Case Study Structural Steel Fabrication
CASE STUDY: Techneglas, Inc.
A Techneglas enclosed truss conveyor system transfers pelleted recycled glass from the head house to the furnace building for re-melting. When it was time for replacement of the system, Techneglas specified an exchange window of no more than 125 hours to take down and replace the existing truss, as well as to complete significant modifications to the head house. Working from a conceptual engineering design developed by SEI Engineering, Atlas completed final engineering, then built the truss in our own fabrication shop. As work progressed on the truss, Atlas specified, purchased or fabricated, and installed all conveyor components within the truss. The finished truss, weighing some 82,000 pounds, was actually constructed as three separate pieces to facilitate transfer to the erection site.
Once the plant was shut down, our first task was to construct a new head house, modifying the bucket elevator within and installing a new air purification system. Then it was time to raise the truss. Employing two cranes of 250-ton and 175-ton capacity, Atlas battled unseasonably high winds to place the truss in perfect position for connection to the head house and furnace building. Once connected, the new conveyor system was wired, piped and plumbed by Atlas' own crews. The entire changeover was successfully completed with a few hours to spare, no loss of productivity for the owner, and no accident or injury to anyone involved in the project.
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