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Worker spray-applying a protective coating to a steel structure

API 653

Rehabilitation and maintenance

Work on what is already built and still running. The job is planned around the client's production: short shutdown windows, section-by-section sequencing and protection of neighboring equipment.

Scope

What it covers

Scope is tuned to each project. This is what ONIX normally executes within this service.

  • Inspection and diagnosis

    Thickness readings, corrosion assessment and weld review to determine what actually needs work.

  • Structural reinforcement

    Analysis and execution of reinforcement on existing structures whose use or loading has changed.

  • Tank repair

    Plate replacement, floor and shell repair to API 653, with the corresponding testing.

  • Coating and protection

    Surface preparation and application of industrial anti-corrosion paint systems.

Photographic record

The work, on site

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  • Structure inspected with the scaffolding up
    Structure inspected with the scaffolding up
  • Surface preparation on a structural steel section
    Surface preparation on a structural steel section
  • Reinforcement weld on a façade column
    Reinforcement weld on a façade column

Deliverables

What stays
on paper.

The steel is handed over erected and the dossier is handed over in your hand. This is what it contains for this service.

Quality dossier

Rehabilitation and maintenance

ONIX, C.A.

Governing code
API 653
Issued by
ONIX, C.A.
Job
Completed per project
  1. 01Inspection report with thickness readings
  2. 02Design calculations for the reinforcement
  3. 03Before-and-after photographic record
  4. 04Testing on the repairs
  5. 05Recommended next inspection interval

Signature and stamp of the technical lead

Frequently asked questions

Does the plant have to shut down?

Not always. Much of the work is done section by section with the plant running; only work that compromises the structure or its contents requires a shutdown, and that is scheduled with the client.

How does a rehabilitation job start?

With inspection: thickness readings, corrosion assessment and weld review. That produces the report that defines what needs work and what can stay in service.

Can inspection be contracted on its own?

Yes. Inspection with thickness readings and its report is contracted separately; repairing is a later decision, taken with the diagnosis already in hand.

What do you need to quote?

Photos of the current condition, what the structure or tank is used for today, the location, and the shutdown window available, if there is one.

Tell us what you need to build.

With drawings, or with nothing but the idea. Message us on WhatsApp and you get a first technical read and an estimated tonnage back — at no cost, no commitment.