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Overview
Project
Blasting a five million gallon (18.9 mil liters) ground storage water tank.
Location
Water Treatment Plant, California, USA
Challenge
Delays due to difficulty in removing 30 mils (762 µm)of coating using traditional slag abrasive.
Surface Area
315,000 ft² (29,264 m²)
Problem
After commencing works, the project team began facing delays in productivity schedule due to difficulties in removing 30 mils of coating from the large tank using a traditional slag abrasive.
Results
The project team switched to GMA ToughBlast™ for blasting a large water tank in California.
This resulted in:
$856,340
Investment
42.2%
Savings
Using GMA ToughBlastTM
The calculator highlighted the significant cost savings and operational benefits of the decision. In determining the solution, some assumptions were developed to provide a comparative but thorough investigation of the total project cost through GMA’s TruCost Calculator. The data entered into the calculator was, as follows:
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Project Costs
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Costs Summary
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Labor Costs/Days Required
Using GMA ToughBlast on this job would potentially save $315,000 when compared to Black Beauty Fine and take 52.5 days, which is 50% or a 52.5 day labor saving.
