Namasco Steel – New Facility

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Namasco Steel – New Facility

Kloeckner Metals (formerly Namasco), Dubuque, IA

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Dubuque, IA

CLIENT

Conlon Construction Co.

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$500,000

FEATURED

Power and lighting to an outdoor loading dock

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Photo Credit: Kloeckner Metals

Namasco is a steel warehouse and fabrication factory that imports, houses, and fabricates all sizes of plate and beam steel. Products are then distributed to manufacturers and other fabricators. Our installation included power, lighting, and voice, data, and video cabling for the warehouse and office areas. We also installed power and lighting to an outdoor loading dock which holds four 50-ton bridge cranes.

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GOEX Corporation

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Goex Corporation

GOEX Corporation, Janesville, WI

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Janesville, WI

SIZE

153,600 SF

CLIENT

GOEX Corporation

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$400,000

FEATURED

3 3000 amp, 480 volt services

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This design-build manufacturing project included a 106,000 square-foot manufacturing area, 40,000 square feet of warehouse space, and a 7,600 square-foot, two-story office. Our scope included three 3000 amp, 480 volt services feeding 750 feet of 3000 amp bus duct on the manufacturing floor, and 400 feet of 1200 amp buss duct in a tunnel under the factory floor. The entire facility is illuminated with LED light fixtures using one third of the fixtures required with typical fluorescent lighting.

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Jones Dairy Farm – South

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Jones Dairy Farm - South

Jones Dairy, Fort Atkinson, WI

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Fort Atkinson, WI

SIZE

42,000 SF

CLIENT

Maas Brothers Construction

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$2.7MM

FEATURED

New equipment for full facility

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Photo Credit: ESI Group USA

The overall project scope is demolition and build back of a new, 18,000 square-foot production building, as well as demolition and build back of a 24,000 square-foot area in the center of the main building. Additional work includes remodel of almost the entire facility and new equipment such as ovens, cooking equipment, mechanical equipment, and electrical equipment.

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Kraft/Oscar Mayer J-Con II Project

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Kraft/Oscar Mayer J-Con II Project

Kraft Foods, Madison, WI

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Madison, WI

SIZE

97,000 SF

CLIENT

Kraft Foods

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$4.6M

FEATURED

5kV substation to power the new facility

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Photo Credit: Findorff

This project consisted of a 97,000 square-foot renovation that converted storage space into a food processing and manufacturing facility. The electrical work included the installation of a 5kV substation to power the new facility, with no downtime for the existing plant. The scope of work also included the installation of stainless steel raceways, new lighting, and power and controls for food processing equipment. The equipment includes industrial ovens, meat grinders, and conveyors.

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Swiss Valley Cheese Production Facility

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Swiss Valley Cheese Production Facility

Swiss Valley Farms, Luana, IA

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Luana, IA

CLIENT

Conlon Construction Co.

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$1.2M

FEATURED

New process equipment connections

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Photo Credit: Dairy Foods Magazine

This major remodeling of state-of-the-art production facilities for Swiss Valley’s premiere Swiss cheese factory included new primary electrical service, lighting, low voltage systems, and process equipment connections. All construction was completed at USDA and FDA food production facility standards. Swiss Valley is a leader in the manufacturing of Swiss and Baby Swiss cheese, the most difficult of all cheeses to produce.

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General Motors Paint Shop Addition

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General Motors Paint Shop Addition

General Motors Corporation, Lansing, MI

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Lansing, MI

CLIENT

DACS International, Inc.

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$2.2MM

FEATURED

Pendulum conveyors interlocked with robotic cells

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Photo Credit: General Motors

Westphal & Co., Inc. completed installation of a material handling conveyor for the General Motors Paint Shop facility located in Lansing, MI. The plant was built to meet new demand for Cross-Over-Vehicles (CUV’s). The project included skid conveyors, inverted mono-rail conveyors, and pendulum conveyors interlocked with robotic cells, paint booths, ovens, and dip tanks. Field wiring installation for 36 separate conveyor systems was completed, including control devices, motors, interlocks, Ethernet cabling, and Devicenet cabling.

