Conveyor Transfer Upgrade
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
FLEXCO, Dominion Terminal Associates
Dominion Terminal Associates, one of the leading exporters of coal in the United States recently upgraded several coal conveyor transfers in order to increase their productivity and operating efficiency. This work was performed in association with other large scale site modifications to ensure the facility maintained its leadership position in its industry.
D&D Mechanical’s Role
D&D Mechanical, Inc was selected by Dominion Terminal Associates and FLEXCO to provide structural modifications and mechanical installation of new transfer systems and conveyor modifications being provided to the facility by FLEXCO. Additionally D&D Mechanical, Inc was responsible for fabrication and installation of a new bottom cone section of one of the facilities coal surge silos. All project related construction activities were required to be completed within a 28 calendar day production outage.
The Results
D&D Mechanical, Inc. completed the modular building addition fabrication and installation, structural building modifications, installation of an overhead bridge crane, the traverse runway system and traverse, precision laser tracker alignment of all associated traverse runway and traverse equipment as well as installation and startup of all electrical power and controls for the traverse mechanism and overhead bridge crane on schedule. D&D Mechanical’s scope of work performed had a contract value of approximately $1.7 million and was executed from September 2011 through July 2012.
This Project Demonstrates
• Miscellaneous Metals Fabrication
• Heavy Rigging
• Equipment Installation
• Project Controls & Scheduling
• Plant Shutdown and Maintenance Outage Performance
• Safe Work Practices