Winners of the 2022 STI/SPFA Steel Product Awards were announced on February 23, 2023, during the STI/SPFA Annual Meeting. Member companies were recognized across thirteen different categories. This year’s entries used a combined total of 30,000 tons of steel.
Steel Water Pipe Project of the Year
Pipe Fabrication
Jifco, Inc.
Mountain Tunnel Improvements -Project HH-1000
Overall length: 600′
Diameter: 108 / 72″
Steel tonnage: 163
Steel thickness: .50″
Steel Fitting Type: Lateral Wyes (2) Each
Pipeline Project
Mid America Pipe Fabricating & Supply, LLC
Zone 3D I 4A In-Line Booster Pump Station
Overall length: 5,200′
Diameter: 60″
Steel tonnage: 600
Steel thickness: .25″ – 1.25″
Steel Fitting Type: Elbow, Wyes, Straight
Field Erected Tank of the Year
API 620 Low Pressure Liquid Storage Tank
Tarsco, a TF Warren Company
World’s Largest Ammonia Tank
Overall height/length: 115′-0″ (Outer tank)
Column height: Self-Supported Dome
Diameter: 219′-0″ (Outer tank)
Capacity (gallons): 29,000,000
Steel tonnage: 5,000
Steel thickness: 2″
API 650 Atmospheric Oil Storage Tank
Caldwell Tanks, Inc.
Northeast Water Purification Project Tanks
Overall height/length: 24′-0″ (Tallest)
Column height: –
Diameter: 40′-0″ (Largest)
Capacity (gallons): 1,136,000
Steel tonnage: 405
Steel thickness: 3/16″ – 3/8″
ASME Pressure Vessel
CB&I LLC (Houston)
1.25M Gallon Double Wall LH2 Sphere
Overall height/length: 90′-0″
Column height: 48′-1″
Diameter: 83′-0″
Capacity (gallons): 1,280,244
Steel tonnage: 761
Steel thickness: 1.7″
Elevated
CB&I LLC (Plainfield)
1.0 MMG Waterspheroid / Proposal “B” – Elevated Water Storage Tank
Overall height/length: 233′-4″
Column height: 136′
Diameter: 7 4′-8″
Capacity (gallons): 1,000,000
Steel tonnage: 525
Steel thickness: .25″ -2.25″
Reservoir
Paso Robles Tank, Inc.
Mission Hills Reservoir 4606-2
Overall height/length: 40′
Column height: 33′-5.25″
Diameter: 186′
Capacity (gallons): 6,800,000
Steel tonnage: 619
Steel thickness: .3125″-9788″
Special Storage
Paso Robles Tank, Inc.
Winery Expansion
Overall height/length: 32′-7 7/8″
Column height: 30
Diameter: 18′-4″
Capacity (gallons): 59,955
Steel tonnage: 29
Steel thickness: .135″
Standpipe
Fisher Tank Company
Sunset Mesa Tank
Overall height/length: 130′-5 11/16″
Column height: 125′-6″
Diameter: 46′
Capacity (gallons): 2,200,000
Steel tonnage: 186
Steel thickness: .25″-.75″
Fabricated Product of the Year
Pressure Vessel
Ward Vessel & Exchanger Corp.
250,000 Lb. Reactor
Overall height/length: 84′-0″
Column height: 84′-0″
Diameter: 16′-0″
Capacity (gallons): –
Steel tonnage: 130
Steel thickness: 1″
Shop-Fabricated Atmospheric Tank
Paso Robles Tank, Inc.
(108) Shop Fabricated Tanks -Winery Expansion
Overall height/length: Varied
Column height: Varied
Diameter: Varied
Capacity (gallons): 945,696
Steel tonnage: 307
Steel thickness: .135″
Special Fabrication
Brighton Tru-Edge
(8) 2507 Super Duplex Heads for Chemical Application
Overall height/length: 3′-0″
Column height: –
Diameter: 9′-9.92″
Capacity (gallons): –
Steel tonnage: 15
Steel thickness: 0.875″
Affiliate Product of the Year
Tnemec Company, Inc.
NSF Std. 61 Approved Completely Waterbourne Coating System
First ever NSF Std 61 approved completely waterborne coating system for potable water storage tanks. The interior potable water system is comprised of an innovative waterborne zinc-rich epoxy primer and an inorganic hybrid waterborne epoxy topcoat.
