Outlook “We are not capacity constrained,”
however, said Titus. “We are trying to invest to stay ahead of the curve. We are also hiring in advance of need in order to anticipate retirements.” A more complete look at the renais- sance at Elliott may be found on page 86
“About 80% of our output is going to
a shale play,” said Reeder, “mostly Mar- cellus. All of our production is spoken for; none of it is for inventory.” Te tour wrapped up with a visit to
Aquatech International Corp. (Canon- sburg, PA). Te company is the benefi-
“Te Marcellus play has had a sig-
nificant impact on our manufacturing, engineering and field service and opera- tions activities,” said Devesh Mittal, vice president and general manager of the Shale Gas Division. Te fracking used to extract natural
Hot off the end of the coating line at Dura-Bond Industries’ new Duquesne facility, a pipe is rolled away for shipment to a pipeline.
Dura-Bond Industries’ facility in
Duquesne, PA, was the next stop of the tour. A brand-new plant that went into operation less than three weeks prior to our visit, the facility applies a coating to underground oil and gas transmission piping to combat corrosion. Te new facility sits on 56 acres (22.7
hectares) and contains 60,000 ſt² (5575 m²). Employment currently totals 75 full and part-time workers. “When the plant gets up to full
speed,” plant manager Michael E. Reeder said, “we are looking to run at a maximum rate of 80 fpm [24.4 m/ min].” Currently the facility is running at about 40' of pipe per minute (12.2 m/min) as it works the kinks out. Tat is about the same rate that the nearby McKeesport plant ran at. Te older facility is being upgraded to include the newer technology used in the Duquesne operation. Tat would give the two plants a combined maximum throughput of 150 fpm (45.7 m/min) or more.
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ciary of being in the right place at the right time. Founded in 1981, Aquatech supplies water purification technology
gas from shale requires a lot of water, and leaves the water laden with dis- solved solids that must be removed to meet environmental regulations. Aquatech uses an integrated applica- tion of both thermal and nonthermal technologies to achieve cost efficien- cies. Because gas production in the region oſten lies far afield, fixed treat- ment plants are not always an inexpen- sive and convenient way to treat water from wells. When customers came calling for a solution in 2008, Aquatech was able to adapt its fixed water treat- ment units to mobile units within the course of a year. When asked if Aquatech was serving
other shale regions, Mittal said, “Penn- sylvania is a critical market for us and it is being addressed first.” He did note, however, that the company’s R&D lab in Milwaukee has developed a new prod-
Aggressive Grinding Service CEO Lester Sutton (lower right) says the shale boom has increased his oil and gas business about 20%, leading to a sizable expansion of his operations.
to industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus on desalination, water reuse and zero liquid discharge.
uct for treatment of water used in oil sands, such as those found in western North America.
Photo courtesy James D. Sawyer
Photo courtesy James D. Sawyer
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