Shipping and Installation
Shipping constraints influence how a line is divided into modules. The transportable arrangement must be considered alongside the space available at the destination. A layout that works within the factory still needs a practical route to its final installation position. The number of modules and their connections should therefore be considered during design, rather than left until the package is ready to ship.
At the site, the supplied modules need to be positioned and connected to the surrounding process and the client-provided services. Factory assembly reduces the work remaining on site; it does not mean that no site work is required. Describe the installation location and the sections that already exist when requesting a proposal.
Installation and commissioning are covered by a separate service contract after the order.
Scope of Supply
The equipment proposal defines the skid body, the process equipment included within it and the controls covered by the package. The frame is a way of assembling that scope; it is not a substitute for an itemised agreement. Review both the equipment supplied and the interfaces where another party takes responsibility.
Scope of supply: civil works, utilities and local permits are by the client.
Materials of construction are selected for the material you process. The construction choice belongs to the particular duty and should not be inferred from a picture of another module. If the required process section or feed is still being defined, explain that when you contact us.
For further discussion of equipment and site boundaries, see turnkey plant scope of supply.
What We Can Skid-Mount
Extraction, evaporation, solvent recovery, reaction and water treatment sections can be considered for skid mounting. The proposed package should be described in terms of its process duty and interfaces, rather than by resemblance to an unrelated delivered installation. A module can contain the section being purchased without representing every operation in the complete line.
When discussing a modular process skid, identify which operation you want supplied and which operations remain elsewhere in the plant. Explain whether the package is intended to stand alone as a defined section or connect with other modules. This gives the design discussion a clear boundary and helps the proposal address the actual equipment need.
FAQ
What is tested before a skid ships?
The agreed factory checks apply to the equipment, assembly and controls included in the supplied package. The testing scope is defined for that package before shipment; factory testing does not replace installation and commissioning at the final site.
Can a full line be delivered as several skids?
A line can be divided into connected modules where the process arrangement and transport constraints suit that approach. The module boundaries and site connections need to be considered together during design.
Who handles site utilities and permits?
Scope of supply: civil works, utilities and local permits are by the client. The equipment package is defined by the agreed scope of supply. Installation and commissioning are covered by a separate service contract after the order.
Tell us which section you want skid-mounted.
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