SIC 3443 - Fabricated Plate Work (boiler Shops)
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing power and marine boilers, pressure and nonpressure tanks, processing and storage vessels, heat exchangers, weldments and similar products, by the process of cutting, forming and joining metal plates, shapes, bars, sheet, pipe mill products and tubing to custom or standard design, for factory or field assembly. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing warm air heating furnaces are classified in Industry 3585; those manufacturing other nonelectric heating apparatus, except power boilers, are classified in Industry 3433; those manufacturing household cooking apparatus are classified in Industry 3631; and those manufacturing industrial process furnaces and ovens are classified in Industry 3567.
Industry trends:
The Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) industry, classified under NAICS 3443, has been experiencing several key qualitative trends. Firstly, there is a growing emphasis on adopting advanced manufacturing technologies such as automation and robotics to increase efficiency and reduce labor costs. This trend is driven by the need to remain competitive in a market with rising raw material costs and fluctuating demand. Furthermore, there is an increasing focus on sustainability, with many companies investing in greener manufacturing processes and exploring alternative materials to lessen their environmental impact.
The push for sustainable practices is also leading to advancements in energy-efficient boiler designs, which are becoming more popular as both industrial and consumer clients seek to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. Additionally, the industry is witnessing more collaborations and partnerships, particularly with tech firms, to develop innovative products and incorporate smart technology into boiler systems for improved performance monitoring and maintenance.
Looking ahead, the future of this industry appears to be geared towards continued integration of technology and sustainability. Companies that invest in smart manufacturing practices and eco-friendly innovations are likely to see a competitive edge. Moreover, as global infrastructure projects increase, especially in developing regions, there will be rising demand for high-quality, durable fabricated plate work and boilers, potentially leading to market expansion and growth opportunities in the near future.
This industry is comprised of:
Absorbers, gas
Accumulators (industrial pressure vessels)
Acetylene cylinders
Aftercooler shells
Air preheaters, nonrotating: plate type
Air receiver tanks, metal plate
Airlocks
Annealing boxes, pots, and covers
Atomic waste casks
Autoclaves, industrial
Baffles
Bails, ladle
Bins, prefabricated metal plate
Boiler shop products: industrial boilers, smokestacks, and steel tanks
Boilers: industrial, power, and marine
Boxes, condenser: metal plate
Breechings, metal plate
Buoys, metal
Cable trays, metal plate
Caissons, metal plate
Cars for hot metal
Casing, boiler: metal plate
Casings, scroll
Chutes, metal plate
Condensers, barometric
Condensers, steam
Containers, shipping metal plate (bombs, etc.)except missile casings
Cooling towers, metal plate
Cryogenic tanks, for liquids and gases: metal plate
Culverts, metal plate
Cupolas, metal plate
Cyclones, industrial: metal plate
Cylinders, pressure: metal plate
Digesters, process: metal plate
Ducting, metal plate
Economizers (boilers)
Evaporators (process vessels), metal plate
Exchangers, heat: industrial, scientific, and nuclear
Farm storage tanks, metal plate
Fermenters (process vessels), metal plate
Floating covers, metal plate
Flumes, metal plate
Forms, collapsible: for tunnels
Fractionating columns, metal plate
Fuel tanks, metal plate
Fumigating chambers, metal plate
Gas holders, metal plate
Gas tanks, metal plate
Heat transfer drives (finned tubing)
High vacuum coaters, metal plate
Hoods, industrial: metal plate
Hooks, crane: laminated plate
Hoppers, metal plate
Housing cabinets for radium, metal plate
Housings, pressure
Hydropneumatic tanks, metal plate
Intercooler shells
Jackets, industrial: metal plate
Kettles (process vessels), metal plate
Knockouts, free water: metal plate
Ladles, metal plate
Liners, industrial: metal plate
Liquid oxygen tanks, metal plate
Melting pots, for metal
Missile silos and components, metal plate
Mixers for hot metal
Nuclear core structurals, metal plate
Nuclear shielding, metal plate
Oil storage tanks, metal plate
Penstocks, metal plate
Perforating on heavy metal
Pile shells, metal plate
Pipe, large diameter: metal plate-made by plate fabricators
Plate work, fabricated: cutting, punching, bending, and shaping
Precipitators (process vessels), metal plate
Pressure vessels, industrial: metal plate-made in boiler shops
Pressurizers and auxiliary equipment, nuclear: metal plate
Reactor containment vessels, metal plate
Reactors, nuclear: military and industrial
Retorts, industrial
Rocket transportation casings
Separators, industrial process: metal plate
Septic tanks, metal plate
Skid tanks, metal plate
Smelting pots and retorts
Smokestacks, boiler plate
Space simulation chambers, metal plate
Spheres, for liquids or gas: metal plate
Standpipes
Steam jet after coolers
Steam jet inter condensers
Sterilizing chambers, metal plate
Stills, pressure: metal plate
Storage tanks, metal plate
Surge tanks, metal plate
Tanks for tank trucks, metal plate
Tanks, metal plate: lined
Tanks, standard and custom fabricated: metal plate-made in boiler
Towers, tank: metal plate
Towers: bubble, cooling, fractionating-metal plate
Trash racks, metal plate
Troughs, industrial metal plate
Truss plates, metal
Tunnel lining, metal plate
Tunnels, vacuum: metal plate
Tunnels, wind
Vacuum tanks, metal plate
Vats, metal plate
Vessels, process and storage: metal plate (made in boiler shops)
Water tanks, metal plate
Weldments
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