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Case Study: Pultruded Fiberglass Walkways Thrive in Super Corrosive Coal Prep Plant

Jan 24, 2019

In 1994, the Westfall Company teamed with the engineering group of Kerr McGee Coal Company to address corrosion …

Case Study: Pultruded Fiberglass Grating Safeguards Draining Trench

Jan 24, 2019

TECHNICAL DATA Product: Fiberglass Drainage Ditch Covering Process: Pultrusion Materials: Fiberglass reinforced vinyl ester grating Sizes: DURADEK® I-6000 1″ grating (currently DURAGRID®) DURADEK® I-6000 …

Case Study: Fiberglass Test Platforms Win Worker Approval

Jan 24, 2019

TK Valve, a division of Dresser Industries, has learned the value of fiberglass from their machine operators. Fiberglass grating …

Case Study: Fiberglass Ladder System Improves the Climb

Jan 24, 2019

Three 40′ vertical shafts in the galleries of Denver Water’s Gross Dam have been retrofitted with a series …

Case Study: 30+ Years Offshore Proves DURADEK® Durability

Jan 23, 2019

In 1979, DURADEK® grating was installed on Shell’s offshore platform Ellen. The platform was destined for the Beta …

Case Study: Light Weight FRP Platforms Used on Digester Dome

Jan 23, 2019

How to construct level working platforms and walkways on top of a digester dome was the rather unique …

Case Study: DURADEK® Chemical Trays Support Long Pipe Runs

Jan 23, 2019

The Squaw Peak Water Treatment Plant in Phoenix, Arizona, has more than 1,300 lineal feet of chemical trays that …

Case Study: Fiberglass Grating and Handrail Take the Shock Out of Electricity

Jan 23, 2019

140,000 amps of DC electricity flow through transformers that power the aluminum manufacturing process at Intalco Aluminum in …

Case Study: DURADEK® Platforms and Catwalks Save Laguardia Millions in Maintenance Costs

Jan 23, 2019

Skid and corrosion resistant fiberglass catwalks and platforms extend one mile over the bay at LaGuardia Airport. The …

Case Study: DURADEK® Solves Expansion Problems for Wastewater Treatment Plant

Jan 23, 2019

In Lakewood, Colorado, there is a small municipal wastewater treatment plant which serves Lakewood and Wheat Ridge communities. …