WEW Westerwälder Eisenwerk

For over 65 years, WEW has specialised in welded pressure vessels. In 1999, WEW became a part of the Burg Group. Now part of Buhold Group, WEW Germany and its sister company Welfit Oddy of South Africa are leaders in tank containers, equipment and storage systems. The Buhold Group employs around 1,300 people worldwide.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

• Original Equipment Manufacturer of tank containers and swap tanks for transport and storage of liquids and gases

• Development of customer-specific solutions for liquids and gases

• Calculation and construction of pressure vessels according to AD 2000, ASME-Code, Sec. VIII, Div. 1 & Div.2, Sec. XII as well as Pressure Equipment Directives

• Preparation of complete drawing and parts-list sets

• FEA (Finite Element Analysis)

• Certification applications; renewals and changes

• Coded welding of specified steels (approvals for container codes):

  • carbon steel, boiler plate and fine-grained carbon steel  (P355, P460 NL1/NL2, Dillinal and others.)

  • Austenitic Cr-Ni-steels and ferritic- Cr-steels (1.4301, 1.4311, 1.4404, 1.4439, 1.4539, 1.4541, 1.4571, 1.4562, 1.4845…)

  • Ferritic-austenitic steel (Duplex 1.4462)

  • Ni-based materials (2.4816)

  • Special materials, such as 1.4361 (Böhlerstahl)

• In-house maintenance and repair services

• Modifications, design changes

• 2 1/2-  and 5-year tests with approval authorities (Lloyd’s Register, Germanischer Lloyd, Bureau Veritas, TÜV, American Bureau of Shipping, DEKRA, Det Norske Veritas…)

• Comprehensive documentation

• Trouble-shooting and report preparation