36 Hours FASTER
No ignition points eliminates labour for emptying the tank and loss of equipment operating at full capacity.
Financial Savings
Client estimates that NuWave reduced costs for this project by 50%
Improved Safety
While it may be difficult to put a dollar figure to this metric, all personnel were kept out of the line of fire, out of pinch points and were not exposed to ignition points.
Estimated Value Savings
Project Description
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22 September 2023
The Cut
For this specialty cut we adapted our track mounted cutting tool to mount to a cement wall by crafting a custom steel frame. The steel frame was able to be bolted to the cement which allowed the track mounted waterjet cutter to be suspended on the wall, in-place for the cut. The tool is then remotely operated from a safe distance that keeps all personnel out of the line of fire and clear of pinch points.
The concrete wall of the 750bbI tank was approximately 4“ deep and was 30”x30“
36 Hours FASTER
No ignition points eliminates labour for emptying the tank and loss of equipment operating at full capacity.
Financial Savings
A conventional approach would have required at least 70 hours on site from start to finish. The NuWave method took only 40 hours, with 24 of those hours being driving time.
Improved Safety
While it may be difficult to put a dollar figure to this metric, all personnel were kept out of the line of fire, out of pinch points and were not exposed to ignition points.
Estimated Value Savings
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The Issue
Client needed to cut a 30”x 30” hole into a cement wall to create an access door. A project of this nature typically takes at least two days to complete with a concrete chop saw. The traditional chop saw method requires both hot work permits and for the entire tank to be emptied, cleaned out and proven to have no LEL's.
The Solution
NuWave created a custom steel frame that allowed us to magnetically mount our track-cutter to the vertical, cement wall. Once the tool was mounted, it was easy work to make the cut, and the entire project took 4 hours from start to finish. Waterjet cutting has no ignition points, so this allowed us to perform the cut without hot work permits and without a need for emptying, cleaning and verifying the absence of LEL's before commencing work.