A Case Study in ATS Flexibility

The final facility design has been approved. The tools have been ordered, and the duct system is delivered and ready to install. And then it happens: the design is modified, the tools are moved, and the duct layout is significantly reconfigured; yet the installation deadline remains solid. How is it possible to meet the deadline with duct tailored to a different design? Fortunately the duct is ATS, so on-site modifications have never been easier.

Reliability

Using the ATS Pattern Maker& software, full scale templates are printed on the plotter. These templates are placed on standard straight duct and used to cut custom made gored elbows, offsets, and other couplings to conform to the new facility design. Because any field cut edge is identical to a factory made edge, the ATS duct is fully modifiable.

Modify

Building a custom offset from standard straight duct means simply cutting out the pattern and butt joining the sections as regular fiberglass.

Adapt

To conform to the new tool locations, taps are quickly added to the headers wherever they are needed. There is no need for flanged joints or gaskets in ATS taps, and using the ATS HotTap™ procedure, taps can be added to operating systems without pressure loss.

Design Freedom

The window at right shows a tap being added to an operating system. The tap hole was cut and removed while a section of sheet metal was simultaneously slid into place. In the step shown, a saddle tap coated with ChemBond™ is about to be put into place as the cover sheet is pulled away. A blast gate or a damper (not shown) would ensure that no pressure is lost from the tap end.

Integrate

Every piece of ATS is uniformly made to accept all ATS joining systems. The picture at left shows the bonding extension in red on an ATS elbow. This means that all parts, even pattern built field fittings, can be reconfigured and assembled with ease. Like a child’s building block set, ATS can be fully modified.

Efficiency

No replacement parts need ordering, no duct is wasted, and only minimal time is spent reconfiguring the duct layout. ATS: the most reliable choice.