Hoeganaes Powder Metallurgy Facility Upgrade
icon Mechanical served as general contractor for an $18.7 million process systems upgrade at GKN Hoeganaes' active powder metallurgy manufacturing facility in Gallatin, Tennessee.
- Owner
- General Motors
- Value
- $4,000,000
- Industries
- Industrial
- icon's role
- Fabrication & Modular
- Mechanical Construction
icon Mechanical served as the mechanical contractor for the tooling installation in General Motors' newest 380,000 SF Body Shop. As part of its scope of work, icon unloaded and reassembled pre-built robotic cells and installed the water and air utility piping that powered them—the majority routed between the trusses, 25–30 feet above the floor.
Disciplined coordination, sequencing, and layout were the keys to success: careful scheduling preserved access as floor space filled, and constant communication between crafts brought the cells online in their designated power-up sequence. A strong safety plan made it possible to install pipe safely amid the congestion.
Scope of Work
- Unloaded and reassembled pre-built robotic cells
- Installed water and air utility piping to cell valve stands
- Routed the majority of utility pipe between trusses, 25–30 ft above the floor
- Chemical cleaning of water systems
- Pressure testing of installed systems
- 3D survey equipment used for layout
Project Insights
- 90-day installation duration
- 15,000 LF of pipe installed
- 450 robots installed
- 350 subassemblies and fixtures installed
- 40 pipefitters at peak, across two shifts
- Remained on site for the 12-month pre-production checkout and proving after cell startup
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