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When it comes to ventilating fiberglass equipment shelters we have two options:  active and passive.  With each option, however, we have a number of choices and considerations. Active Ventilation The typical active ventilation set up in an equipment shelter is an…

To give our building, shelter, and enclosure products superior strength and dimensional stability, Openchannelflow has developed proprietary X-web technology. Each wall or roof section is composed of insulating foam core section.  Around these X-web construction structurally…

Whether you call them buildings, shelters, or enclosures, pre-engineered structures from Openchannelflow offer superior walk-in protection of equipment and process machinery for even the harshest of conditions.

There are two general methods of mounting a door on a fiberglass equipment shelter:  strap hinges and piano hinges.  Strap hinges secure the door at two (or more for taller / wider doors) points on the doorframe.  The hinges are surface mounted to the doorframe of…

In tight equipment shelter installations every square foot can count.  But tight spaces can also mean increased ventilation needs.  To increase ventilation and to free up valuable wall space, Openchannelflow offers factory integrated door vents for our line of…

Fiberglass shelters from Openchanneflow provide a pre-engineered, corrosion-resistant, and structurally sound way to protect vital equipment.  With almost limitless possibilities when it comes to door / access hatch integration, operators can access the shelter interior…

Those responsible for collecting and reporting industrial pretreatment discharge information (typically flow, pH, BOD, and temperature) are rarely dedicated professionals. Almost always, environmental discharge monitoring is just one of a laundry list of job duties they have to…

Although it isn’t always possible to bring power out to a where you need an equipment shelter, that doesn't mean that there isn't a need for it.  For those applications Openchannelflow offers a range of non-powered ventilation options for our fiberglass…

Industrial Flow Monitoring / Sampling Stations provide pre-engineered, factory integrated solutions to the need for industrial dischargers to monitor, sample, and report their NPDES discharges.   A typical station consists of two parts: fiberglass Packaged Metering Manhole…

In developing our line of Fiberglass Equipment Shelters, we took a lot of time to look at the most commonly used, but frequently overlooked part:  the door. Now we realized that shelter doors aren’t sexy or glamorous, and you’re right…a properly built door…

Openchannelflow is please to introduce our new line of One-Piece Fiberglass Shelters.  These shelters are built for rugged, year round use in the most demanding of conditions.  Molded from high strength, corrosion resistant fiberglass, Openchannelflow fiberglass…