TIGG's Company History
In 1977 TIGG was established because a market existed for pre-engineered, ready-to-use activated carbon modular adsorbers, particularly in the emerging pollution control market. In 1981, TIGG introduced the first upflow and radial flow NIXTOX® vapor phase units and a similar group of CANSORB® liquid phase activated carbon adsorbers. The TIGG’s radial NIXTOX® design won Pollution Engineering’s 5 Star Award for “significant technical advancement."
Other pollution control developments in the 1982 to 1986 period were a continued expansion of the NIXTOX® and CANSORB® product lines to treat higher flows, the introduction of ENVIROSORB® Lab Sentry® work station adsorber, work on prototype polyethylene-lined vessels, development of special NIXTOX® units for removal of arsine in the electronics industry and for conversion of ethylene oxide to ethylene glycol.
From 1991 to 1995, CANSORB RX® vastly improved versions of the original polyethylene tanks within steel shells were introduced. The unique RX construction features 200 mils of seamless polyethylene bonded directly to a steel shell. All-polyethylene PHD NIXTOX® and CANSORB® models were developed and thermoplastic welding capability was added to the assembly area.
TIGG developed an activated carbon adsorption unit to meet military specifications and has been the repetitive successful bidder on annual contracts. A working agreement was signed with a large manufacturer of oil/water separators. Various new CANSORB® models, including RX models, were developed in high pressure ASME versions as job specifications required. In addition, unique, custom designed vessels for radon adsorption and decontamination of radioactive water were developed and marketed.
Today TIGG is a major supplier of liquid phase and vapor phase activated carbon adsorption equipment to the pollution control and environmental market. System supply now includes other technologies, trailer-mounted or permanent systems, rental packages to give our clients a complete treatment system to solve air or water purification problems. An additional location outside of Pittsburgh PA was added in 2002 to quickly respond to emergencies and better serve the northeastern market.
