Industrial Equipment

General Brochure

Confab Equipamentos
Since its foundation in 1943, Confab Equipamentos has pursued constant innovation and
improvement, ensuring its prominence among Brazilian companies.
Confab Equipamentos produces metallic equipment used in the chemical, petrochemical,
steel and energy industries, as well as in the generation of steam, oil, gas and pulp. Also
in the infrastructure, engineering and construction segments. Confab Equipamentos mill,
located in Pindamonhangaba, SP, has an annual production capacity exceeding 1 million
man-hour/year, and relies on modern laboratories for non destructive, mechanical and
chemical tests.
The company is part of Brazils energy development history, and has already participated
in projects such as most important Petrobras refineries and platforms, with the supply
and assembly of equipment. The company is also a supplier for Angra 1, 2 and 3 nuclear
energy mills. Since its foundation, the company has supplied more than 1.2 million tons of
equipment for the domestic industry.

equipment unit
Total area

904,239 m2

Constructed area

56,300 m2

Production capacity

over 1 million man-hour/year

Maximum equipment volume

50,000 tons per year

Materials and Welding Expertise

Confab Equipamentos is qualified to meet the most demanding customers technical
requirements and construction codes for welding, thermal cutting, hot and cold forming,
heat treatment and materials physiochemical/mechanical properties.

The extensive knowledge of its people in welding technologies and the use of the Welding
Technical Center, located in its industrial mill, allow the company to develop and implement
welding, forming and heat treatment procedures for materials such as carbon-manganese,
chromium-molybdenum, chromium-molybdenum-vanadium, duplex and stainless steels, in
addition to nickel and aluminum alloys, clad plates, materials for H2S jobs, materials for
complex reactors (HDR/HDS) with step cooling, J. Factor and Bruscato.

Welding procedures are qualified pursuant to the applicable standards, such as:
ASME SECTION IX code
AD-MERKBLATTER HP 2/1
AWS D1.1
NF A88-110
AWS D13.1 (rockets) ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5
API 1104
Petrobras standards
Both planning and execution of welding non-destructive tests are conducted by highly
qualified and certified people, in compliance with international codes and standards such
as AWS (American Welding Society), Petrobras, IBQN (Instituto Brasileiro de Qualidade
Nuclear) and FBTS (Fundao Brasileira de Tecnologia da Soldagem).

FCAW for heavy wall thickness reactors.

State-of-the-art Technology
With leading technology processes, the company is able to meet the most severe and
complex conditions of supply. Its industrial park meets both domestic and foreign
technical codes and specifications, including some of the main manufacturing
processes and equipment in the market:
CAD/CAM: thermal process for cutting (for example: oxyfuel and plasma)
bending rolls machines: 150 mm capacity at hot forming (700C) and 90 mm at room

temperature, maximum width of 4,100 mm

6,000 and 1,500-tons capacity hydraulic presses
automatic welding equipment (submerged arc, traditional and square wave), semi-automatic
(FCAW / GMAW / TIG), orbital TIG
welding machines for pipe membraned panels
furnaces for stress relieving/normalizing heat treatments (1,200C) max. load: 300 tons on
external furnace and 100 tons on internal one
edge cutter and rotating cutter for V and J beveling, length of 12 m
vertical lathe for pieces of up to 160 tons, diameter up to 12 m and height up to 5 m
universal milling machine floor type 200 mm spindle, turning table 3x3 m (60-tons) and
12 m fixed table
120 60 40 20 tons overhead cranes
machine for bending tubular panels
complete grit blasting and painting facilities
non destructive test equipment and facilities

Bending roll machine

2,200-tons capacity

6,000-tons capacity,
4.5m high hydraulic press.

Heat Treatment Furnace.

External heat treatment furnace (length: 20m, height: 10m,

width: 10m, 1,200C).

Assembly of storage sphere in

the nuclear complex Angra 2,
at Angra dos Reis, Rj, Brazil.

