Fast reactor delivery: Why IPP is most trusted equipment choice

The 10,500-gallon stainless steel reactor was inspected, tested, sandblasted, and painted before shipment to a North Dakota process plant.

How IPP and GPS deliver ready-to-ship stainless steel reactors in record time

When a North Dakota waste chemical recovery company needed a high-quality stainless steel reactor on short notice, they turned to International Process Plants (IPP) — and had it on-site nearly a week from placing the order.

The reconditioned 10,500-gallon reactor was inspected and tested to meet ASME and National Board pressure vessel standards, sandblasted, and painted to customer specifications before shipment. It’s now ready to support critical production without waiting months for a new unit.

Ross Gale, IPP Vice President, said speed was essential.

“Many clients have limited options in the new equipment market due to long lead times and rising costs. Because IPP has one of the largest ready-to-ship inventories in the world of good used, unused surplus, reconditioned, and now new from our sister companies GPS and UGE, we could offer the reactor they needed to get the job done— inspected, certified, and ready to ship in less than seven days.”

Why speed matters in process equipment supply

Long manufacturing lead times can delay projects by months. By sourcing from IPP, customers bypass production queues and access immediate, cost-effective solutions.

IPP’s global inventory includes:

• 15,000 pieces of used process equipment including reactors, heat exchangers, tanks, filters, centrifuges, dryers, columns, compressors, and more.

• In-stock new or custom-built, reglassed, and used glass-lined reactors, other equipment and parts from Universal Glasteel Equipment
• In-stock new or custom-built alloy reactors from Gale Process Solutions

This combination allows buyers to choose the right balance of price, speed, and customization.
Ross said IPP’s flexibility is key to keeping customers coming back.

“We don’t just sell used equipment as-is where-is — we give customers options to meet their technical and commercial requirements. In this case, the reconditioned reactor met the project requirement. But if they’d wanted new equipment, GPS could have built it, and if glass-lined was better for their process, UGE could have supplied it. That’s the advantage of working with us. We are truly a one-stop shop for process systems and equipment regardless of technical, budget, and timeline considerations.”

The IPP way: from order to delivery in 1 week

The project’s timeline — just seven days from order to ship-ready — reflects IPP’s efficiency and commitment to reducing project lead time for customers in chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and other process industries.

From fast inspection and testing to professional sandblasting and painting, every step was handled in-house, ensuring the reactor met all performance and compliance requirements.