Many of you know us as press
pit and machine foundation design
experts. After more than 30 years building pits and designing machine foundations
for Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers like metal stamping and machining mills we’d
like to think we’ve learned a thing or two as well.
But as we’ve grown and
expanded our focus has become meeting all of your industrial construction needs
– from the first blue print all the way to a completed and aesthetic
construction project.
A while back we had the
pleasure of expanding outside of our regular automotive clientele – well sort
of.
The job was to construct a
220,000+ square foot manufacturing plant for Titan Tire, a subsidiary of Titan
International, Inc. The new plant was needed to produce a super-giant 63-inch steel
belted radial tire for use on agricultural, earth moving, and construction
vehicles. Testing performed by Titan on the new tire indicated that tire life
could be extended by 20 to 30 percent over conventional tires.
After our machine foundation design team had
finished the design, our build team got to work on the massive construction project
by installing concrete building column footings and the exterior wall-column
base plates.
Then the crew got started on the
critical second phase of the operation by designing, building and placing more
than 30 different foundations for the new plant. The various foundations ranged
in depth from a shallow 12-inches all the way to 30-foot excavations. The different foundations were needed to
accommodate a diverse variety of heavy and complex equipment used in Titan’s manufacturing
processes.
With Tom Lytle as Project
Manager the job was completed on time and in budget. It was a unique opportunity for us to really
showcase our breadth of designing and building capabilities outside of our
typical zone we’ve gained a reputation for.
Whether flatwork, machine
foundations, steel construction, or complete construction jobs like we did for
Titan, our goal is always to create an aesthetic and complete work product that
stays within your budget and timeline.
With our three locations, here in Michigan and Kentucky and Alabama we
can literally do any job from the northern Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
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