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Manufacturers' DOT Certification Renewals Underway

The ongoing five-year program of Department of Transport (DOT) certification renewals is underway across FIBA’s six US sites and its Taiwan location. FIBA’s Kentucky and Louisiana sites have already had their DOT certifications renewed. “This is a critical process in the op...
Posted: Posted on January 26, 2022
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DOT’s New Rule - Safer Transportation Without PRD

A new ruling saying pressure relief devices (PRDs) are no longer compulsory on hydrogen tube trailers with cylinders longer than 12 feet is being hailed as greatly improving the safe transportation of the gas in the US and Canada. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin...
Posted: Posted on June 23, 2021

The Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2018

Join us on April 30 – May 3 at North America’s largest clean fleet event, The Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2018, being held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Southern California. More than 200 sponsors and exhibitors will be demonstrating a wide rang...
Posted: Posted on October 17, 2018

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...
Posted: Posted on June 22, 2018

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...
Posted: Posted on September 3, 2021

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...
Posted: Posted on January 22, 2018

High Horsepower Summit 2017

Join us on November 7-9, 2017 at the Natural Gas for High Horsepower Summit 2017, North America’s largest conference and expo on the use of natural gas to fuel HHP applications, being held at the Prime Osborne Convention Center in Jacksonville, FL. Please visit our Booth # ...
Posted: Posted on November 3, 2017

Selection of Methods for Requalification of Compressed Gas Cylinders and Tubes

Q.  What does requalification mean? A.  Requalification means the completion of a visual inspection and/or the test(s) required to be performed on a cylinder to determine its suitability for continued service.”  Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 (Transportation) Part 180...
Posted: Posted on January 22, 2018

Internal Cleanliness of Steel Vessels for High Purity Applications

Many steel pressure vessels are utilized for the global shipment of electronic-grade gases, such as silane, NF3, HCl and N2O, which are used for the manufacturing of semiconductor materials. The purity of this gas is paramount to semiconductor quality because impurities can be de...
Posted: Posted on January 22, 2018

UPDATE: Fill Pressure in Hydrogen Service

NOTE:  DOT regulatory changes require the March 25, 2013 posting to be updated. SP No Longer Required for 10% Overfill in Hydrogen Service As noted in a prior blog, FIBA manufactures 3AA ton containers and 3AAX tubes. By DOT definition, both are cylinders. Both containers are su...
Posted: Posted on January 22, 2018

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