Services
The company has a complete infrastructure to provide specialized and innovative
services to its customers, including the assembly of equipment and commissioning
of industrial mills.
integrated logistics, from supply to delivery of the product to the customer
use of special software for complex calculations (thermal fatigue, finite elements)
technical assistance
equipment revamp and plant modernization
own engineering:
- basic: mechanic / process
- detailing: utilization of materials, drawings and shipment lists
- technical assistance, commissioning and start-up
- after start-up services
- use of softwares such as CAD, Inventor, Compress, PDMS, Microstation and HTRI Aspen
experience in high complexity projects in mills supply, assembly and turnkey industrial
systems, including:
- project management
- contract management and assembly of industrial mills
- management of all phases related to the supply of complete mills such as planning,

engineering, procurement, supply, construction, assembly, operation assistance and

training

Gas storage spherical vessels.

Oil, Petrochemical and Gas

Confab Equipamentos is one of the leading Brazilian suppliers in the refineries
segment.

liquid and gas storage equipment:

- cylindrical and vertical reservoirs with fixed or floating/pontoon roof

- refrigerated or cryogenic reservoirs for liquefied gas storage
- spherical or cylindrical pressurized vessels
solid and multiwall high pressure vessels and reactors -HDT / HDS
process columns and trays
petrochemical furnaces (hydrogen generator, load heater, gasoline)
chemical and petrochemical mills
offshore equipment: nodes, piles, tubulars, diverse estructures, templates (bajas), butts
heat exchangers
metallic structures

Fire heater supplied to Petrobras refinery in Paran,

Brazil.

Pulp and Chemical

Confab Equipamentos is the leading Brazilian supplier
of Black Liquor Evaporation for pulp, with services
ranging from research and project refinement, to
installation of the evaporation system using HPD Veolia
technology.

LTV, FC, FF, MVR, BHR and LEC evaporators

stripper columns
methanol columns
CRP (Chlorine Removal Process)
draft tube crystallizers
PIC crystallizers (Positive Internal Circulation)
NCG systems
boilers
pressurized parts for chemical recovery boilers

Black Liquor Evaporator and NCG systems designed and supplied for pulp mills through a partnership
of HPD Veolia Water System.

System Precipitators for alumina production,

Alunorte-Par, Brazil.

Metallurgy and Mining

The company has already supplied more than 40 thousand tons of
equipment to aluminum and alumina mills in Brazil.

blast furnaces
blow-oxygen converters (BOF)
direct reduction furnaces
electric arc furnaces
ladle-furnaces
scrap continuous carriage and preheating systems
gasholders
dedusting systems
hot metal and Molten steel ladles
degassing systems
systems for ladle desilication, dephosphoration and desulfuration
rolling mill cilinders grinding plants
equipment for the aluminum industry (alumina precipitators, bauxite
storage silos, electrolytic containers, gas treatment systems)
material handling machinery: continuous ship loaders and unloaders,
stacker and reclaimer machines, belt conveying systems and wagon
turning devices

Energy and Steam

Generating Systems
Confab Equipamentos, a Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W)
licensee in Brazil, provides state-of-the-art steam
generating and energy systems.

shop-assembled package watertube boilers

externally assembled watertube boilers
boilers for special applications
pressurized parts, closure panels and components for heat
recovery steam generators
pressurized parts: casing (steam and water), membraned
panels, collectors, superheaters, reheaters, economizers
auxiliary equipment: blowdown and blowoff tanks and
deaerators
eolic energy generation towers

Compact boiler FM B&W of 80 tons/h.

Renewable Energy
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Boiler burning wood chips.

