Automotive Projects
ATSI engineers are proven experts in automotive facility construction. Our various projects include crash barriers, engineering design, and relocation services. Below are some examples of recent Automotive Projects ATSI has done:
American Axle & Manufacturing I-190 Slug Welder
Slug Welder Installation---Provided equipment arrangement layout; Provided foundation design for material handling turntable; Provided structural steel design for elevated equipment platform and overhead equipment hoist; Provided air, water and hydraulic piping and exhaust ventilation design; Provided electrical power design.
American Axle & Manufacturing Chiller Piping, Dial Tube Foundation And Process Exhaust Ventilation
Chiller Piping---Provided equipment arrangement layout; Provided utility and process piping design; Provided electrical power design. Dial Tube Foundation---Provided equipment foundation and containment design; Provided electrical
power design. Process Exhaust---Provided welder process exhaust ventilation design.
American Axle & Manufacturing Overhead Equipment Hoist
Bracket Welder Overhead Hoist---Provided structural steel design for overhead equipment hoist.
American Axle & Manufacturing Process Exhaust Ventilation
Tocco Equipment Exhaust--- Provided process exhaust ventilation design; Provided structural steel
support design for roof mounted exhaust fans and stacks.
American Axle & Manufacturing Track Well & Breakroom
Trackwell Floor Rehab---Provided concrete and structural steel design to fill in existing trackwell area to increase warehouse floor area. Breakroom---Provided architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical design for employee breakroom and smoking lounge.
Automotive Projects
Ford Motor Oil House Hoist/Monorail & Pyrogard-F Oil House Hoist/Monorail Installation---Provided monorail design including all connections; Performed roof analysis for integrity with addition of new monorail. Pyrogard Room Containment Wall---Provided design of new containment wall; Provided curb design for pyrogard room entrance; Determined containment capacity; Provided tank fill and supply piping design.
Ford 3000 Ton Verson Press Relocation
3000 Ton Verson Press Relocation---Provided demolition drawings for a 175' x 80' operation floor; Provided a new press foundation and pier design; Provided design for a new 175' x 80' concrete and structural steel operation floor; Provided structural steel fabrication details; Provided design for a removable pecan wood floor system; Provided temporary floor shoring design for press installation; Performed field visits to document the existing installation.
Ford Verson Press Electrical Platform
Verson Press Electrical Platform Design---Provided design for new 14' x 60' steel platform for press electrical controls; Provided structural steel fabrication details, Designed electrical cabinet layout to reuse existing cables, Designed conduit and cable tray system to reuse existing cables, Provided a basement equipment layout design, Provided fire protection design for the press basement; Performed field visits to document the existing installation.
Ford Motor North/West Annex Mods-F
New Truck Unloading Dock--- Provided civil and structural demolition design; Provided foundation and structural steel design; Provided steel fabrication details; Provided roadway design modifications; Provided sanitary and storm sewer design modifications; Provided HVAC and piping design modifications; Provided overhead door and lighting electrical design.
Ford CSP South Dock Modifications
New 5-Door Truck Unloading Docks---Provided civil, structural, and electrical demolition design; Provided foundation and structural steel design; Provided steel fabrication details; Provided roadway design modifications; Provided sanitary and storm sewer design modifications; Provided overhead door, dock equipment, and lighting electrical design; Provided fire protection main, hydrant, and post indicating valve design modifications; Provided design to extend operation floor over an existing railroad track well; Provided detail construction cost estimate; Provided piping design modifications.
Ford Motor Fire Protection System Design-F
Fire Protection System Pressure Tests---Conducted pressure test of fire protection wet system located under press line Nos. 8 and 14; Pressure tested the fire protection dry system located at “C” conveyor; Provided a final report for each pressure test conducted at lines No. 8, No. 14 and at “C” conveyor.
Ford Motor FE 227 Fire Supression System-F
Computer Room Fire Protection---Reviewed all vendor drawings for compliance with Ford Motor Company fire protection requirements for C02 Fire Suppression installations; Provided specification for sealing the computer room air tight; Provided a final report including all drawings, photos, and general system description.
Ford Motor Fire Protection System Pyrogard-F
Pyrogard Room Fire Protection Design---Provided fire code review for all required piping calculations; Provided all required piping calculations for the Pyrogard Room and the Storage Room; Reviewed all IRI insurance requirements; Converted dry fire protection system to a wet system design; Specified new flapper valve; Revised fire protection drawing showing the new wet system design; Provided start-up and commissioning of new wet system; Provided final report.
Ford Motor Field Support Services
Field Support---ATSI is providing ongoing field support for inspections and AutoCad plant layouts at Ford Chicago Stamping Plant.
Ford Motor N Annex Fire Protect/New PRPN
North Annex Fire Protection System and Roadway Improvements---Provided fire protection line routing and layout design; Determined the proper size for all fire lines; Specifed wet valves and sprinkler heads ensuring the fire system design met customers insurance requirements; Provided civil design for roadway modifications for increased truck traffic; Provided civil demolition drawings for new roadway; Identified all underground utilities below roadway; Provided design for new security fence.
