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Automotive Plant Work
The John E. Green Company has extensive experience in automotive plant construction.
We have worked as both mechanical contractor and prime contractor on numerous projects for
all the major U.S. automotive manufacturers. Our work includes:
 | plumbing, heating, cooling and ventilation for manufacturing, storage, clean room,
and office facilities. |
| paint and coating systems |
| waste treatment systems |
| fire protection |
| monitoring systems for toxic and explosive fumes |
| dynamometer facilities |
| research and testing laboratories |
| power houses |
| tank farms and special fluid distribution systems |
Our experience also includes installation of automated manufacturing equipment and
systems, including:
| automated paint manipulators/applicators |
| welding robots |
| sealant robots |
John E. Green project teams are equally familiar with new plant construction, plant
additions, and plant retrofit and turnaround. We understand the production requirements of
operating plants and can dovetail our installation with plant schedules to protect
production.
Our experience in automotive plant work includes piping for many specialized systems
that handle a wide range of materials, including:
| process steam/power piping |
| paints/solvents |
| ash handling |
| drainage/waste systems |
| water supply |
| chip conveyors |
| compressed air systems |
| de-ionized water systems |
| special gases |
| pneumatic systems |
| elpo systems |
| special fluids |
| vacuum systems |
| phosphate systems |
| corrosive fluids |
| hydraulic systems |
| oils |
| coolant systems |
| refrigeration systems |
In a renovation project at a light truck plant, John E. Green was prime
contractor for four new industrial waste transfer systems. We provided
underground concrete holding sumps plus piping and pumps to move wastes from the
stumps to a treatment area. The four systems required 11 pumps in all, with
capacities rated from 310 to 735 gallons per minute.
John E. Green was prime mechanical contractor on the construction of a 1.6 million
square foot medium duty truck plant. Our work included all of the building's mechanical
work and fire protection systems. The plant was one of the first automotive plants in the
country to be air conditioned and required 51 Strand rooftop heating and cooling units.
The John E. Green Company was prime contractor for two powerhouses in separate
Michigan assembly plants for one manufacturer. These powerhouses supply steam,
water, and compressed air for the plant's process, heating and cooling systems. Four
coal-fired boilers supply a total capacity of 698,500 pounds per hour of steam at 245
psi. Cooling is from three 4000 ton steam turbine driven water chillers. The
multi-million dollar projects also included a process fluids tank farm and an
industrial waste treatment plant with capacity for 2.8 million gallons per day flow of
process wastes.
John E. Green was awarded a multi-million dollar mechanical contract for
upgrade of the industrial waste treatment facility at the Chrysler Trenton
Engine plant. Our work included installation of three 500,000 gallon treatment tanks, as
well as all piping and pumps for the facility. A critical part of the project's success
was our ability to maintain operation of the existing facility until the new facility was
completed. The project was later honored by an award from the Construction Engineers
Council.
Construction of a new, highly-automated body shop took place at a critical point in
Chrysler Corporation's fight for survival. John E. Green handled the machine hookup piping
and housing for the innovative project, including installation of the first unibody
welding system used by a major U.S. auto manufacturer.
During the construction of a major new assembly plant, we utilized a
Sikorsky sky crane to set 10 C.A. Strand Co. package air houses. Our workers set 375
pieces of equipment for the rooftop air houses in two working days, despite strong winds
and sub-zero temperatures.
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