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December 7, 2021
Press technology speeds up massive project
Fire watch. It’s a term contractors are very familiar with, but not necessarily one they love. It means more people to hire, and that means more time and money spent on a project. And when that project is a new 53-story building slated to take nearly four years to complete, saving time and money is […]
June 15, 2020
Tight Timelines Met with MegaPress Stainless
In a century-old manufacturing plant, things have been done the same way for a long, long time. But when crews had to completely rebuild a blast furnace and had just nine weeks to finish the project, traditional methods had to go out the window. The large steel-manufacturing plant needed to put in about 3,000 feet […]
April 1, 2020
HUGE TIME SAVINGS WITH CLIMATE MAT
With an installation area of nearly 200,000 square feet, Viega Climate Mat is having a huge impact on a large job near Sacramento, California. The California Military Department building is a new build in Rancho Cordova. When completed, the building will bring together a variety of demilitarized departments and organizations under one roof. A total […]
April 1, 2020
BEAN PROCESSING FACILITY INSTALLS FIRST LARGE-DIAMETER MEGAPRESSG FITTINGS
Imagine threading or welding 4″ carbon steel pipes, 40 feet in the air. Sounds difficult, time-consuming and potentially dangerous. All those pitfalls were avoided when a crew in Michigan used Viega MegaPressG fittings to pipe a new bean-roasting facility. The result was clean, attractive piping, a quick turnaround on project time, plus happy workers and […]
November 1, 2019
PRESS CONNECTIONS MAKE WASTEWATER PLANT EXPANSION SIMPLE
With a need for increased capacity at the Loveland (Colorado) Wastewater Treatment Facility, Garney Construction utilized Viega’s ProPress Stainless 316 line in a new digester complex and for some retrofit work. The $35 million capital-improvement project for the city helped to nearly double the capacity of the two digester tanks already in the system. In […]
November 1, 2019
PROPRESS STAINLESS SLASHES INSTALLATION TIME AT LAUNDRY FACILITY
When millions of gallons of water are traveling through your piping system every month, it’s bound to put wear and tear on the system. The folks at Model Linen Service in Ogden, Utah, realized that huge volumes of water were doing a number on their copper; so in a new laundry facility building, they incorporated […]
July 1, 2019
ACIDIC CONDITIONS NO MATCH FOR MEGAPRESSG
Thousands of MegaPressG fittings will ensure that tens of thousands of animals at a hog farm in Milford, Utah, stay warm. Plus, the fittings will reduce the need for maintenance at the site. Barry Barnes, Superintendent for Rollins Construction, has overseen the huge project of building a group of new hog-raising barns. There are 26 […]
July 1, 2019
CLIMATE MAT OFFERS AFFORDABILITY AND EFFICIENCY
When you’re trying to maintain a comfortable temperature in a 45,000-square-foot workshop, it’s imperative to find a system that works well without costing a fortune to run. A steel manufacturer in New York state recently built a new workshop, approximately 85 feet by 480 feet, adjacent to an already existing building. Because radiant heating in […]
November 1, 2018
MEGAPRESS MAKES PROJECT CHANGES EASY
After 1,500 feet or more of carbon steel pipe had already been run for a project, there was a last-minute change in plans and two additions were made. With any other pipe joining solution, that would have thrown off construction by a few days, but thanks to Viega’s MegaPress System, the delay was minimal. The […]
July 1, 2018
MEGAPRESS STAINLESS: THE SOLUTION FOR A CORROSIVE CHEMICAL
When using a chemical that can eat through some substances, you need a pipefitting solution that will stand the test of time. It’s why Mike’s Mechanical in Lewiston, Idaho, used MegaPress Stainless fittings for chemical lines in a manufacturing process. The customer has a high-tech facility where proprietary systems manufacture the company’s circuit boards. The […]
March 1, 2018
SOLAR THERMAL INSTALLATION WITH VIEGA FITTINGS PROVIDES HUGE SAVINGS
Viega fittings and solar thermal heating – it’s a combination that for AET Solar has proven to be a perfect match. AET Solar, one of the oldest solar manufacturers in the United States, is working on the largest solar thermal project in the country currently being installed. Viega is playing an integral part. The project […]
July 1, 2017
Flexible underground pipe you can trust
Employees at Levan Machine and Truck Equipment will be comfortable in their new work location, no matter the season, after Viega radiant heat was installed in the 8,000-square-foot manufacturing bay. Larry Kegerise of Earl F. Kegerise Inc. installed several Viega products, including radiant heat, ProPress for air and water lines and MegaPress for gas lines […]