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BCI Mechanical Fabrications

Mechanical Fabrications

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The Mechanical Process

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Detailing

BCI takes design from concept stage to 3D models toshop drawings

Services include:

2 Dimensional Drawings

Isometric Drawings

3D Rendering

3D Assembly Modeling

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Fabricates from any commercially available metals.

Highly experienced in specifying international

material equivalents which allows the use of

local resources thereby lowering costs.

Rigorously monitors quality and can provide

certification on all materials

Material Purchasing

The Mechanical Process

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, ,Sawing Plate Cutting and Drilling

Oxyacetylene cuttingPlasma cuttingLaser cuttingWater cutting

Automated sawingAnglemaster

Autmated drillingCNC millingCNC beam drill line

The Mechanical Process

Dimensional reports are kept

for all cut pieces.

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Fitting and Welding

The Mechanical Process

BCI uses AWS certified welders on all projects and has its own Certified WeldInspector (CWI) on staff to ensure that best welding practices and all customerspecifications are met.

All major types of arc welding, as well as most forms of precision welding areavailable. For beam work, automated submerged arc welding is used.

Dimensional records of

all fit up sections arekept.

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Weld Inspection

The Mechanical Process

BCI Production Manager Scott Powrie, with 10 years ofexperience in fit up, welding and welding management,

certifies all critical welds. He is a Certified Weld Inspector(CWI)

BCI can also arrange 3rdparty inspection using all methods of

Destructive and Non Destructive Testing (NDT) anywhere

across Asia, North America and Latin America.

Ultrasonic Testing

Radiographic Testing

Magnetic Particle Inspection

Dye-Penetrant Inspection

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, , ,Grinding Shot blasting Galvanizing Painting

The Mechanical Process

Careful, supervisedgrinding

Sand-blasting,Steel shot blasting,Portable blasting boths

ASTM hot-dipgalvanizing for both

large and smallpieces

All internationalpaints available

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,Packaging Loading and Shipping

The Mechanical Process

Replacement boltsare colored for easy

identification

Never any steelon steel after coatingsapplied

Lashings checked before,during and after loading toensure proper tightness

Bar coding available foreasy field identification

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More design and engineering work

-Additional non-fabricated components:-

-Heat-treating-

-Heavy-duty machining

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-More in depth Non Destructive Testing.

The Mechanical Process

As you can see, Mechanical fabrications are similar to structural fabrications, andfollow the same essential process of manufacture. However, mechanical fabs are morecomplicated and usually require:

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The Mechanical Process

Engineering and design team

BCI engineers in Pittsburgh work closely with clients to

design new systems, or to re-engineer systems to fit newapplications.

BCI engineers work closely with vendors to identify localmaterial equivalents that match ASTM material standards.

BCI drafters and detailers are based in Vietnam and China,and work daily with our US engineers.

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The Mechanical Process

-Non fabricated components

These are usually castings, forgings, gears, pulleysbearings/bushings, and hydraulics.

BCI can source these items from all over the world; though mostlywe manufacture in China and Korea.

Stand-alone components are a major part of BCIs business.Please seeBCI Castings & Forgings.pptfor more info.

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The Mechanical Process

- : -Heat treating stress relieving and hardening

Stress RelievingReduces internal stresses in welds.

Occurs after fit-up and welding but before machining.

Surface HardeningIncreases surface hardness of wear parts with application of heat

by flame (flame hardening) or,

by induction coils (induction hardening).

Usually on isolated parts of fabs,

e.g. rails, wear plates, wheels, rollers, etc.

For castings and forgings BCI can handle many types of heat-treating. Most of our Mechanical Fabs require the following:

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The Mechanical Process

-Heavy duty machining

Mechanical fabs usually require significant machining, and thesemachines need to be very large as well as precise.

5-axis CNC millsLarge vertical lathes

Portable CMM

Examples include.

BCI field staff keep close watch overmachining, keeping dimensional recordswhich are constantly available on BCIs

online project tracking site.BCI Mechanical Fabrications

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The Mechanical Process

-Non Destructive Testing

Mechanical fabs frequently require certified 3rd parties toperform testing on safety-critical sections. While BCI is

equipped to perform most tests, professional 3rd partyagencies provide an extra level of guarantee. BCI workswith many in the region.

In some cases, destructivetesting is required on first

article samples.

UTX-RayRadiographic

MPIDye-Pen

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