Support plate assembly can be coupled with a pipe section (PS) so as to use the pipe section as a column section and to fill packing into it. This system provides following advantages over the conventional system of using column section with a packing support.

• Higher cross section area.
• More packing height
• No separate inventory of column sections.
• Delivery period of pipe section are shorter.

This assembly consist of a glass support plate a metal flange, a PTFE ‘O’ ring and nut-bolts.