With a complete range of solutions for the renewable

energy market, such as the sugar cane industry, Confab
Equipamentos provides:
tailor-made boilers designed to burn biomass

for steam generation and power (CHP), suitable

to operate at high pressures and capabilities, focusing on
high energy efficiency
boilers of various technologies and solutions for grids
bottom and top supported
ethanol distillation plants
biodiesel production plants, including the treatment of
Glycerin Process
tanks for storing liquids up to 100,000 m3

Nuclear Energy
With an active participation in the Brazilian energy program, Confab is qualified to provide
equipment and services to one of the most demanding markets.
Confab Equipmentos is a provider of challenging projects, such as the nuclear complex
Angra dos Reis. The products the company is able to provide are:

vessels and pressure tanks

water feed tanks
process vessels and columns
gas spray towers
reactor retaining wrappers (Sphere)
access chambers (Equipment/Emergency/Personnel)
fuel tanks
pressure equalization structures
special structures for Primary Circuit Equipment (Varied)
reactor structures

Reactor suppression wrappers and process columns are among the equipment supplied to Angra dos Reis (RJ) nuclear plants.

Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our employees and those that use our products.

Quality, Health, Safety

and Environment
According to its policy, the company aims at achieving the highest standards regarding
Quality, Health, Safety and Environment, incorporating the principles of sustainable
development throughout its operations.

Quality
The search for excellence is more than a Quality Policy in Confab Equipamentos. It is a
guideline supported by an internationally certified program.
The company uses a unified management system, designed to ensure that clients always
obtain the same quality standard in our products and services around the world. Quality
Management is integrated in all of our business processes.
Processes to ensure quality
destructive tests
4 MeV linear accelerator for X-Ray tests
pneumatic, hydrostatic and other tests
MPI Materials Positive Identification
materials testing laboratory
metrology laboratory
ultrasound equipment, including ToFD/EP (Time of Flight Diffraction / Echo Pulse)
and Phased Array technologies
industrials radiography and gammagrapy equipments (linear accelerator and 320/225 KV)
magnetic particle and penetrate liquid

Health & Safety

The Companys practices not only benefit employees but also the communities where we
operate.
Environment
Confab is committed to sustainable business, minimizing the environmental impacts of its
operations and using efficiently natural resources and energy.

Linear accelerator for

X-Ray examination for heavy
walls (up to 350mm).

Certifications
Throughout its history, the company has accumulated the most respected certifications
assuring quality and technical capability to provide equipment with high technological
requirements.
qualified to operate in nuclear areas by IBQN Instituto Brasileiro de Qualidade Nuclear

and ETN Eletrobras Termonuclear, in accordance with CNEN-NN 1.16 standard

homologated by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors as

manufacturer of equipment bearing ASME seal, upon certification and authorization

to manufacture pressure boilers and vessels as per the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers ASME (seals U, U2 and S)
ISO 9000 certification
R Seal, upon insertion into ASME Quality Manual of the chapter regarding Repairs and
Changes, in compliance with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
Code
the only company in Brazil and first in Latin America having the U Seal, upon
recommendation of ASME audit for construction of pressure vessels, according to ASME
code, SECTION VIII DIVISION 3.

Social Development
Since its foundation Confab Equipamentos has established deep roots in the community
in order to to provide mutual support between the industrial project and the community,
promoting development through partnerships in projects conducted by different entities
in Pindamonhangaba.

Within this proposition to promote economic, social and

environmental sustainability, one of the companys mottos
is to help those who help themselves. The company
is focused on projects related to education, health and
environment that meet the following criteria: they were
created as a community initiative; they benefit a large
number of people; they promote voluntary work; they are
conducted by entities known for their competence and
transparency.
Confab also evaluates the communitys ability to maintain
the project, even if the company were no longer present. The
goal is to contribute for the projects to grow, strengthen and
become stable and independent. The projects supported by
the company benefit an average 20 thousand people every
year, directly or indirectly.

