Sanitary stainless exhaust, welded on a schedule that never moved

The start date on this food-grade stainless exhaust project at U.S. Cold Storage in Lebanon kept getting pushed back, but the completion date never moved. The window to TIG-weld and install a 66-inch square stainless duct, 34-inch round fryer ducts, and the spiral stainless runs tied into a JIMCO UV-C/ozone air-treatment unit got squeezed hard, all while working overhead on boom lifts in an active build alongside the mechanical contractor.

We put our crew on site and made the field adjustments the schedule demanded: GTAW (TIG) on heavy-gauge stainless, sanitary food-grade welds, and boom-lift and man-lift work to tie the round risers and spiral duct into the JIMCO unit overhead. We ran extended hours shoulder-to-shoulder with the mechanical contractor, and during welding downtime our guys jumped in to advance the MC's scope instead of standing around.

The stainless exhaust system was completed about a week ahead of need and on time despite the compressed window, with clean sanitary welds throughout. The MEP foreman was very satisfied, and the collaboration kept the broader mechanical scope on track.