Industrial Projects

Pixley Ethanol Plant - Pixley, California

Pixley California is home to the building of an ethanol plant, which Portland Bolt was fortunate enough to be a part of. This $100 million project was expected to begin late May and span for the next 15 months. According to the Valley Voice Newspaper, “the plant will produce 50 million gallons per year of the renewable fuel used to blend with gasoline.” We knew that this project would require a substantial amount of fasteners and upon receiving the list of needed materials, we were pleased to see that the parts needed were right up our alley.

After conversing with the contractor in charge of procuring the materials needed for this job, we were informed that they were in a bind as far as delivery was concerned. The parts needed were mainly rods threaded on both ends, as well as the hardware to go with them. The rods were to be made and certified to A36 and F1554 grade 55, with a diameter ranging from 5/8” to 2-1/4”. Approximately half of the rods were A36 and needed to be hot-dip galvanized. The other half were F1554 grade 55 and were Electro-zinc plated. Fortunately, we were able to work with the contractor in getting all of the parts needed in a timely fashion.

Photos courtesy of Tesoro Corporation

Golden Eagle Refinery - Martinez, California

Beginning in August of 2006, Portland Bolt has been supplying hot-dipped galvanized anchor bolts and miscellaneous metals to Tesoro Corporation’s coker modification of the Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez, California. The new coker unit covers 70 acres and the demanding foundation pour schedules require delivery on short lead times and within the strict certification standards required by Fluor, the engineering firm for the expansion.

All anchor bolts are being manufactured to ASTM A193-B7 and ASTM F1554 in all three grades, 36, 55, and 105. One example of the type of assemblies being installed at this project was 61,000 pounds of 3 inch diameter by ten feet long ASTM F1554 grade 105 anchor bolts that included large welded pipe sleeves and 2 inch plates. Miscellaneous metals that Portland Bolt has been providing for this project consists of embed plates, angles, and pipe sleeves all with welded studs.

We are able to meet these demands primarily due to the large inventory of raw material we maintain and our ability to galvanize material in-house. Most products being shipped to this job are hot-dipped galvanized, shipping in 12 working days or less.