TEKLA 3D MODELING SOFTWARE

WHEN YOU WORK IN A FIELD THAT LITERALLY HAS THE WORD "MISCELLANEOUS" IN THE TITLE, SOME PEOPLE NEED CLARIFICATION : WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO? WHILE OUR CAPABILITIES STATEMENT COVERS THE BASICS, WE USE THE 3D MODELING SOFTWARE, TEKLA, TO ILLUSTRATE THE DETAILS. 

USING TEKLA IN-HOUSE, WHK IS ABLE TO GENERATE 2D AUTOCAD FORMAT DRAWINGS, ALONG WITH 3D ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS AND OUR SHOP FABRICATION DRAWINGS IN ONE GO. NOT ONLY DOES THIS WORK TO STREAMLINE OUR PROCESSES, BUT IT'S STRONGEST ATTRIBUTE IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF WHAT THEY'RE ORDERING. 

ONE OF OUR BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS OCCURRED A FEW YEARS AGO WITH A MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL CLIENT. THROUGHOUT A PROJECT, WE WERE NARROWING IN THE DIMENSIONS AND FEATURES OF A STAINLESS STEEL PLATFORM. HOWEVER, DURING THE APPROVAL SIGN OFF, THE SCIENTISTS WERE CONSULTED. UPON SEEING THE 3D DRAWINGS THEY NOTICED FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES WITH THE WAY THEY WANTED TO USE THE APPLICATION. HAVING SEEN ONLY 2D DRAWINGS UP TO THAT POINT, WHICH THEY DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND, THERE HAD BEEN MISCOMMUNICATION. LUCKILY, SINCE FABRICATION HAD NOT STARTED, WE WERE ABLE TO REWORK THE PLATFORM TO MEET THEIR NEEDS SAVING THE PROJECT BOTH TIME AND MONEY.

 

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HOT DIP GALVANIZING

AFTER FABRICATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF OUR TRUSTED SUBCONTRACTORS, WHK HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE MANY FINISHES. ONE OF THE
MOST COMMON FINISHES WE UTILIZE IS
HOT DIP GALVANIZING.

HOT DIP GALVANIZING IS THE PROCESS OF DIPPING FABRICATED STEEL INTO A VAT OF MOLTEN ZINC. IT IS A CORROSION PROTECTION METHOD USED MOST FREQUENTLY ON APPLICATIONS THAT WILL BE EXPOSED TO WEATHER OR WET ENVIRONMENTS. HOT DIP GALVANIZING APPEARS AS A DULL GREY FINISH.

BECAUSE HOT DIP GALVANIZING PROTECTS STEEL, THE WORK MUST BE FABRICATED FIRST (I.E. STAIRS, RAILINGS, CANOPY), THEN HOT DIP GALVANIZED. WELDS OR CUTS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE GALVANIZED FINISH HAS BEEN APPLIED MUST RECEIVE COLD GALVANIZING (ZRC) PAINT AT THOSE JOINTS FOR PROTECTION.

THIS IS THE MOST BASIC OVERVIEW AND THERE ARE MANY INTRICACIES TO THIS PROCESS! FOLLOW THE LINKS OR REACH OUT TO US WITH MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW HOT DIP GALVANIZING WORKS AND WHAT TYPES OF APPLICATIONS MAY REQUIRE HDG. 

STEPS IN THE HOT DIP GALVANIZING PROCESS : 

  1. CLEAN THE STEEL, WITH A CAUSTIC SOLUTION TO REMOVE OIL, GREASE, DIRT, PAINT OR BASIC OXIDATION.
  2. RINSE OFF THE CAUSTIC SOLUTION.
  3. REMOVE MILL SCALE, VIA ACIDIC SOLUTION. 
  4. RINSE OFF ACIDIC SOLUTION.
  5. ZINC AMMONIUM CHLORIDE (CALLED FLUX) IS APPLIED TO STEEL TO STOP OXIDATION OF CLEANED SURFACE WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR. 
  6. STEEL DIPPED IN VAT OF MOLTEN ZINC AND HELD UNTIL TEMPERATURE OF STEEL REACHES THAT OF THE BATH. 
  7. STEEL IS COOLED IN A SEPARATE TANK TO INHIBIT UNDESIRABLE REACTIONS THAT MAY OCCUR IF NEW FINISH IS EXPOSED TO ATMOSPHERE WHILE COOLING.

A VISIT TO ALBANY STEEL

WHILE IN THE CAPITAL REGION, ELLIE VISITED ONE OF OUR MAIN SUPPLIERS, ALBANY STEEL. OUR FAVORITE SALES REPRESENTATIVE, GEORGE DRESCHER, OFFERED AN AMAZING TOUR OF THEIR FACILITIES! CHECK OUT THE GALLERY BELOW AND PREPARE TO BE WOWED! 

NYS MWBE FORUM 2015

LAST WEEK OUR PRESIDENT ATTENDED THE NEW YORK STATE MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MWBE) FORUM IN ALBANY. HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE COMPANIES SHOWCASED WHILE THOUSANDS OF MWBE BUSINESS OWNERS AND REPRESENTATIVES WERE IN ATTENDANCE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY PRESENTATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFIC PANEL DISCUSSIONS. THIS YEAR, THE CONVERSATIONS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY UPLIFTING, BY CONGRATULATING PROGRESS, AND CHALLENGING, IN HIGHLIGHTING NEED FOR INDUSTRY CHANGE AHEAD. 

CABLE RAILS : BEFORE AND AFTER

FEW RAILINGS LOOK AS SOPHISTICATED AS WELL DONE CABLE RAILS. THIS PROJECT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED FOR THE NEW OFFICE OF A LOCAL ARCHITECT, ARI AUFGANG. HIS AESTHETIC CHOICE TO STAY WITH SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR TUBE ELEMENTS HELPED TO CREATE A REFINED INDUSTRIAL FEEL. 

OTHER CABLE RAIL APPLICATIONS CAN BE FURNISHED ENTIRELY IN STAINLESS STEEL, AND RECEIVE ACORN NUTS  TO COVER THE CUT END OF THE CABLE. 

        

GOOD PRACTICE

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BEFORE HEADING TO THE SITE, WE TAKE OUR TIME AND ASSEMBLE MOST OF OUR PROJECTS. THIS PRACTICE ELIMINATES ERRORS IN THE FIELD WHETHER INSTALLATION IS BY US OR OTHERS. GOING THIS EXTRA MILE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WITH PLATFORMS AND STAIRS THAT WILL BE RECEIVING SOPHISTICATED FINISHES SUCH AS HOT-DIP GALVANIZING, ANODIZING OR POWDER-COATING.

STAY TUNED ON OUR BLOG FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THOSE FINISHES!

CONSTRUCTION WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

WE USUALLY PREFER THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT GETS DIRT UNDER OUR FINGERNAILS, BUT WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR NEW WEBSITE! A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, WE AT W.H. KASSNER, INC. ARE EXCITED TO SHARE OUR WORK WITH THE WORLD. 

THIS "WORK-IN-PROGRESS" BLOG WILL PERIODICALLY HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE STRENGTHS AND DETAILS OF OUR WORK, BOTH ABSTRACTLY AND ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS. STAY TUNED! 

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