An integral part of Henry Ford’s River Rouge automobile complex, the steelworks facility, was purchased by Severstal North America in 2004. The plant has been in operation since the 1920s and produces high-quality flat-rolled carbon steel products; hot and cold rolled sheet, hot-dipped galvanized and electro-galvanized sheet, and other advanced steels.
$740 Million Plant Modernization
Severstal made many significant improvements to the plant, including a $740-million modernization program completed in 2011. That modernization project included constructing a state-of-the-art pickle line tandem cold mill (PLTCM) complex and a hot-dip galvanizing line (HDGL).
Design Assist, EPC, and BIM
General contractor Barton Malow selected Motor City Electric Co. as the electrical contractor for both of these complex projects handling design-assist, material procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning support. This project required collaboration and coordination among all building trades and incorporated Building Information Modeling (BIM) for the planning, design, and construction of the facility and infrastructure.
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An Enormous Steel Production Facility
The PLTCM stretches more than one-third of a mile and includes a complete and complex electrical system for power and lighting. The new facility covers 500,000 square feet and includes:
The PLTCM project consisted of power/control cabling installation and equipment reconnect for the coil handling, pickle line, and cold mill systems:
This included:
This incredibly complex project was not only completed three months ahead of schedule but also safely and accurately through the coordination and management of the workforce and ongoing tracking of materials, costs, labor, and productivity.
