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Access round a column
Platforms at each manway and instrument level, joined by caged ladders. Levels and arcs follow the vessel drawings; this model shows four.
Scroll to see how it is built · drag to turn it round
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The access steel round a distillation column or tall vessel: curved platforms on brackets, rolled handrails, caged ladders between levels and a davit at the top.
Scroll: the camera moves to each part in turn and ends on the exploded view. Drag to turn it round yourself.
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Platforms at each manway and instrument level, joined by caged ladders. Levels and arcs follow the vessel drawings; this model shows four.
Scroll to see how it is built · drag to turn it round
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Knee brackets that bolt to clips the vessel maker welds on. We work to their clip drawing so every hole lines up.
Used here for: Brackets on the vessel clips
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Grating platforms cut to the shell radius, in segments small enough to lift into place.
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Handrails and toe plates bent to follow each platform’s curve.
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Ladders staggered between platforms, with cages from 2.3 m up.
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A davit at the top for lifting trays and internals.
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Pipe clips and supports up the column. The column itself is the client’s.
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Brackets, platforms, rails, ladders and davit: every member numbered, match-marked and packed in erection sequence.
We fabricate to your drawings and prove the fit in our own bay before anything ships. Open any line for the detail.
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