Enclosure Case Studies
Location: Auburn Hills, MI
Application: Create two text chambers
Products Used: OmniFlex with Steel Fire and Sound Panels, 25 PSF Load Bearing Roof, Roof-Mounted HVAC Unit
Benefits Provided:
- The ability to relocate or modify as their business evolves
- The ability to match the European custom color requirements by the client
- Provide fast and clean installation while continuing production and minimizing down time
- Adhere to the strict safety requirements of the customer by providing reinforced walls, roof and Lexan glass
- Structural calculations for the client to obtain proper building permits for the PortaFab structure
Location: Southern California
Application: Printing machinery enclosure and office space integrated into mezzanine
Product Used: OmniFlex (Gray) Fire and Sound
Benefits Provided:
- Temperature and humidity controlled & dust-free enclosure to protect high tech equipment and process
- Increased storage space by adding mezzanine with new offices and storage area
- Integrated new buildings with existing buildings by matching height and connecting with enclosed catwalk
- Added laminated glass windows to reduce noise of surrounding environment so enclosure can serve as showroom for potential clients
Location: Gwenner, ND
Application: 32’ X 88’ X 24’ Tall Paint Finishing Enclosure
Product Used: PortaMax 4-5/8 & OmniFlex Wall Systems
Benefits Provided:
- Effective environmental control
- Timely installation with minimal disruption to plant
- Met 24’ height requirements
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Application: 20' x 28' x 12' Tall, 4-Wall Laser Enclosure
Product Used: OmniFlex Vinyl Fire and Sound 12' Tall Wall, 4-Wall
Benefits Provided:
- Ease of integration of customer-supplied parts
- Meet required safety standards for laser process
- Flexibility to relocate and expand to address changing business needs
- Deployable units across the world, conformed with International Shipments
Location: Western Canada
Distributor: Central Warehouse Equipment
Application: Coordinate Measuring Machine Enclosure, Lab Space & Offices
Product: OmniFlex Vinyl (white)
Benefits:
- Effective environmental control to protect processes within CMM room
- Additional office space by expanding vertically
- Improved throughput through addition of QA/QC lab
- Maximize vertical space, minimizing impact to valuable plant floor space
Location: Houston, TX
Application: CMM Room Enclosure
Product: OmniFlex Steel with Fire & Sound Panels (Champagne)
Benefits Provided:
- Steel surfaces for ease of cleanability, durability and non-shedding surfaces to reduce particulates.
- Temperature and airflow controlled environment to provide reliable testing and measurement.
- Extra-tall walls and roll-up door to ease transfer of large equipment in and out of enclosure.
Customer: Worldwide Medical, Pharmaceutical and Nutrition Company
Application: Containment Area for Mixing & Bottling Baby Formula
Product: PortaMax Aluminum System Featuring Epoxy-coated Aluminum Panels (Fire and Sound) with Moisture-Resistant Gypsum (17’4” - 20’ tall because of the ceiling truss)
Benefits Provided:
- Epoxy-coated surfaces comprised of moisture-resistant gypsum to withstand water penetration during cleaning process.
- Floor to ceiling wall system seated upon 6-inch high curb (to contain excess water during wash down).
- Seamless integration of walls with existing conveyor system, concrete small-24 columns and trussed ceiling.
Location: Rome, GA
Client: Suzuki
Product: OmniFlex Steel-Faced Panels (16 feet tall)
Benefits Provided:
- Insulated walls for optimal thermal control
- Improved product yield
- Integration with existing conveyor system
Location: South Carolina
Application: Glass Manufacturer Inspection Room
Product Used: OmniFlex 14’ Tall Steel Fire & Sound
Benefits Provided:
- Temperature-controlled enclosure with particle filtration to improve product quality and aid inspection process.
- Extra-high walls to accommodate large equipment inside, while installing the building neatly underneath existing bridge crane outside.
- Steel framing for structural integrity and Fire & Sound panels for thermal control.
Customer: A123 Systems
Location: Detroit, MI
Product: PortaMax 458 steel stud (23 feet tall)
Benefits Provided:
- Insulated walls for optimal thermal control
- Removable exterior walls
- Doors located for aisle access
Location: Columbus, Indiana
Client: Toyota
Product: S3000 with Fire & Sound Wall Panels
Benefits Provided:
- Humidity and temperature control
- Ability to relocate easily
- Sound insulation
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Client: American Seating
Product: OmniFlex (56' x 58' x 16' Tall)
Benefits Provided:
- Effective environmental control
- Effective sound control
- World class appearance
Location: Fairfield, Illinois
Application:Equipment Enclosure Room, Conference Room, Plant Separation
Product: XTRA TALL Wall Systems, Series 300
Benefits Provided:
- Consistent appearance throughout plant
- Effective environmental control
- Flexibility to relocate
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Client: Innovative Laser Technologies, Inc.
Product: OmniFlex Fire & Sound
Benefits Provided:
- Walls made of fire retardant materials
- Open design, utilizing pre-existing lighting & sprinkler system
- Laser safety glass windows in doors
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
Location: Joliet, 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
Location: Midwest US
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
Location: Cleveland, NC
Client: Hersey Meters
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
Customer: Mining Equipment Manufacturer
Application: Thermal-controlled CMM equipment enclosure
Product: OmniFlex Fire and Sound (16-foot tall)
Benefits Provided:
- Building constructed to withstand tight tolerances for measuring
- Roll up doors to allow safe passage of large equipment while maintaining environmental control
- Integrated wall system with bridge crane for use in transferring large equipment
Customer: Floeter, Inc.
Application: Machine / Equipment Enclosure
Product: OmniFlex Insulated Panels
Benefits Provided:
- Cleaner alternative to modern construction
- Insulated walls for optimal thermal control
- Flexibility of reconfiguration in the future
Customer: Crown Holdings
Application: 22' to 28' demising walls to create packaging enclosure
Product: OmniFlex Fire and Sound (16-foot tall)
Benefits Provided:
- Divided packaging area from the rest of the facility.
- Contained noise and particles.
- Operator could oversee production from outside of packaging area.
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Application: Secured Storage Enclosure
Product: OmniFlex Steel Fire & Sound Panels
Benefits Provided:
- Minimized space by building vertically
- Reduced Project Cost
- Emphasized "green" building standards
