Industrial Plastic Systems

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Fiberglass Tank Manufacturers

Industrial Plastic Systems has manufactured Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) tanks for over four decades at our facility in Lakeland, Florida. As a central Florida fiberglass tank manufacturer, our location and easy access to the major road routes is a plus for our trucking partners.

We have manufactured and fabricated a wide variety of Fiberglass tanks, such as simple vertical flat bottom dome top tanks and beyond. Mixer and process type tanks are a bit more complicated and time consuming, but easily within our fabrication abilities. Our tanks are typically helical-wind (filament wound) with it’s enhanced physical properties, lighter weight and lower cost. Contact molded tanks can be provided when that process better suits the service requirements or cost factor.

  • Typical configurations include:
  • Vertical or horizontal with flat, cone, dish or sloped bottoms.
  • Vertical or horizontal with dome, flat or flanged open tops.
  • Vertical or horizontal single or double wall for containment purposes.
  • Capacities to 40,000 gallons, with diameters to 13′-6.
  • Tanks can be heat traced and insulated to suit.
  • Resin system can be tailored to the specific service conditions using any of the modern polyesters, vinyl esters, Novalac vinyl esters and fire retardant versions of any of these Fiberglass Tanks will be designed and manufactured per the typical Industry Standards (ASME RTP-1, ASTM D-3299, ASTM D-4097) and project mandated specifications.

Industrial Plastic Systems can provide a full line of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Fiberglass tank accessories, supplies and fittings to fit your specific requirements.

  • Flanged nozzles, 1” through 12” diameter, ANSI B-16.5 standards. 
  • All nozzles 4” and smaller will include conical or plate gussets.
  • Other flange sizes, shapes and drillings available upon request.
  • Full skirt or leg support for cone or dish bottom tanks.
  • ASTM D-4097 standards. 
  • FRP heavy duty “U” shaped hold down lugs and heavy duty plate type lifting lugs.
  • Ladders, caged ladders, top handrails and access platforms.
    Internal baffles for mixing tanks w/ reinforced top and mounting flange.
  • We also manufacture FRP wetwells, FRP vessels (AKA FRP scrubbers), and more. 

Please note: FRP tanks must be properly handled and installed to insure no damage to the vessel. Our submittal package includes specific shipping, handling and installation instructions.

Manufacturing association memberships we have: American Composites Manufacturers Association and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

For your FRP tank needs, contact us at 863-646-8551 to get your quote started!

Examples of FRP tank IPS clients:

  • Publix Dairy Processing Plant
  • Westvaco via Rust Engineering 
  • Southeastern Paper 
Weyerhaeuser Company – Case history 89-0693-07, via 1989: 
 
Through Rust Engineering of Birmingham AL and BE&K of  Birmingham AL, an expansion of Weyerhaeuser’s paper mill required $198,366 in 14 FRP tanks. The unique design of each called for heavy wall, filament wound construction and the requirement of acoustic emission testing. 
 

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