September Construction Update

Cianbro is still hard at work, prepping the big holes in the floors for infill in the interior of the mill, and the erection of steel structures to support the blend chambers and flash tube dryer cyclones on the exterior. It’s starting to look a lot different around here!

Floor openings on operating floor of mill that are going to be infilled, currently used to raise and lower equipment from basement floor to operating floor. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Break bulk boxes that have since been opened. Housed used Dieffenbacher board line components during their trip from Germany to Madison. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Cianbro welders working in a floor trench that is going to be infilled. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Dryer cyclone foundation with rebar installed for fire dump bunkers.
Cianbro welders working in a floor trench that is going to be infilled. Photo Credit: Cianbro
More work in the trenches that are now infilled. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Cianbro welders/pipefitters prefabricating pipe sections before they are installed. Photo Credit: Cianbro
More prefabrication underway. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Looking down the machine hall from the North end. Floor penetrations will allow for fiber chute installation. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Boiler after being set in place. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Some board line components uncrated and sitting on the operating floor. They will be cleaned, and some components will be replaced or upgraded, and then they will be installed. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Fresh water pumps installed and piped. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Mass pour of dryer cyclone foundation deadmen. There masses of concrete replace the need for piles in this area. This work was completed in July, and these foundations are now much further along. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Preassembly of dryer tube support steel before being set in place. These efforts were completed in July. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Blend chamber foundation with piers and platforms. This work was completed in June/July. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Cianbro crew assembling blend chamber structure in July. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Erection of blend chamber steel. These efforts were completed in July. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Cianbro crews rigging and preparing steel structure for erection. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Cianbro crew assembling blend chamber structure in July. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Cianbro crews rigging and preparing steel structure for erection. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Another aerial view, this time also showing the flues in the exhaust stack from the Madison paper mill days. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Madison mill rooftop, showing mostly completed dryer tube support steel . Photo Credit: Cianbro
Aerial view of alcove area, features assembled dryer tube support structure and blend chamber structure. Also shown is gas train piping in yellow. Photo Credit: Cianbro
Aerial view showing piles driven and capped in the green end area where we will soon be installing our chip handling equipment. Photo Credit: Cianbro