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Chapman Corporation has been "working as partners" with the glass industry for over 35 years in providing cost-effective engineering and construction services. Our reputation as a quality resource to the glass industry is the basis for our continued growth. In fact, glass-related projects account for between 25% and 50% of Chapman's sales each year.
Whether it's a new facility, expansion, relocation, modernization or environmental project, the industry has relied upon Chapman's "fast-track" capabilities during annual shutdowns, rebuilds, repairs and line installations. We understand the capital intensive nature of glass plants when a furnace or line is down. Our number one goal is to have a plant up and running or an existing process back on-line with minimal production loss.
Chapman has performed multiple projects in over 75 glass plants throughout 20 states. Our expertise includes glass clients in the following areas:
- Pressed and Blown Ware
- Container and Hollow Ware
- Float and Flat Glass
- Fiber Optics and Electronic Glass
- Fiberglass and Cellular Glass
- Tempered and Safety Glass
We have constructed, rebuilt or installed new furnaces, forehearths, lehrs, batch plants, conveyors, handling/packing systems, presses/compressors and inspection stations.
The American Video Glass Company plant (pictured above) is a recent example of our wide range of services. Chapman was responsible for the mechanical/electrical facility and process construction at this new specialty glass plant located in Mt. Pleasant, PA.
Facility construction included four interconnected primary buildings and five remote ancillary buildings. In the process area, we provided piping and electrical design services; mold and ware cooling; piping; air handling/ductwork; electrical; structural; and piping for natural gas, oxygen, compressed air, vacuum, and reclaimed, city and soft water.
Associated projects at the plant included the slurry line, press setting, cullet quench system, panel presses, pinseal cooling water, oxygen plant, cold end cave hydraulics/trough, electronic precipitator feeders, and miscellaneous mechanical and fabrication jobs.
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