Plasti-Fab Case Studies

A real threat to the gages in rural areas are acts of vandalism, in particular the gages seem to be irresistible targets for gun owners. In a recent ballistics tests performed on Plasti-Fab Gages, Gun Shots proved to be completely ineffective in damaging the gages beyond their function of viewing tide levels, river states, and tank levels from a distance

Plasti-Fab Gages are primarily used in secluded, often rural settings, such as flumes, weirs, reservoirs, basins, lagoons, waterways and other applications. In these locations they have year-round, sustained exposure to all of the natural elements. The PlastiFab Fiberglass Reinforce Plastic (FRP) Head Gages have proven to withstand years of weather without fading,chipping, or warping. They also stand strong amid all application specific damaging, such as river traffic.

Another real threat to the Gages in such locations are acts of vandalism, in particular the gages seem to be irresistible targets for gun owners. In a recent ballistics tests performed on Plasti-Fab Gages, Gun Shots proved to be completely ineffective in damaging the gages beyond their function of viewing tide levels, river states, and tank levels from a distance. In most cases the damage was minimal or unnoticeable. Below are snapshots of the results of the ballistics test. The guns used were a CCI Mini Mag and a Kent Fast Steel Rifle-bird shot. They were fired from 3 different distances as labeled in the images.

Fiberglass gages are easily mounted to any flat surface using stainless steel screws or stainless steel anchor bolts.
Gages are available in slide frames which are mounted to permit easy removal of gages for cleaning.

Todd Pearson stopped by and chatted with Kurt Rogers from Plasti-Fab to discuss a large slide gate installation of Plasti-Fab brand gates in Florida.

Todd Pearson stopped by and chatted with Kurt Rogers from Plasti-Fab to discuss a large slide gate installation of Plasti-Fab brand gates in Florida.

Developed with electricity generating equipment inside, the Sea Beav 1 (seen below) showed potential to harness wave energy in an initial test off the Northwest Pacific coast. The test was conducted by OSU scientists in conjunction with Columbia Power Technology.

Developed with electricity generating equipment inside, the Sea Beav 1 (seen below) showed potential to harness wave energy in an initial test off the Northwest Pacific coast. The test was conducted by OSU scientists in conjunction with Columbia Power Technology.

OSU scientists have been researching wave energy for years, and their vision (depicted below) is for an entire system of buoys off the West Coast. This vision is not a small amount of energy. “Our wave energy resource is about equivalent to our entire hydro resource," said Annette Von Jouanne, OSU Professor of Electrical Engineering, “"We have tremendous potential off the Oregon Coast. We have these waves that have been building up all the way across the Pacific," Von Jouanne said.

Experts at OSU say close to 11 percent of U.S. energy could someday be supplied by wave energy, and Oregon is being touted as the prime location for the nation's first commercial wave energy parks. The first commercial power buoy will go on line this summer, with nine additional buoys the summer of 2010. Ocean Power Technologies is in charge of the development.

Plasti-Fab was choosen for this project because of our structural composite expertise. The vessel needed to be able to withstand the corrosive ocean environment and powerful weather systems. Our large scale composite capital equipment made Plasti-Fab the right vendor for the job.

Original story provided by KVAL.com.

Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was almost wiped off the map back when hurricane Hugo roared through (9/22/89). It was located just a few miles on the northeast side of the storm, "which is the absolute worst place to be during a hurricane. The eye of the storm passed right through the town. When it hit South Carolina it had SUSTAINED winds of 140 MPH." Hugo is the biggest, strongest hurricane to ever hit the East coast north of Florida.

Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was almost wiped off the map back when hurricane Hugo roared through (9/22/89).
It was located just a few miles on the northeast side of the storm, "which is the absolute worst place to
be during a hurricane. The eye of the storm passed right through the town. When it hit South Carolina it had SUSTAINED winds of 140 MPH." Hugo is the biggest, strongest hurricane to ever hit the East coast north of Florida.

"Moncks Corner wanted ONLY Plasti-Fab shelters on their recent upgrade
because of the performance of the +25 year old shelter. This shelter has been through a lot and is still standing."
-John Whittaker, Johnston Inc.
Suppliers of quality water and wastewater treatment equipment and instrumentation

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At this Wastewater Treatment Plant in Glendale Heights, IL, an aluminum slide gate had to be forced open using a front-end loader and a chain after seizing in place due to inevitable corrosion. The corrosive bond was so severe that the chain snapped upon the first attempt.

At this Wastewater Treatment Plant in Glendale Heights, IL, an aluminum slide gate had to be forced open using a front-end loader and a chain after seizing in place due to inevitable corrosion. The corrosive bond was so severe that the chain snapped upon the first attempt.

The water and wastewater treatment and control industry is a prime example of how constant exposure to toxic elements can and will cause costly maintenance issues in metal equipment. This is most evident in highly sensitive applications like wastewater treatment.

To Avoid Costly Maintenance Issues, Retrofit Your Equipment with Plasti-Fab’s Corrosion Resistant FRP

Before image: Holes were burnt into the gate using a torch to attach the backhoe end of the chain.
After image:New Retrofitted Plasti-Fab FRP gate and frame.

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