03/30/16

We contacted Bruce Polley of Blast Cleaning Services (BCS) in July of 2015 to come to Brooklyn Iron Works in Spokane, to explore the possibility of rebuilding our 25 year old pass through Wheelabrator. In the meeting Bruce laid out several possibilities that we could consider depending on what type of material we would be blasting, production down time, and price point. Bruce’s vast knowledge of the Wheelabrator Company along with the new and innovative products they have to offer, and coupled with Bruce’s many years of experience in doing this kind of job made us confident that his company was right for the job. In August we signed a contract with BCS to do a complete reconstruction of our Wheelabrator, along with a new dust collection system. At the same time we signed a contract with Wheelabrator for the plans of the new wheel pods we would fabricate in house.

On December 1st BCS arrived on sight to start the project, we only had 2 weeks to complete the project. With the wheel pod fabrication complete, and all the parts that Bruce had ordered for the project from Wheelabrator received. It was time to start! It was like watching a well-oiled machine at work. Bruce and his crew started in removing all the old parts that were to be replaced, and started prep work to start rebuilding. His crew wasted no time in moving from step to step. Everyone knew what had to be done, and when it needed to be done. Bruce and his crew worked 11 & 12 hour days, and worked straight through until the project was completed. Thus assuring that our down time was at a minimum. Along with some support from our people the project was completed in 11 days. Three days ahead of schedule.

We now have a new efficient machine, with a great dust collection system. We are looking forward to many more years of dust free efficient blasting. Thanks to the Blast Cleaning Services team and Wheelabrator products.

LeRoy Fautch

Blast & Paint Shop Maintenance

Brooklyn Iron Works, Spokane WA.

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2016-04-05

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