Cambria Contracting & The Komatsu PC1250

Once in a fine while an amazing piece of engineering comes along and becomes a staple of the industrial demolition scene.  For Cambria Contracting this mechanical marvel is the Komatsu PC1250.  This one hundred and nine ton behemoth is easily one of the most capable pieces of machinery in the Cambria Contracting armory.  Brought to almost every job site the PC1250 increases overall operational efficiency tenfold.

A real specialty of the PC1250 is its ability to dig into almost any type of earth and remove giant amounts of it.  Capable of reaching nearly fifty feet into the ground in front of it with an eleven foot wide bucket; it's hardly a surprise that this is one of the more rather popular backhoes in the world.  Digging with a maximum force of 112,900 pounds of force, the Komatsu PC1250 can empower one operator to finish a task in the time it historically would have taken dozens.

Requiring a clearance of twenty three feet or better, the machine can make transportation a delicate matter.  The weight involved makes the process of travel tricky.  Many roads are not capable of supporting the weight of the PC1250 so logistically routes must be planned and analyzed to take it to job sites.  Fortunately the boom and stick can be positioned in such a fashion that it can get under most bridges.  However, it is Cambria Contracting's responsibility to ensure that the routes are clear of any and all hazards.

While the mechanical specifications of the Komatsu can give the appearance of a clunky behemoth, nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, the boom, stick and bucket work together to create a nimble and agile hydraulic system.  Cambria Contracting's operators, given their years of experience, are capable of not only loading a truck to the appropriate line, but they are sleek enough to level a load of material prior to it leaving the site.

Cambria Contracting uses the Komatsu for many aspects of job sites.  The most frequent is the collection and removal of debris created from the various stages of a demolition job.  The Komatsu is also useful for certain parts of a demolition project itself.  With such force available, an operator will be asked to knock various hard to reach or compromised areas out from a safe distance.  Sparing Cambria Contracting unnecessary risk in their demolitions.

The addition of the PC1250 to the Cambria Contracting array of machinery was a great boost.  It has increased operation effectiveness rates and been crucial in making sure projects have met deadline.  The Komatsu has more than proven itself as an engineering wonder and rightfully so.  For any questions which you might have about the machine described in the paragraphs above, feel free to leave a comment!

Better Know the EPA with Cambria Contracting

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is a young Federal administrative body tasked with enforcing the nation's laws in regards to environmental duties. Established December 2^nd, 1970 in order to consolidate all the nation's federal research, monitoring, standard-setting, and enforcement activities to ensure a safe environment for all living creatures. As a major demolition contractor Cambria Contracting often finds itself working to adhere to EPA guidelines and policies. As such we thought it would be a good idea to begin describing the agency behind most of our environmental remediation efforts.

Currently, the EPA is led by administrator Lisa P. Jackson. Appointed on December 15^th, 2008 she became the first person of African American descent to serve as EPA administrator. She oversees the twelve sub-departments of the EPA. She began her environmental career with an appointment in New Jersey by then Governor Jeff Corzine.

Cambria Contracting's dealings with the EPA are usually in regards to making sure all levels of hazardous materials are well within safe parameters at ever job site they are leaving. A lot of the industrial sites which Cambria Contracting works with can often house particles and liquids which can be found to be hazardous once they are disassembled from the casings they were housed in during operation. The EPA can audit a site, but typically the use of approved testing methods is enough to comply. The EPA compliance concerns every possible form of pollution and is incredibly thorough. From radiation to water tables the EPA insists that businesses ensure that when vacating a site that the environment is restored as well.

Cambria Contracting is proud to state that they have never had an issue with the EPA on any of it's industrial sites. It is this dedication to being the best that has allowed Cambria Contracting to rise to the top of this industry as the premier industrial demolition expert in North America.

Cambria Contracting: Onward to Onondaga

Most of these posts regarding Cambria Contracting center around the complete dismantlement of a facility and the corresponding remediation to keep it clean.  While Cambria certainly excels at these all encompassing types of projects, today we're going to focus on the finesse side of the demolition industry.  We're going to show you how Cambria Contracting can also perform tasks with the precision of a surgeon.  Today we go inside Cambria Contracting's work at the Onondaga Cogeneration Plant!
First, let's discuss what a cogeneration plant is, or at least what it is used for.  As one may derive from the name a cogeneration plant creates (generates!) two (co!) types of energies for use at a sprawling industrial complexes or to even power and heat small villages and hamlets.  These facilities incorporate massive boilers to help the process move along.  It is one of the earliest forms of power generation and electric installations, prior to the creation of centralized power for cities and the like.

Cambria Contracting was tasked with removing two operational boilers and the accompanying smokestack.  The rest of the facility was to remain in tact thus making this a delicate operation.  Not only that but all of the piping involved with these boilers had to be dismantled for salvage to help allay the bottom line cost.  Difficult as it was Cambria Contracting also faced the task of removing two feul tanks used to run the boilers.

