Case Study:

Custom Hastelloy Lift Station

Custom Engineered for a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Challenge

Operating in a hazardous environment requiring a compact, safety-rated, and highly reliable solution

Solution

A fully engineered, high-performance hastelloy lift station solution delivering safety, reliability, and compliance through robust materials, integrated controls, and turnkey fabrication

Overview

The customer, an engineering and mechanical contractor focused on advanced research and cleanroom environments, needed a reliable and corrosion-resistant lift station to support a pharmaceutical client’s solvent waste stream. Safety, material compatibility, and accuracy were top priorities.

Burt Process Equipment designed and delivered a custom lift station engineered from corrosion-resistant Hastelloy C materials. This system was developed for a sensitive solvent waste handling application at a biopharmaceutical research and production facility. The lift station was designed for reliable performance, chemical compatibility, and integration into a Class I Div 2-rated environment.

 

Challenges

  • Designed to operate under hazardous conditions with highly corrosive solvents
  • Compact, Class I, Division 2–rated design
  • Equipped with redundant sensors and leak detection
  • Ensures long-term reliability and regulatory compliance

Project Details

Key Features

  • 12″ x 12″ x 12″ ID welded Hastelloy C tank
  • Integral 14″ x 14″ containment tank welded to base
  • Factory-mounted Versamatic AODD pump with PTFE diaphragms
  • Welded Hastelloy C discharge piping and isolation valves
  • Endress+Hauser PTFE-coated capacitance level switch
  • Redundant high-level sensor with 1″ flange connection
  • PTFE-coated leak detection sensor, Class 1 Div 2 rated
  • Fully pre-plumbed and mounted for field connection
  • Compliant with hazardous duty Class 1 Div 2 environments
  • Factory acceptance tested to BPE quality standards

Results & Impact

Our Solution

Burt Process designed a Hastelloy C welded lift station with integral containment, dual level sensors,
and pre-plumbed pump connections. The unit included a Versamatic AODD pump, Endress+Hauser
capacitance level and leak sensors, and factory-welded discharge piping—all tested to BPE’s factory
acceptance standards.

Conclusion

The delivered system provided a compliant and durable solution for solvent collection. Its compact
design, chemical resistance, and field-ready configuration enabled seamless integration into the
facility’s hazardous material handling infrastructure.

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