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Tank Heads: What Is a Tank Head & How to Select the Correct One

T BAILEY, INC. understands that the selection process for tank heads can be complicated. With several shapes and styles to choose from, how do you decide on the best end cap for your tank? Selecting the right tank head is crucial to the structural integrity and proper functioning of your tank.In fact, there is a whole lingo just for describing..

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Pressure Vessel Design Process Explained: Importance, Design Selection, & Costs

Pressure vessel designing is a highly specialized process requiring expert engineering knowledge. These tanks are used to store often volatile substances under pressure. Any fault in design or fabrication could result in catastrophic failure, causing serious harm to people and the environment.

Some frequently asked questions are, “What design..

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Industrial Coating, Water Storage Reservoir, AWWA

Why Your AWWA Steel Water Storage Reservoir Needs Regular Inspections and Recoatings

Public municipalities and or private water districts both possess a great deal of responsibility to the condition of their existing AWWA D100 water storage reservoirs. Whether your tank is large or small, all water storage tanks need to be periodically inspected and cleaned in order to provide good water quality for the community and help extend..

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Tank Fabrication Safety Precautions & COVID-19 Response

Health and safety precautions are paramount in the tank fabrication industry. Potential health hazards are found everywhere from the fabrication shop to the construction job site, including metal fumes, toxic waste, heat stress, swinging beams, heavy equipment, and working at height — to name a few. 

At T BAILEY INC., we understand that a company..

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Tank Inspection: Why Is It Important?

Whether your industrial tanks are designed to store fuel or water, it is vital to have them tested regularly. A tank inspection will identify any problems that threaten the structural integrity of the tank, like corrosion. As this article explains, regular testing will prevent leaks and other potentially serious problems.

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Industrial Coating

Surface Preparation Methods: Why You Need Both Automated and Manual Blasting Operations

The surface preparation of steel is the first critical step to ensuring a coatings project is going to last a long time. Before the project can begin it is important to remove mill scale and any other contaminants present on the surface to be coated. The mill scale is the flake surface of hot rolled steel that is present after the steel is forged...

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