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Manufacturing notes for buildable exchanger designs

A numbered index of StelTherm manufacturing guides for finned-tube exchanger design handoff, fabrication, inspection and delivery.

7 articles01–07
  1. 01 Designing weld access into a finned-tube exchangerA manufacturing guide to weld access, assembly sequence and inspection access in customer-designed finned-tube exchanger equipment. Access and sequence
  2. 02 What to include in a manufacturability review packageThe drawings, interfaces, requirements and project context that help a manufacturer review a finned-tube exchanger design for fabrication. Review package
  3. 03 How frame stiffness and weld sequence affect final alignmentHow datum planning, frame stiffness, restraint, weld sequence and staged measurement support final exchanger interface alignment. Structure and alignment
  4. 04 Finned-tube bundle handling points to define before fabricationManufacturing guidance for defining pick points, temporary supports, fin protection and bare-end protection before moving finned-tube bundles. Handling
  5. 05 From thermal design to fabrication drawing: who owns whatA clear responsibility map for customer thermal design, manufacturer DFM input, fabrication detailing and agreed design changes. Responsibility
  6. 06 What a finned-tube bundle drawing must show before fabricationA fabrication-focused checklist for bundle arrangement, tube-end definition, datums, interfaces, supports, tolerances, inspection and drawing release. Drawing release
  7. 07 Planning shipping splits and reassembly datums for large heat-exchanger framesA fabrication guide to defining shipping modules, split interfaces, reassembly datums, match marks, loose parts, packing states and site verification for large exchanger frames. Modular delivery
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