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The fabrication of process equipment involves a straightforward but complex sequence of operations that is developed and refined by industry or by individual manufacturers over the years. Each successful manufacturer of such equipment will have its own ways of working and will differ from others in the details of how processes are performed and level at which documentation becomes formalized, but the essential elements remain the same.

Some fabricators of process equipment have a standard product line, either available off the shelf or made to order. Those that do not have a product line and that bid for individual jobs within their field(s) of expertise are referred to as job shops or custom fabricators. Whether fabricating a piece of equipment on a job shop basis or producing a standard product, the organization must develop a design, procure or produce the component parts, and assemble them, all the while ensuring quality and maintaining quality assurance documentation.