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V Vanguard Steel Works Heavy Plate · Structural · Est. 1962
AISC AWS D1.1 ISO 9001
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VSW-S1 · CAPABILITIES · SHEET 01 OF 07

Seven shops under one roof. No outside welds.

Everything below happens inside the Cherry Avenue yard. We don't broker, we don't farm out the welds, and we don't put your job on a truck to a job-shop we've never visited. AISC-certified, AWS-qualified, ASNT-staffed.

SHEET 02 · PLATE & VESSEL

The seven core capabilities.

Every service below is performed by Vanguard employees on Vanguard equipment, under our AISC-certified QMS. Pricing is by drawing, not by the lookup table.

01 / PLATE FAB

Heavy plate & pressure-grade fabrication

Tanks, hoppers, chutes, scrubbers, stacks, headers, mill liners, transition pieces and pressure-rated weldments. We cut, roll, form and weld plate up to 6" thick in mild, low-alloy, stainless and AR wear grades. Heat treatment, post-weld stress relief and 100% volumetric NDT available on request.

Max plate thick6.00 in
Plasma table10 × 30 ft
Press brake750 ton · 16 ft
Plate roll1.5 in × 12 ft
GradesA36 · A572-50 · A516-70
Stainless304 · 316L · 2205
AWS D1.1 AWS D1.6 ASME VIII Div 1 API 650 AWWA D100
02 / STRUCTURAL

Structural steel for buildings & bridges

AISC-certified Building & Bridge fabricator. Beams to W36, columns to 80 ft, trusses, moment frames, pipe racks and Caltrans-spec girders. We model in Tekla, run connection design through IDEA StatiCa, and produce shop drawings ready for the EOR review on the same workflow that produces the CAM file.

Beam lineW36 × 80 ft
Drill stations3 spindle
CoperPlasma · oxyfuel
ModelingTekla · IDEA
Bridge endorsementCaltrans qual
PaintSSPC SP10 · zinc/epoxy
AISC 303 · 360 AWS D1.5 Caltrans Std Spec SSPC-PA1 RCSC 2020
03 / VESSELS

ASME pressure vessels & code stamp work

U-stamp and R-stamp shop. Skids, knock-out drums, receivers, surge tanks, separators and process columns built to ASME Section VIII Division 1. Full PWHT in-house up to 12 ft × 30 ft. Hydrostatic test stand to 1,800 psi. Mill cert package shipped with every unit.

Code stampsU · R · S
Design pressureto 1,500 psig
Vessel diameterto 14 ft
Vessel lengthto 80 ft
PWHT oven12 × 30 ft
Hydro testto 1,800 psi
ASME VIII Div 1 ASME IX (WPS) NBIC NB-23 API 510 PED CE
04 / MACHINING

Custom machining & machined weldments

Doosan VTL with 96" swing, horizontal boring mill with 10 ft bar travel, two HMCs and a complement of manual lathes and Bridgeports for fitter work. We machine after welding. Large flanges, shafts, bearing housings, pump volutes and mill components. And we hold tolerances on parts that fit through the door.

VTL swing96 in
VTL turn dia60 in
HBM bar travel10 ft
HBM spindle5 in dia
HMC envelope40 × 40 × 40 in
Tolerance±0.0005 in std
ANSI Y14.5 ISO 2768-mK API 6A CMM verified
05 / WELDING

Weld procedures & welder qualification

Nineteen AWS-qualified welders on shift. WPS / PQR library covers carbon steel, low-alloy, stainless, duplex and clad plate across SMAW, FCAW, GMAW (pulse), SAW and GTAW. Custom procedures developed on request. Full PQR coupons and CWI sign-off, typically inside two weeks.

ProcessesSMAW · FCAW · SAW
PlusGMAW · GTAW
Active WPS112 in library
Qualified welders19 on shift
CWI on staff2 (AWS)
PQR turnaround~10 working days
AWS D1.1 AWS D1.5 AWS D1.6 ASME IX API 1104
06 / FIELD

Field installation, repair & turnaround support

Six self-contained welding rigs, a Manitowoc 35-ton crawler crane, a Lincoln-powered service truck with portable PWHT and a field crew that's done 200+ planned outages between them. We work nights, weekends, holidays. Whatever it takes to get the plant back online inside the window.

Field rigs6 self-contained
Field crane35-ton crawler
Portable PWHTinduction · resistance
On-site machiningflange facing · bore
Response time24 hr emergency
Service area7 Western states
ASME B31.1 ASME B31.3 NBIC NB-23 R-Stamp OSHA 29 CFR 1910/1926
07 / NDT

In-house NDT & third-party inspection

Magnetic particle, dye penetrant, ultrasonic and visual inspection performed in-house by ASNT Level II inspectors. Radiography handled through a long-standing partnership with an AWS-qualified lab. Typically 48-hour turnaround on report. CWI sign-off on every weld package that ships.

MT (magnetic particle)ASTM E709
PT (liquid penetrant)ASTM E165
UT (ultrasonic)ASTM E164 / E2375
VT (visual)AWS D1.1 Cl. 6
RT (radiography)partner lab · 48 hr
Inspectors3× ASNT II · 2× CWI
ASNT SNT-TC-1A AWS QC1 ASME V API QUTE/QUSE
SHEET 03 · PROCESS

From RFQ to load-out.

The same six-step path applies to a 14-lb gusset and a 38-ton mill liner. The only thing that changes is the duration of step 04. Quality, NDT and traceability are not optional at any step.

01
RFQ & Takeoff

Drawings in, takeoff by Chief Estimator inside 48 hours. Material grade, weld length, NDT scope and shipping all priced separately.

02
Detailing

Tekla model built by detailing team. EOR review cycle. Shop drawings, erection drawings, CAM files released together.

03
Material & MTRs

Plate, beam and bar ordered against the approved BOM. MTRs filed against heat numbers and stamped on the plate.

04
Cut · Form · Weld

Plasma table, brake, roll, fit-up, weld. WPS posted at the cell. Welder ID stamped at the weld. Inspector signs off as work proceeds.

05
NDT & QA

MT/PT/UT/VT in-house. RT through partner lab. Hydro test where required. QA director signs the cert package.

06
Paint & Load

Sandblast to SSPC SP10. Zinc primer plus epoxy or polyurethane topcoat. Loaded on flatbed with rigging plan reviewed by ops & safety.

SHEET 04 · REQUEST A QUOTE

Ready when you are.

Most quotes inside 48 hours. Complex multi-disciplinary bids inside one week. Send drawings, a scope summary, or both. We'll take it from there.

  • PDF, DWG, STEP, IGES, or a clear photo of the print
  • Material grade and quantity (if known)
  • Required certifications and NDT level
  • On-site delivery date target

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