PRESS TIME NEWS Hirschfeld Industries Awarded New Tappan Zee Bridge Project A partnership between Hirschfeld Industries, San Angelo, Tex., and High Steel Structures, Inc., has landed the contract package for structural steel fabrication of the approach spans on the New NY Bridge by Tappan Zee Constructors LLC. The companies will manufacture steel girders for the bridge superstructure spans with primary materials provided by ArcelorMittal USA. Steel deliveries begin this October. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced construction of the New NY Bridge to replace the Tappan Zee with installing the first permanent piles that will comprise the new bridge’s foundation. It is scheduled for completion in under five years from the start of formal construction. The New NY Bridge is part of the 570-mile New York Thruway system that will replace the existing bridge spanning the Hudson River. Also, according to a press release by Hirschfeld Industries, it will be the largest design-build bridge system ever built in the United States with a project cost of $3.9 billion and approximately 110,000 tons of structural steel. “We are excited to be a part of such a monumental bridge project of this size and historic nature,” said Dennis Hirschfeld, CEO of Hirschfeld Industries. “The combination of experience and resources that we as U.S. fabricators bring to this project is strong and important to its success, and we are proud that Hirschfeld was recognized as a company that has the capability and strength to handle a job of this magnitude.” Illinois Manufacturing Lab Launched Governor Pat Quinn was recently joined by officials from the University of Illinois and UI LABS to launch the Illinois Manufacturing Lab (IML). It brings a publicprivate approach to implementing advanced manufacturing technology applications for Illinois small- and medium-sized manufacturers; joins research capabilities, technical resources, and commercialization expertise; and will serve as a hub for companies to learn high-tech tools and software. The lab’s initial venture includes ten pilot projects. They are focused on increasing the productivity of manufacturers’ design, testing, and/or manufacturing process by using modeling, simulation, and high-performance computing. In addition, they fall in the following three areas: computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, and virtual machining. “IML’s pilot projects in advanced manufacturing technology are an important component of UI LABS’ broader efforts to spur economic development and job creation in Chicago, the state of Illinois, and the Midwest region,” said UI LABS Board Chairman Warren Holtsberg. 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A partnership with High Steel Structures has resulted in a structural steel fabrication package for the New NY Bridge.
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