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Solutions to Your Engineering Problems Thielsch Engineering is a rapidly growing, privately held company, comprised of nearly 300 people, providing a broad range of engineering, laboratory, and fabrication/repair services. Thielsch corporate headquarters is located in Cranston, Rhode Island with branch operations in Florida, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin. What makes Thielsch Engineering unique? • We are a professional engineering company that provides a full complement of in-house engineering, analytical, laboratory, testing, field inspection and welding repairs, pressure vessel fabrication/repairs, and construction testing services. • We serve clients ranging from medical device manufacturers, to pulp and paper mills, process chemical and pharmaceutical plants, oil refineries, petroleum pipelines and storage, public utilities--water and power generating, commercial office buildings, colleges and universities, and single family residences. • We provide a wide range of coordinated engineering consulting services to insurance companies, attorneys, and the wide variety of clients mentioned above--both domestic and international. Our engineering and technical personnel draw on nearly twenty years of the company’s history, and over two hundred thousand assignments at customer sites around the world. Our engineering, laboratory, water, and energy management groups offer a vast array of integrated turnkey services to a diversified grouping of clients. Our reputation is based on 24/7 response, and our eye is always on our customers’ bottom line and the safety of their work environments. Overview of Services Engineering Services: • Professional Engineering Division: Performs metallurgical analyses, pressure vessel analyses, accident reconstruction, failure analyses/cause and origin investigation, litigation support, risk management, fatigue and vibration analyses, etc. All engineering reports (totaling over 12,000 to date) are reviewed, approved, and retained by this group. Contact: Ara Nalbandian, P.E., E-Mail: nalbandiana@thielsch.com • Paper and Process Industries: Serves paper, pulp, and process industries on a national and international level. Manages preventive maintenance programs for storage tanks, pressure vessels, dryer cans, digesters, safety relief valves, boilers, and piping systems - along with maintenance outage management, mechanical integrity program implementation and database management, code reviews, risk management, condition assessments, and fitness-for-service evaluations. Branch operations are located in Maine and Wisconsin. Contact: Cary Franklin, E-Mail: cfranklin@thielsch.com • Utility Engineering Services: Serves power generating and industrial plants on a national and international level. Manages preventive maintenance programs for storage tanks, pressure vessels, boilers, and piping systems – along with maintenance outage management, mechanical integrity program implementation and database management, code reviews, risk management, condition assessments, and fitness-for-service evaluations. Branch operations are located in Ohio and Texas. Contact: Peter Kennefick, E-Mail: pkennefick@thielsch.com • James Chemical Engineering: Process engineering group with particular expertise in ammonia, urea, methanol, fertilizer, and other natural gas based technologies. Provides traditional project management, process design, and energy optimization servi es. As part of the full-service Thielsch organization, JCE is uniquely positioned to assist potential purchasers of used equipment in making the right business decision. With over 30 years of experience, 200 plus clients, and a library of more than 300 engineering reports, JCE offers a high level of engineering depth to domestic and international clients. Contact: Steve Wilmes: E-Mail: swilmes@thielsch.com • Industrial Fabrication Services (2 locations): IFS, located near Austin, Texas, provides code welding, weld repair, heat treat, and related services. Contact: IFS, TX: Rick Normandeau, E-Mail: RNormandeau@thielsch.com IFS, located in Cranston, Rhode Island, provides engineering design, pressure rating services, and related services. Contact: IFS, RI: Bruce MacLure, E-Mail: bmaclure@thielsch.com Services from IFS are available in the shops, totaling over 21,000 square feet, or in the field. Thielsch holds “U”, “R”, “S”, and "PP"stamps. • Process Equipment Fabrication: Process Equipment Fabrication serves the power generation, chemical, and process industries with ASME pressure vessels, “S” stamped replacement parts, storage tanks, custom fabrications, and ASME and related products. Contact: Ed Guardado, E-Mail: eguardado@thielsch.com • Construction Services: Provides traditional construction quality assurance support by laboratory analysis of construction materials, construction in