Greenfield Continuous Galvanizing Line
TOA Engineering led the construction and commissioning of a greenfield CGL project in the southern USA during the worst of the COVID pandemic. The TOA Engineering team included the general site manager, electrical, mechanical and media equipment installation supervision, commissioning management and remained onsite through to completing the factory acceptance tests. Owing to careful planning and client/TOA Engineering supervision, there were no lost-time injuries on the site. The CGL went into full operation in the summer of 2021, setting a record for minimum time between breaking ground and first coil.
Brownfield Caster/SME Replacement
TOA Engineering placed a key resource as the construction manager for the OEM to oversee the installation of a new caster in an existing melt shop. The project was schedule constrained as the client was out of business until the new equipment was put into operation. Working directly with the contractors, the construction manager ensured the equipment was installed as designed, started-up correctly and put into operation in a timely and safe manner.
Lohan Mineral Recovery/Processing
TOA Engineering is the lead engineer responsible for the design and implementation of the Lohan Tailings Pond remediation and minerals recovery project. This was a former copper mine with a 134 million t tailings pond that accumulated over a 25-year period. Both the mine closure and Tailings Pond caused significant environmental havoc.
As the owner’s representative, TOA Engineering will select the most appropriate technology, design the processing plant, supervise the procurement and installation, and will then operate the facility for three years. The objective is to remove more than $3.0 billion worth of precious metals from the Tailings Pond and eliminate the current acid mine drainage (AMD) problem currently polluting the nearby water streams.
AICM Project 53
Galvanize Product Development
Galvanizing Line – New Production Profile
TOA Engineering was engaged by a confidential client to provide process, operational and maintenance training to a new “auto-exposed” galvanizing line in Europe. The Owner of the facility purchased this line with process / performance guarantees to manufacture galvanized sheet steel suitable for the demanding automotive exposed surface application. The line did not reach its potential or capability resulting in millions of dollars in claims due to the non-performance. TOA Engineering was retained to assess the various reasons for the failure and then to work with the “whole of the enterprise” to provide key process knowledge and input, as well as to provide guidance to the operational and maintenance teams to design and incorporate strict key operational and maintenance, standard operational procedures (SOPs) with hands on training, to permit the facility to be successful.
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