5,904,800 m2 is the
area occupied by the Trabiju
Municipal Natural Park, which
is the main focus of the Confab
environmental education
program in Pindamonhangaba.

t 16,230 children and

teenagers are benefited every
year by the initiatives focused
on education, with the support
of Confab Equipamentos.
Together, the Study Excellence
Award, Leaving the Streets
and Anlia Franco Scholarship
projects make dreams come true.

Pinda Florida Project

The purpose of this initiative, established in partnership
with Pindamonhangabas City Hall, is to increase scientific
knowledge regarding the diversity in the Trabij Municipal
Park, a 6 million m2 natural reserve of the Atlantic Forest
that holds rare animal and plant species, and stimulate
environmental education. One of the projects important
actions was implementing the Pinda Verde initiative,
promoting the culture of healthy community vegetable
gardens, based on the agroecology concept.
Pinda Marathon
The marathon gathers over 6 thousand people, promoting
sports, quality of life and multicultural integration. The
event is considered the third largest athletics course in the
State of So Paulo and the largest in the Vale do Paraba,
with participation from children, boys and girls, men and
women and the elderly. It is one of the official activities
performed to celebrate the citys anniversary.
Study Excellence Awards
The objective of this program is to highlight and award
students that present outstanding academic performance
in the municipal, state and private High Schools in
Pindamonhangaba. For this purpose, it awards up to 200
students every year. To receive the award, each student must
present average grades of 9,0 or higher, good behavior and
attendance.
Saindo das Ruas (Leaving the Streets) Project
This project aims at improving academic performance and
keeping students in schools. The participants, over 2,300
children and teenagers, are supported with reinforcement
classes and after-class help. When theyre not studying, they
are involved in several activities, such as lessons in street
dancing, aerobics, capoeira and cultural manifestations,
tin orchestras, outdoor and indoor soccer. There is also a
partnership with the local Guri Project providing regular
music classes for 300 children.

The Anlia Franco Childrens Space

The purpose of the program is to disseminate values
and attitudes for over 400 participants, children and
teenagers, related to the principles of ethics and citizenship,
through theme projects and ludo-pedagogical workshops,
strengthening family, school and the community. To
promote integral development of its participants the project
also has a free pre-college preparatory course for teenagers
with very few financial resources. In 2009, the space
established a partnership with Cimientos Foundation, from
Argentina, and with TenarisConfab to implement a project
offering educational and financial support for 30 lowincome high school students in Pindamonhangaba.
Palacete 10 de Julho (Small Palace July 10)
This XIX century building belonged to the coffee barons of
the city and was used in the past as Pindamonhangaba City
Hall. With Confab sponsorship it being transformed into a
cultural center to provide the population with an important
research tool and to develop art and culture, as well as to
promote education for the young. The company has also
formed a partnership Agentes Histricos do Museu a Cu
Aberto (Historical Museum Agents) to grant scholarships
for young people to participate in a course of history and
restoration projects, the object of which will be the Palacete
10 de Julho.

Confab Equipamentos
Renato Cavalcanti
rcavalcanti@confab.com.br
(12) 3604 1155 tel
(12) 3604 1258 fax

Energy and Steam Generation

Luis Gomez
lgomez@confab.com.br
(12) 3604 1024 tel
(12) 3604 1258 fax

Petroleum, Petrochemical
and Gas
Edson Morimoto
emorimoto@confab.com.br
(12) 3604 1029 tel
(12) 3604 1258 fax

Energy and Steam

Generating Systems
Luis Gomez
lgomez@confab.com.br
(12) 3604 1024 tel
(12) 3604 1258 fax

Mnica Azpiazu
mazpiazu@confab.com.br
(12) 3604 1026 tel
(12) 3604 1258 fax

TenarisConfab
www.tenarisconfab.com.br
(12) 3644 9000 tel
(12) 3644 9000 fax

Pulp
Renato Cavalcanti
rcavalcanti@confab.com.br
(12) 3604 1155 tel
(12) 3604 1258 fax

www.confabequipamentos.com.br
Version 05 / September 2010

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