
News
Teamwork, trust & guts: HPS celebrates 35… wait, 36 years in business
At the tail end of 2019 you’d have been hard-pressed to find anyone more excited about 2020 than High Purity Systems
Demand across the industries we serve had

Fabrication
Case study: fabricating 4 launch site ground support control panels
You’d probably be annoyed if your boss dropped another month of work on your desk just as you wrapped up a huge project
It’s a lot different when

Fabrication
Understanding stainless steel pipe contamination and managing the risks
Myth: Stainless steel doesn’t corrode That’s why they call it “stainless”
Fact: It can corrode if it’s not handled properly
Engineers in aerospace, semiconductor, biopharmaceutical and sanitary applications

Fabrication
Case study: fabricating 14 launch site liquid fuel skids for NASA missions
We’re in a new space age
Advances in technology and a pioneer’s mindset together drive breathtaking space missions that will park rovers on asteroids and land humans on Mars
None of

News
Virginia Governor praises High Purity Systems expansion
Virginia Gov Ralph Northam hailed High Purity Systems for its commitment to growing its business and strengthening the regional economy
The praise comes as we move to a larger, 30,000-square-foot

Cleanroom
Inside our Class 100 / Class 1000 cleanroom
The need for purity within microelectronics and aerospace piping systems is a common topic in our industry
Cleanliness must be guaranteed Cleanrooms and the welders and fabricators who work

Fabrication
Hastelloy and Inconel pipe for harsh industrial applications
The ways industrial piping systems and components are manufactured have evolved to meet the challenges posed by severe service environments in many industries
In some cases, the transmission

Welding
Profiling AL-6XN for severe service industrial piping
Stainless steel formulas—especially those in the 300-series—are widely regarded as the standard for hygienic and high-purity process piping in a wide variety of applications They’re the most popular formulas

Fabrication
Stainless steel 300-series: Comparing 304, 316 and 316L
When manufacturers build or expand process piping systems, they have a universe of material options to choose from
Stainless steel—and particularly 300-series formulas—are a popular choice for a wide variety

Fabrication
Maintaining quality in silane gas delivery systems
The electronics we rely on, from smart phones to microwaves to thermostats to computer systems in newer cars, wouldn’t exist if not for the silicon-based semiconductor components that make

Fabrication
Why would a mechanical contractor consider outsourcing piping fabrication?
Using off-site fabrication for piping spools — prefabricating products in a dedicated facility before having them delivered and installed on a job site — drastically reduces the schedule, cost

Fabrication
4 Time and Cost Saving Advantages of Prefabrication
Prefabricating industrial piping in a dedicated facility offers several advantages over the on-site alternative, especially during testing and finishing processes
When performed directly on the job site, these secondary services

Welding
Does HPS Provide Dissimilar Metal Welding Services?
To ensure successful welding of dissimilar metals, it’s important to partner with only highly experienced, expert welding fabricators Typically, when customers venture outside the realm of standard materials,

Welding
Can HPS Provide Tank Components Like Dip Tubes?
The short answer is “Yes!” but we’ll give you the long one anyway For years, customers have relied on HPS to fabricate a wide variety of standard and custom

Cleanroom
Replicating High-Purity Components to Match OEM Specifications
We often hear from our customers that they feel at the mercy of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) when procuring system replacement parts Since OEMs rarely build their own parts,

Welding
The Importance of Partnering with an Experienced Cleanroom Welding Contractor
To ensure precise, high-quality orbital welds, it’s imperative to work with a cleanroom welding contractor that thoroughly trains its team All too often, inexperienced technicians end