Case Studies

Volkswagen Academy

Application: Training Center

Products: OmniFlex 300 (15 feet tall), Full Glass Windows and Fire & Sound Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Attractive appearance
• Flexibility to create different sized training rooms
• LEED points for the construction project
• Quick turnaround time

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BMW

Application: 2,555 sq. ft spare parts storage and distribution building

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus with Fire & Sound Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Flexibility to move in future
• Secure, enclosed area with sound control
• Minimal disruption to plant during construction

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Two Story Office

Application: New two story modular office within existing manufacturing plant facility

Product: OmniFlex 300

Benefits Provided:

• Expanded usable office space without enlarging existing footprint
• Engineering and operations teams given direct access to plant operations
• Effectively used vertical square footage

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McCormick Foods

Modular Office with Load-bearing Roof

Application: 2,778 sq. ft. office complex, consisting of two story and single story office with storage decks.

Product: Series 300

Benefits Provided:

• Tied into existing modular offices
• Attractive appearance
• Maximized floor space

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Douglas & Lomason

Application: 2,430 square foot 2-story office

Product: Series 300

Benefits Provided:

• Adapt design to needs without seriously impacting budget or time line
• Professional appearance
• Sound control

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Ingalls Hospital

2-Story Modular Office Provides Space and Sound Solution

Application: Soundproof area with rehabilitation facility

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Effective sound control
• Ability to re-locate easily
• Minimal disruption to existing business

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Mercury Stainless

Load-bearing Modular Buildings Create New Space for Manufacturer

Application: Modular Offices and Lunchroom with Storage Decks

Product: Series 300 with Fire & Sound Wall Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Effective sound control
• Ability to re-locate easily
• 2-Story design to maximize space utilization

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Floeter, Inc.

Location: Elk Grove Village, IL

Application: Machinery Enclosure

Product: OmniFlex 300 Insulated Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Cleaner alternative to modern construction
• Insulated walls for optimal thermal control
• Flexibility of reconfiguration in the future

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North American Stainless

Location: Warsaw, KY

Application: Control Pulpit for Steel Mill

Product: OmniFlex 300 Steel Fire & Sound

Benefits Provided:

• Tall windows provide 180 degree unobstructed view
• Heightened platform allows max visibility of facility
• Climate-controlled, sound-proof room protects operator from extreme steel mill environment

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Suzuki

Location: Rome, GA

Application: Paint Process Enclosure

Product: OmniFlex 300 Steel-Faced Panels (16 feet tall)

Benefits Provided:

• Insulated walls for optimal thermal control
• Improved product yield
• Integration with existing conveyor system

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Vegetable Juices, Inc.

Location: Chicago, IL

Application: 2-Story Structure Inside Facility

Product: Omniflex 300 Fire & Sound

Benefits Provided:

• Two story structure to house lab and office space
• Odors contained within lab on ground floor
• Contemporary design and appearance

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Modular Electric Wiring

Application: Office and Conference Room

Product: Modular Electric Wiring System

Benefits Provided:

• Rapid installation
• Reduced project cost
• Flexibility of reconfiguration in the future

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2-Story Inplant Office Building

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Application: Warehouse Manager Offices

Product: Omniflex Fire & Sound Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Minimized space by building vertically
• Reduced project cost
• Quick installation

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LAPD Air Support

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Application: 2-Story Training Center

Product: Omniflex 300 Fire & Sound (Steel Exterior, Vinyl Interior)

Benefits Provided:

• Space for training purposes and meetings
• Security and adherence to local building codes
• Saved lateral space by building vertically

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3-Wall Modular Building

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Application: Secured Storage Room

Product: Omniflex Steel Fire & Sound Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Minimized space by building vertically.
• Reduced project cost with 3-wall design.
• Emphasized "green" building standards.

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A1 Label

Location: Toronto, Canada

Application: Modular Office Building

Product: Series 300 Fire & Sound Panels (12-feet high)

Benefits Provided:

• Extra tall ceiling and wide doors to accomodate large equipment.
• Sound-resistant wall panels to minimize noise from surrounding printing machines.
• Open atmosphere as a result of large surrounding windows.

