Construction of quality concrete foundations and clarification of API RP 686
Manufacturing in today’s world is primarily done by machinery, and a substantial proportion of these are large, heavy beasts mounted on concrete foundations. Despite their importance to the economic well-being of the enterprises concerned, they are often installed by the lowest bidder, using the cheapest materials available, rather than the best. A great deal of intellectual effort is expended on specifying the ideal machine for the job in hand, but very little on how it should be installed.
Alphatec Engineering is uniquely qualified to recount the problems which arise from short-changing the installation methods and suggesting ways to avoid the sandtraps such as maintenance issues, expensive repairs etc.
We also introduce an industry standard for designing machinery foundations, and mounting the machinery securley on these foundations. This is the American Petroleum Asssociation’s Recommended Practice for installing rotating machinery designated RP 686, and while it is primarily of concern to the Oil & Gas, Petroleum refining, and Petrochemical industries, it is a very good example of best practice which could be copied in all manufacturing industries, utilities and even the nominally service sectors, such as banks, hospitals, data centres, etc, which also rely to a growing extent on machinery to keep the wheels turning.
If you are involved in designing, building, installing, operating or maintaining rotating machinery, there may be something new contained in this webinar, so please sign up today.
Presented by
Giles Goldsbro,
Technical Director, Alphatec group of companies
Giles started the original group company, ALPHA KOGYO K K, in Yokohama, Japan, in 1977. Previous experience in working with Exxon Chemical’s resins group had convinced him that there was an opportunity to introduce the use of epoxies for restoring concrete foundations to the Japanese market, and this proved to be the case. Later expansion into SE Asia, Oceania, and Europe showed that the problems found in Japan were essentially the same regardless of geographic location.