Blog: Gas Containment Industry Updates - FIBA Technologies, Inc.

High Grade Finish for Pressure Vessels and Tubes

FIBA Technologies, the leading manufacturer of high pressure gas vessels, has invested $1 million in the design and build of a state-of-the-art polishing machine for finishing the interior and exterior surfaces of tubes and pressure vessels. An extremely high grade of finish is r...

Investment in polishing machine for finishing the interior and exterior surfaces of tubes and pressure vessels.

Re-Invented Supply Chain Keeps Production Rolling

Massachusetts-based FIBA Technologies Inc., the leading manufacturer of high-pressure gas storage vessels and transportation solutions, has radically overhauled its supply chain to maintain manufacturing output at a time of global slowdown. The manufacturer has been able to con...

FIBA has re-engineered its supply chain to secure pipes for the manufacture of high pressure hydrogen and gas vessels

FIBA Family Celebrates Life of Former Colleague

FIBA Technologies' annual company outing was held recently, where colleagues and friends bring their families for a day of fun, BBQ and socializing. This year's event was dedicated to the memory of former colleague Al Fugere, who was the non-destructive and ultrasonic testing man...

US Open Golf Meet-Up For Manufacturer's Friends

Thank you to all who joined us on the recent tour of FIBA’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Littleton and to enjoy time together at the US Open Golf Tournament. Pictured at Brookline Country Club are, left to right: Brent Tesla of ANG; FIBA's Chris Finn; Steve Aderho...

Superior Manifolds for Electronics/Semi-Conductors

The speciality gases required by the semi-conductor industry and the electronics sector as a whole demand the highest standard of equipment for their transportation and storage. For over 20 years, Massachusetts-based FIBA Technologies has been delivering superior grades of tube...

Growing Demand For CNG Storage

There is a growing demand for high pressure CNG storage, as companies invest in building new refueling stations for heavy duty vehicles. This leap in demand has seen leading high pressure transportation and storage manufacturer, FIBA Technologies, experience a major upswing in or...

Hydrostatic Requalification

One of the most common methods of testing high pressure gas cylinders in the United States and Canada is a water jacket hydrostatic test. This test consists of filling and pressurizing a tube with water inside of a water filled jacket. [embed]https://youtu.be/JZi9WKqFC64[/embed] ...

Anti Rotation Pinning of Pressure Vessels

Tube pinning is a process FIBA uses to prevent tubes from rotating within their assemblies. The majority of tubes used in tube trailers, ISO containers, and ground storage assemblies are mounted in bulkheads. Tubes are held in the bulkheads by external threads machined onto the t...

Requalification of Type IV Pressure Vessels in CNG Service

Requalification of Type IV Pressure Vessels in CNG Service FIBA was granted special approval by the Department of Transportation to requalify Type IV pressure vessels manufactured by Hexagon Lincoln using hydrostatic testing under Special Permit 14951. This approval allows owners...

U.S. DOT Special Permit Regulations

What is a special permit? A special permit is a document issued by the Associate Administrator or Secretary of Transportation of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) permitting a person (see below definition of a person) to perform a function that is not otherwise...