"MET-CON Metal Fab News"
MET-CON, Inc. Newsletter March 2008
 

A medium sized business established in 1979, MET-CON is responsible for fabricating and erecting some of the most visible structures in Central Florida, including the new Orange County Convention Center, the Tree of Life at the center of Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom, the Universal Studios parking structure, and many of the space launch complexes at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
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What's New at Met-Con
Miami’s MET2 Project is proving to be a challenge!

Met-Con, Inc. began fabrication, back in November of 2007, of a large truss measuring 29’ tall x 107’ long and weighing 300,000 pounds when completed. This truss is one of six being fabricated to assist a Charlotte, NC. Based Company to meet a very tight construction timeline. The truss is part of the large “MET2 Project” in Miami and is required to be on site by March 3, 2008.

The truss is comprised of large beams constructed from plates which presented new and interesting challenges for Met-Con because the connections were primarily “mill-to-bear” or flush welds which are not common, says estimator, Dan Hurst of Met-Con. Large welds and plate thickness of up to 5 inches require massive amounts of preheating to bring the steel up to temperatures acceptable to weld.

Met-Con staff has worked two shifts a day and weekends in order to be able to complete the task by the deadline.

To read more about the “MET2 Project” being constructed in Miami…….Read more from MiamiTodayNews

Featured This Month at Met-Con Crane Division
 

New Demag DR Hoist

DEMAG introduced its new Model DR, a new generation of wire rope hoists. Precision quality with innovative features for added safety and serviceability.

•   Plug in electrical connections

•   Diagnostic service data

•   Integrated 3 axis motion controls

•   24 volt pendant control voltage

•   Cycle and load spectrum monitoring

•   Upper and lower limit switches

•   Gear box lubricated for 10 years

•   State of the art controls

•   Long life low amp switching

•   Available in pendant or remote

For assistance with your crane and material handling requirements, please contact Harry Crytzer.
 

Download the new DR hoist brochure here.

Come Visit Met-Con at the “AmCon” American Contracting Show
2008 Orlando, Florida

Come see Met-Con’s Crane Division at the show. We will have Work Station Cranes, vacuum lifters, intelligent lifting devices and many other products on display. Please stop by and say hello in booth #311

Where: Orlando, FL: Orange County Convention Center, Hall WE2

Booth # 311

When: April 1-3, 2008

ADMISSION IS FREE

Show Hours Are:

• Tuesday, April 1st - 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Wednesday, April 2nd - 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Thursday, April 3rd - 9:30 am to 1:00 pm

Visit http://www.amconshows.com or call 800-829-7467 for more info.
 

Met-Con Employee Profile
Meet Justin Coniker

Justin Coniker is our Shop Office Assistant for Met-Con, Inc. He records attendance timesheets, logs in and distributes drawings to the shop for fabrication and writes requisitions to purchases material. In addition he keeps track of incoming deliveries to the shop, coordinates with our truck drivers and itemizes Bill of Ladings for material that is shipped to the field.

Justin started with Met-Con in January 2006 and left January 2007 to complete his education. He then returned to Met-Con in August of 2007. During his time away, Justin graduated with honors from the Florida Police Academy and is currently certified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. To further enhance his capabilities Justin has also taken classes in A+ Certification and PC Repair, Pascal Programming and Cisco Networking.

Justin currently resides in Maitland, Fl with his girlfriend, Ashley, and his two dogs (Calvin and Star) and cat (Cole). He also has a five-year-old daughter named Chloe. He enjoys playing pool, working on the computer, playing video games, watching the news and relaxing with his girlfriend and pets.
 

Vision Protection: The Eyes (Should) Have It

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, every day as many as 1,000 workers suffer an eye injury while on the job. This statistic is a devastating reality because it has since been proven that approximately 90% of these injuries are preventable if proper and responsible use of vision protection is practiced.  Read more about protecting your eyes.