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Hess Corporation

Location: Bome, Equatorial Guinea

Application: Equipment Supply Depot

Product: Omniflex 300 F&S
(Vinyl Exterior and FRP Interior) 35' 11 x 99'3"

Benefits Provided:

• Utilized PortaFab's installation network
• FRP Walls for durability and cleanability for the shower and locker room
• Incorporated plumbing chases within structure
• 125 PSF Loadbearing roof to utilize existing overhead space

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Environmental Enclosures

A123 Systems

Customer: A123 Systems

Location: Detroit, MI

Application: Battery storage enclosure

Product: PortaMax 458 steel stud (23 feet tall)

Benefits Provided:

• Insulated walls for optimal thermal control
• Removable exterior walls
• Doors located for aisle access

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Toyota

Location: Columbus, Indiana

Application: CMM Room 28' x 30' x 13'

Product: S3000 with Fire & Sound Wall Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Humidity and temperature control
• Ability to relocate easily
• Sound insulation

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American Seating

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Application: 56' x 58' x 16' Tall Powder Coating System Enclosure

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Effective environmental control
• Effective sound control
• World class appearance

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Airtex Products

Location: Fairfield, Illinois

Application:Equipment Enclosure Room, Conference Room, Plant Separation

Product: XTRA TALL Wall Systems, OmniFlex 300

Benefits Provided:

• Consistent appearance throughout plant
• Effective environmental control
• Flexibility to relocate

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Innovative Laser Technologies, Inc

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Application: Protective Enclosures for Laser Equipment

Product: Omniflex 300 Fire & Sound

Benefits Provided:

• Walls made of fire retardant materials
• Open design, utilizing pre-existing lighting & sprinkler system
• Laser safety glass windows in doors

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Siemens

Location: Marion, Kentucky

Application: 270' Long x 21'-24' tall graduated wall
to divide plant space

Product: XTRA TALL Wall System

Benefits Provided:

• Protect sensitive machinery
• Improve appearance of plant to visitors
• Increase space utilization

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Steelcase

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Application: 30' high x 630' long wall in manufacturing plant

Product: PortaMax XTRA TALL Wall System

Benefits Provided:

• Effective environmental control
• Clean installation process allowed for continuous operation
• Flexibility to re-locate and re-use in future

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Tyco-Kendall Healthcare

Location: Jolliet, IL

Application: Climate-Controlled Area to House Medical Equipment

Product: SteelSpan Wall System (350 lineal feet, 28 ft tall)

Benefits Provided:

• Proper R-value of insulation to house equipment
• Fast installation
• Area accessible by fork lift via high-speed roll up doors
• Flexibility of modular wall system

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Sumitomo Electric Industries, Inc.

Location: Nashville, TN

Application: Thermal Equipment Enclosures

Product: SteelSpan 28-Foot Tall

Benefits Provided:

• 28-foot tall thermal enclosures for equipment and manufacturing processes
• Ability to reconfigure the space based on client needs
• Office space allowing facility engineers to be in closer proximity to manufacturing
• Accelerated depreciation

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Hersey Meters

Location: Cleveland, NC

Application: Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Enclosure

Product: PortaMax 458s 20' Tall Thermal Steel Wall Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Thermal control to protect equipment & processes
• Panel construction featuring an R-value of 20
• Full-height windows for viewing of processes & equipment
• Ability to offer factory tours without disruption of processes

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Wall Partitions & Demising Walls

AeroVironment, Inc

Application: Separation Wall & Bulletin Board

Product: OmniFlex 300 with Freestanding Wall Panels

Benefits Provided:

• Segregated Work Areas
• Provided Visibility Into Work Areas
• Lower Cost than Standard Furniture Alternative
• Custom Painted to Match Existing Structures

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Crown Cork & Steel

Application: 22' to 28' tall walls to enclose metal packaging equipment.

Product Used: PortaMax XTRA TALL Walls

Benefits Provided:

• Divided packaging area from the rest of the facility.
• Contained noise and particles.
• Operator could oversee production from outside of packaging area.

