Article: Utility Panels: Stick-Build Vs. Engineered To Order

By Curtis Elkins, CSI

Utility panels bundle high-purity and/or utility service piping from a grey space and transition them to a clean, organized, and efficient point-of-use location in the classified production area. Traditionally, utility panels are stick-built on site by the piping contractor, but with the advent of modular construction they are now being procured as engineered-to-order (ETO) units of equipment.