What we do
Bulkhead fittings
Side-wall penetration with a sealed fitting in HDPE-compatible polymer or stainless. Common configurations: ½" or ¾" NPT side ports for level sensors, dosing pumps, recirculation lines, or sight tubes. $35–$95 per fitting installed.
Valve upgrades
Swap the stock 2" ball valve for butterfly (high flow), camlock (quick connect), sanitary tri-clamp, or ¾" bib (splash-free dispensing). $24–$85 per valve installed.
Sight glasses
Inline sight glasses in the discharge line, or external sight tubes mounted to the cage. Useful for visual fill-level monitoring on opaque chemistries. $48–$120 per installation.
Manway swaps
Stock 6" threaded manway swapped for vented, screened, or sealed-with-bung configurations. Useful for fermentation, dust mitigation, or sealed transport. $55–$110.
Heater jackets
Electric (120V or 240V) silicone heater jackets that wrap the bottle and maintain fluid temperature in cold storage. $215–$340 depending on wattage.
Frame welds
Forklift damage, broken cross-bars, missing bracing — re-welded in-house with matching tubular steel. Most cage repairs $18–$45.
Sanitary tri-clamp adapters
Adapter that converts a standard 2" ball valve to a 1.5" or 2" sanitary tri-clamp interface for food/brewing applications. $42 + install.
Insulation wraps
Closed-cell foam wraps for cold-storage chemistries that need to stay above freezing through a Michigan winter. $85–$140.
Pallet swaps
Wood to plastic, or wood to steel. Common for food applications (plastic) and heavy-cycling operations (steel).
Lead time
Most single-mod jobs ship within 7 business days. Multi-tote, multi-mod orders we'll quote with a schedule.
What we don't do
- ASME-rated pressure modifications — outside our scope.
- Explosion-proof electrical penetrations — wrong form factor, ask us and we'll refer.
- Re-color or re-paint cages on volume — small batches OK, full-fleet repaint we don't.