Precast Inc. - September/October 2008 - (Page 69) BOOTH 327 THE PRECAST SHOW of the country’s largest power plants. The plant will require more than 200 individual pipe and fitting sections for the estimated $1 billion project. The cooling water pipe system demands several different sizes of pipe up to 144 inches in diameter – a size matched by only a few of the largest plant projects in the world, says the company. The plant is located in a highly active seismic area, which means the circulating water pipe provided by Hanson Pressure Pipe must be designed to withstand significant vertical loads and lateral movements imposed on the pipe during a seismic event. Hanson managed an extensive seismic design analysis on the piping system, a procedure not routine to this industry – and a difficult task considering the notably large pipe diameters. The company also planned and executed the transportation plan for the shipment of the large-diameter pipe from Hattiesburg, Miss., to Lazaro Cardenas – approximately 1,200 miles. Hanson formulated a plan that will account for time-sensitive needs, ensuring that material reaches the destination in sequence according to the site’s installation schedule with the use of more than 200 truckloads, most of which were loaded with oversized pipe weighing up to 65,000 pounds. The environmentally friendly plant uses higher steam temperatures, is more fuelefficient and reduces consumption of coal and carbon dioxide. Operation for the project is scheduled to begin in 2010. Hanson Pressure Pipe, a division of Hanson Building Products North America, has nine facilities in the United States and Canada and more than 1,000 employees. Grace announces pricing actions to offset inflation costs Grace Construction Products, Columbia, Md., an operating segment of W. R. Grace & Co., has implemented product price increases effective Aug. 15 of up to 10 percent across its concrete and masonry admixture product lines. In addition, certain specialty products will have price increases exceeding 10 percent. Further, effective Sept. 15, the price of Grace liquid pigments will be increased by 10 cents a pound. The company believes that further price increase actions may be necessary, depending on ongoing raw material and marketplace conditions. Raw materials supporting the Grace Construction Leave the Wheelbarrow Behind! Automated Production Equipment (APE) has the machines for small businesses that want to compete with big companies. You no longer have to do everything by hand with the affordable equipment that APE can provide. Auto Mold Filling Machines • Smart Vibrating Tables • Conveying Equipment RFID Technology • Water Recycling Solutions • Complete Automated Systems Finally! An equipment company that caters to the little guys. AUTOMATED PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Call Today MADE IN AMERICA 619-520-8827 info@apeamerica.com www.apeamerica.com BIG. STRONG. SIMPLE.™ BOOTH 1435 THE PRECAST SHOW SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 | WWW.PRECAST.ORG 69 http://www.ermc.com http://www.ermc.com http://www.apeamerica.com http://www.apeamerica.com http://www.precast.org
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