Those items had to be done in a manner that there would be no damage to the structures housing the untis.  Add to that the total environmental remediation associated wit hte standard removal of cogeneration boilers and this wasgoing to be no easy task.

CambriaContracting  first set about dismantling the boilers.  Doing so took careful cutting and a strategy to define the pieces it would be disassembled into.  By doing this Cambria the process manageable.  Once the boilers were removed it came time to take down the smokestack.  Using controlled explosives Cambria Contracting took down the smokestack with no injuries or problems, a true success.  From there it was clean sailing in removing the various pipes that made up the system it runs on.  The only trick to that removal was to ensure that the pipes were reusable as per the owner's instructions.  Using careful torch techniques, these pipes were removed safel and in fact were re-used not long after that.

The environmental remediation that followed is a Cambria Contracting specialty.  There was hazardous waste, mercury switches, oils, and eve refridgerants.  In order to make sure this was dealt with properly, Cambria Contracting had to seal off the area and use DEC techniques to complete the job.  It was no surprise the Cambria did this successfully and on time as well.

Once again Cambria continues to get the job done, no matter where it takes place or how delicate a mission it is.

Cambria Contracting Destroys Vesuvius

Cambria Contracting took on Vesuvius, and they won!

No not the mountain in Italy, but the Mineral Procession Mega-Company. In Buffalo, NY there once resides a 145,000 square foot carbon plant. The decommissioning and demolition of which, was not set to be a quick process. Knowing that they required the very best in the industry, Cambria Contracting was the obvious choice.

The word's Carbon Plant do not really call to mind the extreme hazards that were present in this facility. I mean I am made of Carbon, and we use carbon dating on fossils, and Carbon really never gets in trouble unless two of those no-good oxygens are around (CO2 for those still reading). Carbon Plants are foundries used to create dies for various iron castings. Usually they involve reactors which must be clear of any and all extemporaneous gases.

The Vesuvius project which Cambria Contracting took on was no small task. As with most of the undertakings listed on this blog, this project involved sophisticated remediation as well as delicate removal and salvage of series of industrial equipment.
The first step was to dismantle and remove several of the blast kilns that had been used to create the castings. There was also several tons of milling machinery left in the facility as well. While this did not require the intricate dismantling that the blast kilns did, they still retained significant salvage value. As such Cambria Contracting was careful to ensure their removal was thorough and safe. By being able to safely dismantle and salvage, if not outright re-use, was able to save Vesuvius over $100,000. The intricacies of these steps and the success of the process in general are at the very core of what makes Cambria Contracting so successful. By having the training, experience, and knowledge to successfully remove large caliber industrial furnaces and equipment, Cambria Contracting proves time and again why it is the continent's best demolition firm.

Once, the salvage portion of the demolition was out of the way, the next step was to begin a process of asbestos abatement. As outlined in previous posts, this process is fairly tedious and begins by sealing off the entire afflicted area. With a facility that encompasses 145,000 square feet this is no easy task. Cambria Contracting handles it with ease, however, and from there was able to begin removing the dangerous material. Once again demonstrating Cambria Contracting's superior expertise.
From this point forward it was relatively simple to finish the demolition as the rest of the waste Cambria Contracting dealt with is labeled as universal waste. This includes much more traditional waste such as ballasts, light bulbs, instrument panels and even mercury switches if you can believe it.
Cambria Contracting had no trouble handling this mountain of a task and successfully did so. They remain the finest Industrial Demolition Contractor in North America.

Decommissioning with Cambria Contracting

The social collective typifies demolition as a few sledgehammers and an endgame of large scale implosions. While many Demolition Experts including Cambria Contracting wish these projects were to simple, the reality is that there are significant protocols that must be met before even beginning to think about moving forward towards the actual process of demolition. These processes are collectively known as decommissioning and they vary depending on the industry involved. One thing is for sure the process of nuclear, industrial or even a ship is necessary to ensure the overall public health.

As one of North America's largest demolition firms, Cambria Contracting is fully capable, equipped, and experienced enough to fulfill the DEC demands on any industrial decommissioning. Decommissioning activities are done to make the facility safe for the surrounding community, environment and the workers themselves inside the structure. Basic decommissioning plans can call for decontamination, dismantling and subsequent waste management. 

Cambria Contracting recognizes how important a proper decommissioning is. When done correctly it can clear up significant liabilities for the administration of the facility. Decommissioning is in fact the process by which a facility can successfully leave the classification it held during it's lifetime, thus paving the way for larger, faster demolition procedures to begin. Using data driven results Cambria Contracting is able to make this an cost efficient process. 

Further proof of the value of a well-done decommissioning firm, like Cambria, is that it can lead to significant savings in salvageable materials. By salvaging previously thought of contaminants and finding an applicable home for them, typically a paying one.

Decommissioning is a very important phase of demolition, and no one works harder to provide returns for a site's administrators than Cambria Contracting.