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GM Error Proofing System

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GM Error Proofing System

General Motors Corporation, Bowling Green, KY

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Bowling Green, KY

CLIENT

General Motors Corporation

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$1.7M

FEATURED

Installation of 480V power

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Photo Credit: Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Westphal & Co., Inc. completed the installation of error-proofing and add-on system located at the Corvette Plant in Bowling Green, KY. The project included installation of 480V power, control cabling, cable tray, barcode readers, pull switches, stack lights, pendant lights, selector switches, operator interface (HMI systems), panelviews, and lightboards (Bingo Boards).

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GM Skillet Conveyor System

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GM Skillet Conveyor System

General Motors Corporation, Shreveport, LA

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Shreveport, LA

CLIENT

Acco Systems

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$2MM

FEATURED

Field wiring for 20 conveyor systems and over 175 conveyor elements

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Photo Credit: Central Conveyor

Installation of Skillet Conveyor and Automated Electrified Monorail systems for new Light Duty Trim Shop located in Shreveport, LA. The plant was built to meet new demand for light-duty trucks. The project included installation of skillet conveyor and AEM conveyor for final and trim lines including pit wiring, vertical lifts, stackers, de-stackers, and IMC load stations. Westphal & Co. installed field wiring for 20 separate conveyor systems and over 175 separate conveyor elements including control devices, motors, interlocks, and cabling for Ethernet, ControlNet, and Devicenet systems.

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GM Cab Box Conveyor System

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GM Cab Box Conveyor System

General Motors Corporation, Shreveport, LA

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Shreveport, LA

CLIENT

Acco Systems

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$1.5MM

FEATURED

480V power

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Installation of material handling conveyor system for new General Motors Paint Shop located in Shreveport, LA was the main objective of this project. This system served as the delivery conveyor from the new paint shop to the new body shop and included 18 separate conveyor systems and 150 separate conveyor elements. The project included skid conveyor, inverted mono-rail conveyor, and pendulum conveyors interlocked with robot cells, paint booths, ovens, and dip tanks. The scope of work included installation of 480V power, control cabling, cable tray, Panelviews/HMI, run/stops, motors, interlocks, and Ethernet, Devicenet, and ControlNet cabling.

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Southwest Health Center

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Southwest Health Center

Southwest Health, Platteville, WI

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Platteville, WI

SIZE

102,000 SF

CLIENT

The Erdman Company

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$1.6MM

FEATURED

New service and power distribution system

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Photo Credit: Zimmerman Plumbing

Westphal & Co., Inc. completed this 25-room, 102,000 square-foot hospital with an attached 36,000 square-foot multi-specialty clinic. Included in the stucture were operating rooms, MRI and x-ray facilities, a laboratory, and administrative space. Electrical work included a new service and power distribution system; normal, emergency, and critical power systems; lighting and lighting control systems; overhead paging, fire alarm, area of rescue, and nurse call systems, and all voice/data/video and backbone systems.

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Finley Hospital Two-Story Addition

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Finley Hospital Two-Story Addition

Finley Hospital/Iowa Health Systems, Dubuque, IA

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Dubuque, IA

SIZE

27,960 SF

CLIENT

Conlon Construction Company

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$1.1M

FEATURED

Fully-enclosed 500KW diesel generator

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Photo Credit: Paramount Oncology Group

The Finley Hospital added two floors above an existing third story wing to house 40 private patient rooms. The project gave the hospital an additional 27,960 square feet. A mechanical room, bariatric rooms, conference rooms, nurse stations and management offices were added as well. While tying into some existing hospital systems and working in and through occupied areas, Westphal & Co. kept all existing areas of the hospital in uninterrupted operation. We installed normal and emergency power systems for lighting and receptacles and a fully-enclosed 500KW diesel generator; other systems included fire alarm, paging system, cable tray, and TV cabling. This project was LEED certified.

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Visiting Nurses Assisted Living Center

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Visiting Nurses Assisted Living Center

VNA/Aurora Health Care, Janesville, WI

SPECIFICATIONS

LOCATION

Janesville, WI

SIZE

55,000 SF

CLIENT

J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$600,000

FEATURED

Normal and emergency power systems

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This 55,000 square-foot facility consists of 60 units of assisted living space and office space for in-home care workers and personal care assistants. The project included a clinic, a six-room short stay unit, a diagnostic center, an eight-bed hospice center, an adult daycare center, and a centralized kitchen. Westphal & Co., Inc. installed all normal and emergency power, lighting, landscape and parking lot lighting, fire alarm, nurse call, area of rescue, voice/data, and CATV systems.

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