CHEMICAL PLANT

MDavis completed a major powerhouse upgrade project that required the installation of two 120,000 pound boilers and all associated piping. Before any men or equipment were moved on site, a site survey was performed to calculate the exact location of a 650 Ton Hydraulic Crane that would be used to set the boilers. With foundation construction under way and the location of a tank and pipe rack in the vicinity, this was a major task.

Work began on the installation of the steam piping which had to meet the ANSI B31.1 power piping standards. When the day finally came to lift the boilers in place, the up front engineering certainly paid off. Our shop had fabricated a spreader beam that compensated for the boiler's center of gravity. The boilers were lifted into place along with the economizers without a hitch.

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