Tag: Projects

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Hampton Lumber Mills (Willamina) – WLC 3.0 New Sawmill

For Hampton Lumber’s WLC 3.0 New Sawmill in Willamina, Oregon, Olsson Industrial Electric provided full electrical design and installation for a major new plant site. The project included switchgear, multiple large transformers, 12 miles of underground conduit, 13 E-Houses, and complete plant power distribution, grounding, lighting, and receptacle systems, along with engineering support throughout the build.

USACE – Lower Granite Lock and Dam Spillway Pit Tag Monitoring System Installation

At Lower Granite Lock and Dam near Pomeroy, Washington, Olsson Industrial Electric installed a pit tag monitoring system to support spillway data collection operations. The project included pit tag antennas in the spillway, a transceiver data collection room, instrumentation, and a 480V distribution system, delivering critical electrical infrastructure for this specialized monitoring installation on the Snake River.

Georgia Pacific Paper Converting SCADA System Upgrade

OS Engineering completed a large-scale SCADA migration from the initial feasibility study and preliminary design, to the development of the new system, all the way through final startup and commissioning. A powerful but outdated system that was originally developed by in-house staff was replaced using a heavily customized implementation of...

Superior Energy Arctic Challenger

In September of 2012, Olsson Industrial Electric completed a 10-month electrical installation project for Superior Energy’s Arctic Challenger. Olsson field crews installed, tested and commissioned nearly all of the electrical power distribution equipment for the vessel. Electricians worked around the clock to complete the project on time. Scheduling included a...

Seneca Sawmill Dimension Kilns Electric Installation

In May of 2015, Olsson Industrial Electric initiated a mill expansion project for Seneca Sawmill in Eugene, Oregon. The expansion included multiple additions and upgrades. New dimension kilns were one of the expansion’s projects. OS Engineering provided controls integration and electrical design oversight. Olsson Construction Crews furnished and installed conduit,...

ATI Cast Products Intermediate Robot and Conveyor System Project

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...

USACE – Bonneville Lock and Dam Digital Governor Installation

Olsson Industrial Electric completed a project to replace several existing Woodward governors at the Bonneville Lock and Dam, Powerhouse II. Olsson removed the existing mechanical governors and associated controls. New conduit and cabling was installed to support the replacement digital governors in main units 11-18 and fish units F1 and...

USACE – Detroit and Big Cliffs Dam Reliability Upgrades

Olsson Industrial Electric completed a project to upgrade integral electrical components at the respective powerhouses for Detroit and Big Cliff Dams. Olsson replaced vintage 13.8 kV gallery switchgear in both powerhouses. The Detroit Dam switchgear was previously destroyed in a fire, lowering the dam’s output potential. This project restored Detroit...

USACE – Ice Harbor Lock and Dam Digital Governor Upgrade

Olsson Industrial Electric completed a digital governor upgrade at the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam. Olsson removed the existing governors and associated controls. New conduit and cabling was installed to support the replacement digital governors in main units 1-3. In addition, Olsson repaired several blade and gate distributing valves and...

USACE – John Day North Fish Ladder AWS Pump Replacement

Olsson Industrial Electric was awarded a best value Design-Build contract by the Northwest Region, Portland District Army Corps of Engineers, to provide field removal of the existing AWS Pumps, installation of upgraded AWS Pump Systems, installation and fabrication of a new Power Distribution System and incidental related work at the...