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1. ABTREX INDUSTRIES INC.
LININGS FOR ABRASION AND CORROSION
FABRICATORS • MANUFACTURERS •
APPLICATORS
AND MORE……
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2. ABTREX HISTORY
1969 - Harold Byars starts Abtrex in metro-Detroit with partner, Jim
Graham
Abtrex serves the electroplating industry providing vulcanized plating
equipment including cathodes and tanks
1980 – Abtrex purchases American Fiberglass Fabricators in Elkhart,
Indiana
1985 –Abtrex opens Pittsburgh (Leetsdale, PA) facility
Located on a rail spur, Abtrex enters into bulk material transport industry
1985 – Abtrex buys Blastco (abrasive blasting company) in South Bend, IN
Entire Indiana operation is relocated from Elkhart to South Bend
2009 – Abtrex opens railcar lining operation in Cleveland, TX
Located on UTLX property, Abtrex installs state-of-the-art robotic water blaster
to strip old linings from railcars
2011 – Abtrex acquires KSF Chemical Processes in Cambridge, ON
KSF owned intellectual property for Wean United Acid Recovery
Systems
3. CAPABILITIES
• Engineering Services
• Corrosion and Abrasion Resistant Linings
• Tank and Vessel Fabrication
• Metal
• Plastic
• Fiberglass
• Pipe Fabrication
• Rubber-lined Steel Pipe and Fittings
• Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Pipe
and Fittings
• Field Installations, Maintenance &
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4. DESIGN AND BUILD SERVICES
Engineering and Design Tools
Solidworks 3D CAD design Software
SIEMENS Unigraphics PLM
Software
Autodesk AutoCAD Software
• 3-D Modeling Software:
• General FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
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5. DESIGN AND BUILD SERVICES
FGD Absorber Recycle Pump Piping
Duke Energy Progress – Roxboro Plant
48” to 16” Steel, rubber-lined and Alloy 2205 Pipe
6. DESIGN AND BUILD SERVICES
Absorber Recycle Discharge Spool made from Alloy 2205
13. OUR SAFETY
ABTREX SAFETY
• Experience Modification Rate (EMR):
0.81
• No recordable incidents this year
• No lost days for 3+ years
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15. REFERENCES
Corn Sweetener
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Contact: Darryl Munsinger
400 West Erie Rd Phone: 507-537-2511
Marshall, MN 56258-2744
Cargill Inc. Contact: Ms. Adebola Durosawo
3201 Needmore Rd Phone: 937-237-2561
Dayton, OH 46414
Field Erected Tanks
M.L. Smith Jr., Inc. Contact: Moe Hansen
2330 Farmerville Hwy Phone: 318-255-4474
Ruston, LA 71213-1717
Kennedy Tank Contact: Paul Bolin
833 East Sumner Avenue Phone: 317-780-3528
Indianapolis, IN 46227
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16. REFERENCES
Plating/Galvanizing
Walbridge Coatings Contact: David Swemba
30610 E Broadway Phone: 419-661-5952
Walbridge, OH 43465
Lacks Enterprises Contact: Ben Wesley
5460 Cascade Road SE Phone: 616-443-6087
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
IN Tek/IN Kote (Areclor-Mittal) Contact: James McGranahan
30755 Edison Road Phone: 574-654-1733
New Carlisle, Indiana 46552
Steel Processing
Steel Warehouse Contact: Jerry Czajkowski
2722 West Tucker Dr. Phone: 574-236-5100
South Bend, IN 46619
US Steel Contact: Samer Aweidah
600 Grant Street Phone: 412-433-5833
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 sraweidah@uss.com
17. REFERENCES
Power Plants
Duke Energy Contact: Russ Steinmetz
6293 Beaver Rd Phone: 513-467-4839
Rabbit Hash, KY 41091 russell.steinmetz@duke-energy.com
EON-US Contact: Charles Ransdell
820 W. Broadway Phone: 502-627-3299
Louisville, KY 40232
Hitachi America Limited Contact: William Knowles
50 Prospect Phone: 914-524-6700
Tarry Town, NY 10591
Big Rivers Electric (Coleman Station) Contact: Christa Lucas
4982 River Rd Phone: 270-844-6983
Hawesville, KY 42348
Duke Energy Progress Contact: Reggie Clay
1700 Dunnaway Rd. Phone: 336-597-6116
Semora, NC 27343 Reggie.Clay@pgnmail.com
18. REFERENCES
Mining Equipment
FLSmidth Salt Lake City Contact: Mark Nielsen
7158 South FLSmidth Drive Phone: 801-871-7936
Midvale, Utah, USA 84047 mark.nielsen@flsmidth.com
Weir Minerals Contact: Debra Switzer
2701 S Stoughton Rd. Phone: 970-665-9149
Madison, WI debra.switzer@weirminerals.com
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. Contact: Betsy Day
240 Arch St. Phone: 717-849-7201
York, PA 17403
Eriez – Flotation Division Contact: Kris Barnes
7168 Honeyman St. - Unit 1 Phone: 604-952-2300
Delta, BC Canada V4G 1G1
URS Contact: Michelle Rodriguez
8181 E. Tufts Avenue Phone: 303-796-4719
Denver, CO 80237 michelle.rodriguez@urs.com
19. THANK YOU!
Doug Hardy, Sales Engineer • 800.959.0125 • DougHardy@Abtrex.com
Chuck Groom, Project Manager • 800.959.0125 • ChuckGroom@Abtrex.com
Keith Byars, President • 800.959.0125 • KeithByars@Abtrex.com
Please contact us for more information or questions
about today’s presentation.
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