Manufacturing

Joplin, Missouri

Manufacturing Facility

At TEi, our Joplin, Missouri manufacturing plant stands as a premier facility for the production of high-performance heat transfer equipment built to exacting codes and standards. Located on a 20.8-acre site with over 136,000 square feet of production floor space, our Joplin plant is engineered to handle complex, large-scale fabrication projects with precision, efficiency, and safety.

Our facility operates under rigorous industry codes and quality management systems, ensuring the highest level of compliance and reliability in every product we manufacture:

  • ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System
  • ASME Section I – Boilers, Economizers, Power Piping
  • ASME Section VIII – Heat Exchangers, Feedwater Heaters
  • ASME Section III (N, NPT, NA, NS) – Nuclear Applications
  • National Board U & S Stamps
  • National Board R Stamp – Field Repair of Pressure Parts
  • Military Standards – NAVSEA Compliance
  • 10CFR50 – Nuclear Non-Safety Related Standards

Total Plant Area: 20.8 Acres
Production Space: ~136,000 sq. ft.
Main Shop Bays (1-3): 100,000 sq. ft. combined
Annex Bays (4 & 5): 36,000 sq. ft. with high-lift crane capacity

Crane Capabilities:

  • 3 Cranes @ 20 tons
  • 1 Crane @ 50 tons
  • 1 Crane @ 40 tons
  • 2 Cranes @ 10 tons
  • 2 Cranes @ 100 tons (Annex)
  • 2 Cranes @ 20 tons (Annex)
  • 30-ft crane hook height

Dedicated Facilities:

  • IPX Fabrication Shop with 5-ton crane
  • Concrete Explosive Tube Expansion Bunker

Material Handling

  • (8) Forklifts (4,000 – 36,000 lb. capacity)
  • (2) Portable Platform Scales (10,000 lb.)
  • (2) Hydraulic Scissor Lifts (1,300 & 1,500 lb.)

Plate Shop

  • Hydraulic Plate Rolls (up to 3” x 99” capacity)
  • CNC Plasma/Gas Cutting (12’ x 48’ plate)
  • Grit Blast Booth (20’ x 40’)
  • Track Burning Machines (50’ track)
  • Paint Booth (20’ x 60’)
  • 350-Ton Brake Press

Heat Treatment

  • Gas-Fired Stress Relief Furnace (20’ x 10’ x 10’)
  • 6 Local Stress Relief Systems
  • (3) Induction Heating Systems with Programmable Controls

Welding & Fabrication

  • Plasma & Carbon Arc Gouging Machines
  • Over (70) Welding Machines including TIG, MIG, Stick, SAW
  • Strip Overlay Welding Machines
  • Power Turning Rolls (up to 200 tons)
  • Weld Positioners (up to 16,000 lbs.)
  • Stud Welding Machines
  • Tube Welding & Rolling Machines
  • Explosive Tube Expansion Capabilities

Machine Shop

  • CNC Drilling (multi-spindle, vertical/horizontal)
  • Deep Hole Gun Drilling (BTA System)
  • Precision Milling
  • Radial Drilling
  • CNC Lathe Turning

Bay 2 – Final Assembly & Testing

  • Shell Pulls, Cage/Skirt Assembly
  • Hydraulic Torque Wrenches (2,000 – 27,200 lbs.)
  • Hydrostatic Test Systems (up to 20,000 psi)
  • Gas-Fired Boilers for Hot Dry-Out
  • Vacuum Pump System
  • Digital Tube Rolling Systems
  • Deionized Water System (200,000 ohms conductivity)

Bay 3 – Layout & Burn

  • Burn and Roll Plates
  • Seam Closures
  • Shell & Channel Fabrication
  • Tube Sheet Overlays
  • Stress Relief & Test Setups

Bays 4 & 5 – Large Scale Assembly

  • 36,000 sq. ft. annex for large unit fabrication
  • MSR and Condenser production-ready
  • Dual 100-ton & 20-ton crane systems
  • Ideal for high-volume and nuclear-grade work
  • Feedwater Heaters
  • Steam Surface Condensers
  • Condenser Modules
  • Industrial Heat Exchangers
  • Process Heaters
  • Moisture Separator Reheaters (MSRs) – Nuclear Applications
  • Waste Heat Boilers
  • High-Pressure Heat Exchangers
  • Fired Heaters
  • Aftermarket Parts & Services for all OEM Equipment

At TEi, we are proud of our strong U.S.-based manufacturing foundation, where we uphold the highest standards of quality, precision, and innovation. Our domestic facilities allow us to deliver dependable solutions close to home, ensuring responsiveness and reliability for our customers.

In addition, we offer global manufacturing options through our international facilities and supply chain network. This capability provides the flexibility to scale production, optimize lead times, and serve customers wherever their projects are located.

By combining American manufacturing excellence with the reach of our global operations, we provide customers with the best of both worldsunmatched quality, backed by the efficiency and adaptability of a worldwide supply chain. 

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