Continental Fabricators
"When Wood River needs something done right and done right now, our ‘go-to’ shop is Continental Fabricators.” — Tom Reuter, Phillips 66 turnaround coordinator, Wood River Refinery
Continental Fabricators has a reputation within the industry for its ability to react to your needs during turnarounds or emergency shutdown situations. When the need arises, it will operate its shop 24/7. Continental Fabricators boasts a diverse assortment of manufacturing equipment, a large crew of qualified craftsmen and a full engineering staff.
Continental is a global provider of pressure vessels, FCC equipment, sulfur recovery unit equipment, towers and trayed columns. The company’s leaders and employees take pride in offering quality fabrication in compliance with ASME Section VIII Division 1, ASME Section 1, B31.1 and B31.3, and API 650 Codes of Construction. Continental Fabricators works with all carbon steels — including hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC)-tested and HIC-resistant steel — low-alloy steels, chrome, P91 chrome, all stainless steels, duplex, alloy steels and most types of clad. The company also fabricates diplegs, cyclone patches, flue gas lines, overhead lines, risers, j-bends, air grids and half soles. Continental has in-house stress-relieving equipment, machining capabilities, painting, forming, dishing of plates and shell plate rolling.
“You can have things fast, you can have quality and you can have the cheapest. A wise man told me you can have two of the three, but never all three. This is very true! Day, night, weekend or holiday, Continental has come through for us without fail, to help us meet our turnaround timelines,” said Reuter. “Whether it is to fabricate and machine an inconel widget, remove a stuck bundle from an exchanger, machining channel heads or fabricating cyclone parts, broke down to fit through a manway — Continental delivers. Not only do they deliver, but they ask the right questions and provide options to ensure we’re getting what we need when we need it.”
At Continental Fabricators, the team believes safety is everyone’s responsibility. Promoting the culture of safety requires everyone’s commitment to achieve it in the growing economy and organization.
“From the front office to the back of the shop, the day-to-day focus is implementing safety topics within all areas of operations, including but not limited to the attitudes, outlook and awareness of the employees. Keeping safety in the forefront of everyone’s minds and focusing attention on safety-related behaviors is a part of every employee’s job,” said Tom Gerstenecker, vice president of sales and estimating, Continental Fabricators.
Continental keeps its team’s thoughts revolving around safety with an annual boot program, forklift certifications, annual safety and OSHA training, regular safety meetings and quarterly management review.
“When it comes to safety, CFI is not our company name. It stands for our employees’ willingness to ‘Contribute For Improvement everyday.’ Each day, the management team creates a discussion about the culture,” said Gerstenecker. “Safety is not only psychological and behavioral but also a continuous readiness and ability of all the employees to create and maintain the culture of safety.”
When specifications call for custom fabrication, call Continental Fabricators to get the job done right. No matter the size of your project, the company’s experienced engineers and skilled craftsmen will plan, design and fabricate to your specifications, and then ship those items anywhere, both domestically and globally. The company has the ability to ship by truck, rail, air or barge.
“There is a reason I’ve had their phone number memorized since 1996,” said Reuter.
For more information, visit www.Confabinc.com or call (314) 781-6300.