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Insulation Manufacturing Facilities
Insulation Manufacturing Facilities
Morrison Hershfield has provided ongoing engineering services for an extensive list of projects at the Owens Corning plant at Edmonton, Alberta.  Owens Corning manufactures insulation from raw materials, then stores and distributes its products to a large clientele base.  Usually projects are completed in a stringent time frame to accommodate the needs of the Owner.

 A few representative projects are listed below to illustrate our involvement. 

  • Building enclosure for sewage treatment plant
  • Scrubber unit platform system, complete with ducting and tank supports, monorails, a motor/fan assembly and a 17 m high roof-mounted stack
  • Design of a truck loading building
  • Cooling tower relocation and new roof mounted support system
  • Tank containment to provide enclosure areas for tanks containing lubricating oil, phenol formaldehyde resin, diesel fuel, aqua ammonia, and wash water
  • Roof drainage modifications
  • Binder room modifications, including new support structures for tanks
  • Load analysis and rating for plant monorails
  • Furnace area structural modifications, including installation of new monorails
  • Exterior covered enclosures and concrete aprons at loading bays
  • Structural design for installation of a major loose fill insulation process train, including settling basins, service platforms, conveyor systems, furnace/forehearth modifications, penthouse enclosures, cooling towers, cyclones, fans, etc. (capital cost $10 M U.S. dollars)
  • Structural design for upgrading of the W1 and W2 main process lines, including service and equipment platforms, furnace modifications, four cyclones, four 18 m high roof-mounted stacks, forming conveyor equipment, stairs, monorails, etc. (capital cost $25 M U.S. dollars)

Morrison Hershfield has become intimately familiar with the Owens Corning Plant and its operations.  This has enabled us to react quickly, when needed, and to assist the Owner in planning remedial work and implementing cost-effective solutions.

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