Modular Fabrication of 190-Foot Vacuum Tower
KSPS managed the modular fabrication and field installation of a 190-foot vacuum tower, integrating over 400 tons of internals and navigating site constraints with a can-section delivery strategy.
Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) is a proven partner for turnarounds, construction, and technical services across heavy industrial sectors including refining, petrochemical, midstream and power facilities around the globe. We deliver improved uptime and reliability for our customers through a superior focus on safety, quality, and speed.
With integrated OEM equipment expertise and a decades-long track record of successful project execution, we are the preferred partner for integrated specialty industrial services. Our teams are built for the demands of high-stake, high-pressure events, whether it’s managing a critical-path turnaround, navigating unplanned outages, or driving major capital expansions to success.
We understand the importance of dependability, technical capability, and seamless integration with timeline and safety protocols. KSPS works as an extension of your team, providing comprehensive support in scoping, scheduling and resourcing. In the field, our highly-skilled crews deliver consistency and control, while elevating field-level insights that enable us to navigate complexity and drive better outcomes.
Koch Specialty Plant Services delivers end-to-end turnaround solutions for towers and vessels, distillation columns, and combustion systems including fired heaters, flares, thermal oxidizer and vapor systems. We partner closely with customers to develop a comprehensive plan from unit shutdown through start-up. An integrated approach to project management, equipment design and installation, and technical services can deliver turnaround schedule improvement, increased safety and reliability, and lower total installed cost for project completion.
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Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) specializes in high-stakes industrial construction, where safety, precision and coordination are non-negotiable. Our crews deliver process-driven construction for towers, vessels and heater applications—executing capital projects, field-fabricated vessels, and infrastructure tie-ins with speed and discipline. Backed by deep OEM knowledge and a strong safety culture, we help operators bring critical systems online with control and confidence.
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Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) delivers technical services that help facilities maintain safe, efficient operations between outages. We support combustion systems, towers and process equipment with inspections, integrated diagnostics, engineering and execution. Whether you’re managing anomalies in a tower, attempting to generate more efficiency from your heater, investigating performance deviations or executing a targeted revamp for efficiency, our teams deliver field-based support quickly, safely and with deep systems knowledge.
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With more than 40 years of specialty contractor experience, KSPS is known for delivering world-class equipment installation and turn-key construction services. Our legacy is built on doing the job safely, doing it right, and being the team customers count on again and again.
Collaboration is built into the way we work. As part of Koch Engineered Solutions, KSPS works alongside OEM leaders Koch-Glitsch and John Zink to coordinate equipment engineering, design, installation and constructability reviews. For customers, that means fewer delays, clearer communication, and smoother start-ups. Our deep familiarity with proprietary systems leads to more informed decisions in the field and more efficient construction management.
Across industries and scopes, KSPS can help you manage risk, minimize downtime, uphold safety, and complete challenging work with confidence. Explore some of the results we’ve delivered.
KSPS managed the modular fabrication and field installation of a 190-foot vacuum tower, integrating over 400 tons of internals and navigating site constraints with a can-section delivery strategy.
KSPS executed a major turnaround across a refinery unit—covering towers, piping, heaters, and exchangers—while also managing an emergency waste heat boiler retube that restored vital production.
KSPS installed two multi-point ground flares from foundation up, delivering structural, piping, and combustion integration as a one-source partner on a greenfield construction site.
At KSPS, skilled tradespeople bring their talents to life on some of the industry’s most complex and high-impact sites. Whether you are a welder or another specialized craft professional, you’ll contribute to projects that demand precision and excellence while growing your skills in an environment built on partnership, collaboration and an uncompromising commitment to health and safety.