Glass Furnace Rebuild – Support Steel
A client proposed and drew the initial design of this support steel project. It will encase and support a glass melting furnace for the engineered reinforcements industry. Swanton Welding supplied materials such as tie rods, platform steel, stairs, and ladders for the 20 ft tool glass melting furnace. Fabrication, blasting, and painting were customized to the client’s specifications.
Start Date
September 1, 2016Completion Date
December 1, 2016Location
Waterville, OHMaterials
Structural grade hot rolled steel members and plateFabrication Methods
The material was processed through a Ficep beam line which is a CNC drill line to process the holes in beams, channel, and angle. Fabrication and welding were completed with certified mig welders to D1-1 standards. All this steel was blasted to an SSPC-SP6 finish and painted in a GFS spray booth
Finishing Details
Hi-Temp Silver paint to 3-4 mils and Epoxy gray paint to 3-4 mils