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February, 2013 ElEctronic Mfg SErvicES BAE Plant Ruined by Flood, Back on Line with Europlacer’s Help By Chris Round, Global Marketing Manager, Europlacer
over the Northeast portion of the United States on September 8, 2011, the Susque- hanna River flooding, overcoming small towns including the Village of Johnson City, NY —a small city with over 15,000 residents.
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Flooding so bad, helicopters had to evacuate residents,
also severely damaged SAE’s plant in Upstate New York. With massive help from Europlacer, BAE was back in business only months later.
The flood waters devastated BAE Systems’ facility there. Helicopters were busy rescuing resi-
dents from rooftops, as highways that had just been re-opened after Tropical Storm Irene were promptly closed again. All sur- rounding rivers were filled to new, historical- ly high levels. In nearby Wilkes-Barre, PA, the Susquehanna River had reached a record 42.66 ft., almost two feet higher than the National Weather Service had predicted. BAE Systems is a large, global company that
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could not move the machines before building evacuation became a necessity. They decided to prepare for the worst and applied their best protection, including power-down, equipment prep, and standard emergency procedures. BAE Systems’ preparation paid off. After an agonizing 24 hours, the water level began to recede, and the team had to face planning im- mediate recovery efforts. Europlacer’s IINEO machine and four Finesse machines eventual- ly emerged from under 42 inches (1.06m) of standing water.
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