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Hyundai North America Bulletin Board Wall

Application: Separation Wall & Bulletin Board

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Separated space
• Provided meeting area
• Provided posting vehicle

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Creating Manufacturing Cells with Freestanding Partitions

Application: 76 Linear Feet of 80 Inch Tall Freestanding Wall Partitions

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus with Freestanding Columns

Benefits Provided:

• Separated manufacturing space
• Aided in achieving FDA compliance
• Blended well with existing partitions

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PIM Brands, LLC

Location: Plainfield, NJ

Application: Dividing Wall at Facility

Product: SteelSpan Wall System (30 foot tall)

Benefits Provided:

• Separation of manufacturing and distribution areas
• Fast installation
• Compliance with local building codes

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Mezzanine Case Studies

Waste Management, Inc.

Modular Construction for Elevated Control Rooms

Location: New York

Application: 67" x 10" and 67" x 30' control rooms elevated on 25' high mezzanine

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Safe, comfortable work area
• Installation with minimal disruption

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Master Lock

Modular Office on Mezzanine

Application: 40' x 100' office foreman's office mounted on mezzanine

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Added space within plant and better view for foreman to monitor activity
• Provided sound reduction to improve worker productivity
• Met complex building code requirements within budget

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Nike, Inc.

Location: Beaverton, OR

Application: New Office for Design Staff

Product: OmniFlex 300 Fire & Sound (14 foot tall)

Benefits Provided:

• Integrated structure with existing mezzanine to minimize space
• Saved cost by utilizing existing lighting, ceiling & fire protection
• Flexible design based on local building codes
• Ease of future reconfiguration if needed

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Military Training Complex

Our distributors worked with PortaFab in coordinating multiple product lines and integrating non-standard equipment during the installation of a military training complex.

Location: Virginia, US

Application: Military Training Complex

Product: Omniflex 300 Steel Fire and Sound

Benefits Provided:

• Support from Distributors to Coordinate Multiple product Lines
• Variety of indoor enclosures for multiple training scenarios
• Deployable and Flexibility to modify training area for enhanced training value
• Integration of non-standard equipment within structure

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Air National Guard Facility

Location: Southern, United States

Application: Offices, Conference Room and Classroom on a Mezzanine

Product: Omniflex Fire and Sound

Benefits Provided:

• 2-story mezzanine with offices and training areas
• Financial savings with modular construction
• Ease of procurement
• Integration of modular systems with mezzanine manufacturer

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Cleanroom Case Studies

Caterpillar

Location: Lafayette, Indiana

Application: Class 100,000 clean room for generator inspection process

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Allowed operation to comply with quality guidelines from major customer.
• Integrated with conveyors and bridge crane with minimal plant disruption.

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Ampex Recording Media

Location: Opelika, Alabama

Application: 30,000 S.F. Class 100 Cleanroom

Product: CleanLine S3000

Benefits Provided:

• Flexibility
• Class 100 conformance capability

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Pozzetta Micro Clean

Location: Englewood, Colorado

Application: 1,000 Square Foot - Class 1000 Cleanrooms

Product: CleanLine S3000 with Flush Windows

Benefits Provided:

• Speed of completion
• Corporate showpiece for attracting new business

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Pioneer Electronics

Location: Springboro, Ohio

Application: 2,000 Feet of Cleanroom Walls

Product: OmniFlex 300 Plus

Benefits Provided:

• Improved quality
• Increased product yield

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Felbro Foods

Location: Compton, California

Application: Cleanrooms for Achieving USDA Compliance in Mixing and Packaging

Product: PortaMax 458 XTRA TALL Wall System

Benefits Provided:

• Quality control
• USDA compliance
• Improved product yield

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Wilson Cook Medical

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Application: 20,000 S.F. Cleanroom for Medical Device Manufacturing

Product: PM458 XTRA TALL Wall System

Benefits Provided:

• Capability to achieve cleanliness and air quality standards
• Flexibility to relocate
• Minimal disruption and speed of construction

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T.O. Plastics

Location: Clearwater, MN

Application: Cleanroom

Product: Series 300 Panels with Anondized-Aluminum Framework FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic)

Benefits Provided:

• Cleanability
• Recirculating air flow to meet ISO standards
• Pass-through chamber to maintain cleanroom integrity

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