SouthPort Services

Profile

SouthPort Services was started in 1986 as Southport CAD Services. Utilizing the newest Computer Aided Drafting equipment, SouthPort Services provided CAD drawings for small business, equipment suppliers and contractors.

In 1989, SouthPort Services began an association with a mechanical contractor aspiring to receive ASME Code and NBIC accreditation for boiler and pressure vessel fabrication and repair. From Quality Control Manual preparation through Joint Review participation, SouthPort Services provided the engineering portion of the contractor’s Joint Review package. Upon successful certification, SouthPort Services continued a long relationship with this contractor providing calculations and fabrication drawings to satisfy ASME Code Section VIII Division 1 and Section I requirements.

In 1990, SouthPort Services began selling ASME Code design services to large and small contractors desiring engineering support for ASME and NBIC work. Our packages include the calculation book and / or fabrication drawing based on your requirements.

In 1999, SouthPort Services added ASME Code Section VIII Division 2 design work to its list of capabilities. This Code section, involving alternative rules to pressure vessel design, requires Registered Professional Engineer evaluation.

In 2006, SouthPort Services added onsite coordination of material installation at an owner’s site. Different than construction management, SouthPort Services works with the owner and his installing contractor to make the contractor’s presence minimally invasive on the owner’s production facility, while respecting the contractor’s needs to efficiently complete his work.

Services

SouthPort Services specializes in providing front-end engineering packages required for an ASME Code product. We can put together the necessary design calculations and CAD fabrication drawings required by your Authorized Inspector and / or customer.

ASME Code Section I

Power Boilers

• Pipe, Drum & Header thickness calculations – Internal & External Pressure
• Nozzle connections
• Tubesheet thicknesses
• Stayed surfaces – thickness and staybolt layout
• Staybolt sizing

ASME Code Section VIII Division 1 and Division 2

Pressure Vessels

• Shell and Head thickness calculations – Internal & External Pressure
• Nozzle thickness calculations
• Nozzle reinforcement calculations
• Nozzle to Shell weld design
• Vessel supports – Leg, Lug, Saddle
• Volume & Weight calculations
• Vessel Jacket design
• Special Flange design
• Stayed surfaces

ASME/ANSI B31.1 Power Piping and B31.3 Refinery & Chemical Plant Piping

We also provide

Quality Control Programs – Joint Review Engineering Support

Templates – Branch Connections, Transitions

Piping and Skid Mounted Equipment design

• Weight determination
• Center of Gravity determination
• Wind loading
• Seismic loading