Bryan Mechanical Improves Productivity With Pipe And Tube Cut-Off
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Mick Fonas is the shop foreman at Bryan Mechanical, a mechanical contractor specializing in process piping for applications including HVAC, refrigeration, and plumbing. They have worked on applications ranging from chemical plants to Heinz Field, the Pittsburgh Steelers football stadium. In the shop, Bryan Mechanical uses a Continental Model 12A pipe and tube cut-off machine (from Continental Pipe and Tube Cut-Off Machines, Addison, Ill.), which handles 3-1/2- to 12-3/4-inch diameter pipe and tube, to cut carbon steel and stainless steel pipe.
"The number of cuts we do varies, but we probably average about 50 per day. When the stadium was going on there were about 75 to 100 cuts a day," recalled Fonas. "They would give me the fab schedule for 75 cuts from 3-1/2 inches to 12 inches diameter and most of the cuts would be for different lengths."