Ford Motor Additional Floor Mod At Bay-F
New 10' x 30' Floor---Provided design of structural steel support members and a concrete floor slab to cover a 10' x 30' floor opening; This design simplified the installation process utilizing welded connections and eliminated the need to drill and connect to existing concrete supports; Provided a detail labor and material estimate for three structural designs for comparison of installation time and costs.
Ford Boiler House Compressor Foundation-F
New Compressor Foundation---Provided engineering and drafting for a new compressor foundation installed in a power house. The design utilized as much of the existing foundation as possible; Provided demolition drawings.
Ford Motor Shop Details Floor MD At Bay 1-F
Shop Detail Drawings for Floor Modifications---Provided shop detail drawings for the fabrication of structural steel for floor modifications; Provided detail bills of material for structural steel.
Ford Motor Mast Mounted Outdoor Lighting-F
High Mast Light Pole Foundation---Provided a field inspection to evaluate the condition of all existing high mast lighting located throughout the plant; Provided a structural design for foundation repairs required to properly anchor the existing high mast light poles.
Ford South Truck Dock Rebuild
New 4-Door Truck Dock Design---Provided civil, structural, electrical, and piping design for a new 4-door truck dock and a new miscellaneous delivery dock; Specified automatic roll up doors, dock levelers, vehicle restraints, bumpers, and dock shelters, and gas fired door heaters; Provided steel detail fabrication drawings; Provided structural, electrical, and piping demolition drawings; Provided design to relocate an existing 2-story pre-fab office building including modifications required for potable water, sewer, and electrical power; Specified a prefabricated office building. New Propane Filling Station---Provided design for a new asphalt access drive for a new propane filling station; Provide demolition drawings for electrical equipment, tanks, piping, and concrete for an abandoned tank farm to be the site of a new propane filling station; Provided demolition drawings for an existing propane filling station.
Ford 12" Meter Room Recalculations-F
12” Meter Room Fire Protection System Calculations---Provided calculations to determine if the existing fire protection piping arrangement met minimum flow requirements.
Ford Kamatsu Press Line 13 Floor Mods-F
Komatsu Press Floor Modifications---Provided design calculations for a new floor at a Komatsu Press; Provided new design drawings showing the new floor modifications; Provided shop detail drawings and bill of material for all the structural steel members, nuts and bolts list.
Ford PCR Machine Installation-F
New 80-Foot Span 5-Ton Overhead Crane---Provided structural design and drafting to modify the existing building structure for installation of a new 5-ton overhead crane; Provided structural steel fabrication drawings; Provided electrical design and drafting for crane electrical power; Provided demolition drawings for existing piping and electrical interferences; Provided structural design to repair damaged building columns; Provided a detailed construction labor and material estimate; Coordinated structural design and crane design with crane manufacturer.
Waste Water Treatment Containment Design
Waste Water Treatment Containment Wall Design---Calculated the storage capacity for five existing oily wastewater tanks located at a waste water treatment facility; Provided a structural design to increase the capacity of an existing containment area.
Ford Building Columns Repair-F
Building Column Structural Repairs---Provided design drawings showing the required repairs for building columns damaged by mobile equipment; Provided bills of material for column repairs.
Ford Conveyor Pit And Building Column Mods
Building Column Structural Modifications---Provided structural design to remove an existing building column and reinforce the adjacent structure; Provided steel fabrication drawings; Provided detailed construction labor and material cost estimate.
South Docks Construction Specification
Construction Specification---Provided a detailed construction specification and bid document forms for construction of a new 5-door truck dock.
Ford Jib And Overhead Crane Foundation
New 5-Ton Crane and Jib Crane Design---Provided engineering and drafting services to install a concrete foundation for a new free standing 5-ton overhead crane and a relocated floor mounted ½-ton jib crane; Provided engineering and drafting services to install 80-foot long crane girders, new cross bracing, support columns; Provided steel fabrication details for new structural steel; Coordinated structural steel design with the crane manufacturer.
Ford Redraw Crane Electrical Control Drawing
Crane Electrical Control Drawing---Provided drafting services to redraw hand marked electrical control schematics in AutoCad format.
Ford Roof Load Assessment
Plant Roof Live Load Assessment---Reviewed existing structural design drawings related to the plant roof design and determined the design live load capacity; Provided a roof plan drawing showing the roof access stairways and roof live loads; Provided a report summarizing plant roof live load capacities.
General Motors West Wall Repair
West Wall Repair---Provided west wall inspection, detailed inspection report and repair summary, construction cost estimate and construction specification.
ATSI: Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Chicago's premier consulting engineering firm. We employ the industries finest HVAC, structural, civil, electrical, instrumentation & controls and mechanical consulting engineers. We also specialize in facility construction services including automotive facility construction and blast furnace construction. We are your expert choice for traditional and custom consulting engineering services.
