Schnitzer Steel Mega Shredder – Electrical Installation

Overview

In 2007, Olsson Industrial Electric completed an electrical installation at Schnitzer Steel’s brand new facility in Portland, Oregon.

Scope

Olsson installed the following items:

  • 12.5 kV power distribution
  • 4160 V power distribution
  • 3,400 concrete encased duct bank
  • Substation building electrical
  • Shredder Building electrical and controls
  • Water system power, controls and instrumentation
  • Fiber-optic communication system
  • Camera system

Highlights

  • Zero safety incidents
Client: Schnitzer Steel
Location: Portland, Oregon
Timeline: 2007
Divisions: Construction, Controls & Engineering
Value: $2,950,000

Category:

Hydro Design
Power System Design & Analysis
Automation System Analysis

Industry Served:

Metal & Recycling

Area Served:

Washington
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ATI Intermediate Work Cell

Overview

Olsson Industrial Electric completed a project to install a conveyor storage and robot work cell system in the ATI Titanium Foundry in Albany, Oregon. This project involved concept design, engineering and installation of a storage conveyor and robot work cell to process parts through the foundry mold process. The robot work cell was designed to process parts through a slurry dip, sand operation and transfer finished parts to the storage conveyor.

Olsson was the general contractor for this project and was responsible for all engineering (structural, electrical and mechanical) and construction of the system. The Olsson project management team coordinated five subcontractors to facilitate a complete system design from concept to production operation. The system was implemented with the latest controls equipment (Allen Bradley, ABB, Ignition SCADA and Fanuc Robots).

Scope

  • Developed system concept to meet customer process requirements
  • Concept system with simulation software (Simu8) to provide realistic simulated system performance
  • Olsson developed a team of subcontractors to provide a robust design to accomplish requirements from concept
  • Management of project to deliver on milestones, budget, and tasks required to implement the design
  • Provided engineering and construction for electrical components and software needed to run the system
  • Managed subcontractors to deliver design and engineering for mechanical, structural, and construction of the system
  • Worked with the customer to facilitate construction schedules to minimize current production impact during installation
  • Coordinated design and engineering between multiple subcontractors to provide the conveyor system which would store, dry (airflow around parts) and transfer parts between different robotic clips

Highlights

  • Managed installation of Fancu M-2000iA/900L Robot.
  • System in full production two days before scheduled production date.
Client: ATI
Location: Albany, Oregon
Timeline: September 2014 – November 2015
Divisions: Construction, Controls & Engineering
Value: $3,155,000

Category:

Heavy Industrial Electrical Construction
SCADA Systems Programming

Industry Served:

Metal & Recycling

Area Served:

Oregon
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ATI Cast Products Intermediate Robot and Conveyor System Project

Overview

In January of 2015, Olsson Industrial Electric served as general contractor for the Intermediate Robot and Conveyor project installed at ATI Cast Products/Pacific Cast Technologies in Albany, Oregon. Olsson’s Engineering personnel provided several services to facilitate the project. This included overall project management and coordination of 5 subcontractors to design and deliver subsystems (robot, conveyor, structural support for conveyor, and building modification) for installation at the ATI site. Olsson also provided electrical engineering design, panel build, electrical install, and software development for project.

Scope

  • Provided overall design concept to increase investment casting line productivity
  • Designed storage and transfer conveyor to move parts from one cell to another. Use of an intermediate robot to move parts through a production process
  • Conveyor provided multiple hook storage locations for part transfer and drying from one cell to another
  • Designed and built drying tunnel (forest of 200+ fans) around conveyor to provide drying airflow on each part in storage

Highlights

  • Zero safety incidents while working in an active casting facility
  • Completed project on time and met production goals
Client: ATI Cast Products
Location: Albany, Oregon
Timeline: January 2015 – October 2015
Divisions: Controls & Engineering
Value: $3,155,000

Category:

Heavy Industrial Electrical Construction
Power Distribution
Power System Design & Analysis

Industry Served:

Metal & Recycling

Area Served:

Oregon
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