Fabrication Services

Custom Fabrication

Associated Rubber & Mechanical (ARM) has become recognized as an industry leader in custom pipe and tank fabrication. ARM provides services to customers throughout the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Industry giants like Barrick, GoldCorp, Kennecott, Kinross, M3 Eng., Newmont, and Quadra have come to rely on ARM for quality finished products on time and under budget.

From small one-off projects to complete plants, is the standard here at ARM. Field measurement, design changes, and consulting are some of the services offered for fabrication projects.

With custom designed and manufactured equipment on site, and a 30,000 square ft. fabrication plant, ARM has capabilities that no other fabricator or liner can equal.

Machining

Custom built machining centers can offer direct cut grooves for groove clamping systems to standard forged butt weld type fittings to include:

• Long and short radius butt weld 90 degree and 45 degree bends
• Concentric and eccentric butt weld reducers
• 3D & 5D radius bends in any degree up to and including 36" diameter pipe

ARM has developed a system that eliminates the need to trim the part and weld cut grooved tangents. This creates a large cost savings to the end user. The ability to bevel spools for field or shop welding requirements can be achieved with the same equipment and create a machined weld bevel.

Pipe can be cut grooved with a single groove or grooved for rubber lining. Lengths of spools can be from 2" long up to the standard available length of pipe. We have the means to direct groove up to 50' lengths of 24" diameter pipe.

Pipe Bending

The Hines 630 custom built Induction Bending Machine has the capabilities to bend 6" through 24" pipe from an 18" minimum centerline radius to a 120" maximum centerline radius. Any degree bend up to 180 degrees can be achieved. 180 degree bends can be developed after a minimum 40" centerline radius. Tangents can be added to the bend during this process without the need for welding and then moved to the machining center for direct grooving. The maximum wall thickness of bends is 1.250".

With the Induction bending process, wall thickness loss is minimal throughout the bend, versus cold rolling where the wall thickness is stretched and thinned. This maintains the correct wall thickness and pressure ratings as required.

With the ability to bend pipe in-house, this gives ARM and their customers the needed faster delivery and shorter downtime. Bends can be produced, machined or welded, blasted, rubber or ceramic lined, and painted in our plant.

Welding

Custom fabricated spools with grooved ends, flanges, or branches can be fabricated from your ISO's or details. Tanks can be fabricated with your design or ours, to API 650 standards. All quality assurance and required testing will be followed throughout the entire fabrication process prior to lining, paint, and shipment to the jobsite.

All grades of steel and pipe can be welded to the required code. Procedures and qualifications will be supplied when required prior to start of project. Codes welded to include D1.1, ASME IX, B31.1.