Logan Industries Designs And Delivers New Methanator Pressure Vessel For U.S. Fertilizer Plant

Logan Industries International Corporation (Logan), a world-class machine designer, manufacturer, field service and repair company, has successfully designed, manufactured and delivered a new methantor pressure vessel to produce synthetic methane for a fertilizer plant in the mid-western U.S.

The methanator uses methanation, a process that combines carbon dioxide with hydrogen, to produce synthetic methane. The new vessel is fabricated from chromium and molybdenum and complies with the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Recommended Practice 934C, placing Logan in the top 10% of all pressure vessel manufactures in the U.S.

Dean Carey, technical director, Logan, said, “Logan is extremely pleased to participate in this effort and deliver the equipment on time to our customer. This was our first foray into API 934C specifications and we managed complex timelines, acquiring materials from both domestic and international resources and successfully mitigated a range of HSE concerns as our team completed their work within an extremely hot and challenging environment”

Logan created the drawings, sourced materials, qualified the weld procedures and fabricated the vessel in less than seven months. The project required each heat to be qualified by weld procedure, which included very high interpass temperatures and welding performed in extreme heat.

Carey said, “This project tested our capacity physically and mentally. We are stronger now and ready to do more. We appreciate a challenge and our team was able to deliver the vessel to our customer with great pride.”

About Logan Industries International Corporation
Headquartered northwest of Houston in Hempstead, Texas, we provide precision hydraulic energy and control management system solutions within a range of industries, including oil & gas, lumber, steel, industrial, dredging, mining, and marine. Logan Industries designs, engineers and manufactures fit-for-purpose equipment. We provide field commissioning and field service. We perform machine refurbishments and provide rental equipment. We back all of this up with strong engineering and corporate support for challenging projects. Logan Industries holds several manufacturing certificates (API Q1, 6A, 8C, ASME U & R, ISO 9001:2015), and we are qualified to work under API 16AR. For more information, visit https://loganindustries.net/.