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cate-test-support continuum. Not only do fewer When you can control the entire process, you handoffs protect the intellectual property of a have a much better chance of meeting delivery client’s process design and custom vessel needs, deadlines.” but there is less risk of fabricating delays. Tate & Lyle has had a 20-year relationship with According to Covan, “Vertical integration means Mitternight at their plant which is now the only more control and control means making dead- one of its kind in the U.S. Ongoing support in- lines. Delivery is critical because we can be talking cludes the fabrication of new vessels, repairs about millions of dollars a day at risk for a client. (including rerolling exchanger tubes). replace- ments of pressure vessels and heat exchangers and fabricating alterations such as cutting in extra nozzles on 2:1 elliptical heads. Having a trusted relationship with a specialist fabricator who can support an industrial client from design to service is key to long-term success. In the case of the 12-foot diameter specialized alloy column, Mitternight worked with Tate & Lyle’s senior plant personnel including their QA & Engineering teams to plan, design and schedule in-house fabrica- tion, field work, installation, final welding and testing – all within a scheduled plant shutdown of 8 days. For more information, contact Mitternight, 5301 US-43, Satsuma, AL, 36572; visit www.mitternight. com; call [phone]; email [email protected]. www.mitternight.com 22 TIPS Magazine • May 2019 •