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Mitsubishi Power Systems America Heavy Industrial Manufacturing Facility
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Pooler, GA
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Manufacturing Plant
References
- Client:
- Mitsubishi Power System America
Scope Of Work
With an extensive history of providing high-quality parts and services to the North American market, it became critical for Mitsubishi Power Systems America (MPSA) to expand their facilities. MPSA needed to increase production of key gas turbine parts, provide complete steam turbine services and assemble advanced, fuel-efficient gas turbines.
The Austin Company was selected by the joint venture of H.J. High Construction (Orlando, FL) and our sister company, Batson-Cook (Atlanta, GA), for work with MPSA near Savannah, Georgia. While Austin provided architectural design, interior design and engineering services, H.J. High and Batson-Cook provided construction services for the Savannah Machinery Works Premier Service and Manufacturing Center for the Energy Industry. The 116-acre, ISO-certified facility would become the comprehensive service and repair center for gas turbines, steam turbines and generator rotors.
This new heavy industrial facility is MPSA’s latest expansion effort in Savannah and serves as the company’s next step in providing world-class power generation services and products for the gas and steam market. The design-build project consisted of more than 440,000 SF and was completed in phases:
Manufacturing Building – Bays 1 and 2137,500SF
Manufacturing Building – Bays 375,600SF
Manufacturing Building – Bays 476.300SF
Manufacturing Building – Bays 572,000SF
Office Building31,700SF
Balance Bunker – Turbine Balancing/Testing Facility20,000SF
Office/Conference Center17,000SF
Guardhouse, Kitchen, Maintenance Building10,000SF
TOTAL440,100SF
The Balance Bunker was the most complex of all the projects. Austin’s design and engineering work included an 8,000 horsepower electric motor to turn the rotors during balancing. In addition, 6-foot thick Bunker walls were designed to protect the surrounding area from rotor elements that may come loose during testing. The walls were also heavily reinforced inside and out with rebar and steel plates.
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