process, and final work products. Performs condition assessments at any time during the life of the physical asset to determine true value and potential liabilities. Functions as an owner’s advocate in terms of reviewing and providing input to project scopes, schedules, change orders, and claims. Finally, CTS performs R&D studies for clients looking for alternative material solutions as well as comparisons to new products for which there may be insufficient history. Contact: Jim McManus: E-Mail: jmcmanus@thielsch.com Laboratory Services: • Environmental Laboratory-ESS (Chemical/Analytical): Highly trained personnel utilize sophisticated analytical methods, in a state-of-the-art facility that covers over 17,000 square feet; ESS maintains a significant ongoing investment in the latest analytical instruments to keep pace with ever-changing detection limits and requirements. This laboratory provides accurate timely analysis for customers located throughout North America; special web-based access accounts allow customers to see their results on an around-the-clock, 24/7 basis. Over 100,000 tests per year are performed in the areas of trace metals, petroleum fingerprinting, volatile organics, priority pollutants, PCBs, pesticides, TCLP, etc. Contact: Laurel Stoddard, (T): 401-461-7181, (F): 401-461-4486, E-Mail: lstoddard@thielsch.com • Metallurgical Laboratory (Mechanical Testing): Full-service metallurgical evaluation laboratory generating over 1,000 lab reports per year. Performs metallography; replication; scanning electron microscopy; energy dispersive spectroscopy; hardness and micro-hardness determinations; tensile, compression, and charpy impact testing; fatigue, single and double shear, and stress rupture testing; corrosion testing; etc. Testing is performed to client specifications, ASTM standards and others. Services also include a complete machine shop, welder and welding procedure and performance qualifications, reverse engineering, and third party inspections. Technical staff has a combined metallurgical experience of over 150 years. Contact: John Goetz, P.E., E-Mail: jgoetz@thielsch.com • Nondestructive Testing Services: Provides in-laboratory and portable field inspections in the disciplines of radiography, magnetic particle (wet or dry), liquid penetrant, ultrasonics, videoboroscope, B-scan ultrasonics, and Certified Welding Inspections (CWI). Performs inspections of castings, welded fabrications, and electronic devices--as well as QA/QC services in the pharmaceutical industry. Nondestructive examinations are performed to the requirements of all major codes including the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, American Petroleum Institute Codes, and American Welding Society Standards. Performed over 100,000 weld inspections for one pharmaceutical company alone. Contact: Arthur Haley, E-Mail: ahaley@thielsch.com • Construction Materials Testing: Conducts soils, concrete, masonry and asphalt testing; material performance testing and analysis; thermal behavior and moisture migration; and construction inspection services. Other services include structural steel inspections; certified welding inspections; coring services, materials testing (polymeric, wood, etc.), roofing inspections, and moisture/mold investigations. Contact: Jim McManus, E-Mail: jmcmanus@thielsch.com Energy and Water Services: • ALCO Engineering: Serves the municipal and industrial water and wastewater industries across the country. Provides expertise in the areas of flow measurement and control--in flows from 0.1 to over 50,000 gallons per minute, through line sizes ranging from 1/4" tubing through 60" diameter pipes. Experience includes the specification, installation, calibration/testing, automated meter reading, and maintenance of a variety of flow meters--from the simplest turbine meters to the most sophisticated gas and liquid measuring devices; installations vary in scope from single meter installations, to projects requiring over 100,000 meters. Designs, fabricates, and installs complex chemical feed systems; manages preventive maintenance programs for metering systems, storage tanks, pressure vessels, boilers, and piping systems. Contact: Bill Billings, (T): 401-467-4448; (F) 401-785-4250; E-Mail: bbillings@thielsch.com • RISE Engineering: Offers energy conservation solutions for customers - from the individual residence to the largest office complex, from the single apartment to the integrated paper mill. Provides engineering solutions designed to reduce energy consumption and minimize the cost of controlling temperature, humidity, and lighting within any enclosure. Over 125,000 buildings throughout New England have benefited from RISE’s energy expertise. Contact: Vin Graziano, Toll Free: (800) 422-5365, (T): 401-784-3700, (F): 401-784-3710, E-Mail: vgraziano@thielsch.com |
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