TIGG Corporation News & Press Releases
JANUARY 2010
TIGG Corporation Acquires New Manufacturing Plant in Heber Springs, AR
January 12, 2010- TIGG Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new manufacturing facility on 40.1 acres in Heber Springs, AR. The former Robert Bosch Tool Company building will be the new home of TIGG’s tank and pressure vessel manufacturing plant.
TIGG purchased the 154,000 square foot building with the intention of expanding their current manufacturing capabilities. Major modifications planned for the new facility include:
- Installation of a high bay crane area, crane structures and accessories, and larger steel columns and foundations to accommodate 2 - 10 ton cranes with 30 ft. underhook height, a 7.5 ton crane, and several 5 ton cranes
- Construction of a new vessel prep booth and paint spray booth to accommodate lining and finishing larger vessels
- Installation of 2 – 16 ft. overhead doors with truck ramps for receiving and shipping materials and products
TIGG’s manufacturing capabilities include manufacturing steel tanks and pressure vessels with diameters up to 14 ft. in carbon steel and stainless steel. Additionally, they can provide a variety of linings and finish coatings such as high solids epoxy and vinyl esters. TIGG is fully certified for fabrication of steel tanks and pressure vessels in accordance with ASME Code Section VIII and holds ASME R and U stamps.
“We plan to complete the renovations and relocation by the middle of the year. The new facility is part of our overall strategic plan to expand our capabilities and enable us to build much larger vessels which will position us well for our next phase of growth,” said Georgiana Riley, President of TIGG Corporation: “In addition to manufacturing tanks and pressure vessels for our traditional water and air purification business we intend to provide tanks and pressure vessels for various other markets including air receivers and water storage tanks.”
TIGG Corporation, headquartered in Oakdale, PA (near Pittsburgh), designs and fabricates systems that use activated carbon and other purification media to treat water, wastewater, air and process streams. They are also manufacturers of steel tanks and pressure vessels. TIGG Corporation is a certified Woman Owned Small Business.
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DECEMBER 2009
TIGG Corporation Meets Methyl Bromide Recapture Standards Established by USA-QPS
Pittsburgh, PA- December 8- TIGG Corporation is pleased to announce that the TIGG Methyl Bromide Recapture System meets and in some installations exceeds the specification set by the USDA-APHIS.
For several years, the USDA-ARS has directed research toward the development of methyl bromide alternatives and methyl bromide recapture systems. Recently, the “Methyl Bromide Quarantine and Preshipment Interim National Management Strategy” was presented by the United States at the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in early November 2009. The Management Strategy, on the United Nations Environment Programme website, gives USDA-APHIS requirements for methyl bromide recapture systems.
The TIGG Methyl Bromide Recapture System complies with these requirements by reducing emissions by at least 80%, retaining approved fumigation and aeration times mandated by the PPQ treatment manual and reducing the methyl bromide concentration in emissions to under 500 ppm.
TIGG Corporation engineered and manufactured the TIGG Methyl Bromide Recapture System through a cooperative program between GFK Consulting LTD, USDA-ARS and Great Lakes Corporation (now Chemtura). During development, the Methyl Bromide Recapture Systemwas proven in laboratory and pilot scale tests and has since operated successfully in commercial installations throughout the United States.
Current commercial installations in the United States include the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, GW Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, a cargo facility in Mississippi and a major California packer and shipper for air-freighting berries to Japan.
TIGG Corporation, headquartered in Oakdale, PA (near Pittsburgh), designs and fabricates systems that use activated carbon and other purification media to treat water, wastewater, air and process streams. They are also manufacturers of steel tanks and pressure vessels. TIGG Corporation is a certified Woman Owned Small Business.
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NOVEMBER 2009
TIGG Corporation Announces Successful Completion of West Monroe, LA Contract
West Monroe, LA–TIGG Corporation was awarded the contract for the West Monroe Municipal Water Treatment System Upgrade, valued in excess of $500,000. This milestone project for TIGG signifies entry into a new market as well as establishing new capabilities for steel tank and pressure vessel fabrication.
After a detailed assessment conducted by local authorities, the City of West Monroe, Louisiana upgraded its municipal drinking water facility to accommodate a growing population and to meet drinking water standards for color. TIGG designed, fabricated and assembled a complete multi-media filtration system to remove treatment solids and to process a flow of 1.7- 2.6 million gallons/day. The system consists of five separate 150 psi vessels, a carbon steel pipe rack (including interconnecting piping for influent, effluent and backwash flows), and automated (air actuated) valves to allow forward and backwash flows through the system.
TIGG put their manufacturing capabilities to the test with the West Monroe Municipal Job. For the first time, they produced 10 ft diameter steel pressure vessels at their ASME code shop in Heber Springs, AR. “We’ve grown comfortable with manufacturing pressure vessels up to eight feet in diameter, but this is the first time we accepted the challenge of fabricating 10 ft diameter tanks. We were all pleased with the results and the opportunity to demonstrate our growing fabrication capabilities,” commented Georgiana Riley, President of TIGG Corporation.
TIGG Corporation has been engineering and manufacturing steel tanks and pressure vessels as adsorbers and filters for over 30 years. Building on this experience they are now offering to build these units to customer specifications for a wide range of applications.
TIGG Corporation, headquartered in Oakdale, PA (near Pittsburgh), designs and fabricates systems that use activated carbon and other purification media to treat water, wastewater, air, and process streams. They are also manufacturers of steel tanks and pressure vessels. TIGG Corporation is a certified Woman Owned Small Business.
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OCTOBER 2009
TIGG Corporation Welcomes Karl Kuchling
HEBER SPRINGS, AR – October 6, 2009- TIGG Corporation announced that Karl Kuchling has joined the company in the position of Business Development Manager.
Mr. Kuchling has over 25 years of experience in sales, technical support, customer service and business development in various markets including the petrochemical, oil and gas, and power generation industries. He began his career in the 1980s with Baker Hughes-Vetco Services, a global oilfield service company with operations in over 90 countries. Within five years he advanced to become the International Sales Manager.
More recently, Mr. Kuchling worked for a major regional distributor of air compressors and ancillary equipment in Arkansas. His knowledge of air compressor systems is an asset that fits with TIGG’s new business venture: To serve markets that utilize steel tanks and ASME pressure vessels, such as receivers for the air compressor market. TIGG Corporation is offering a line of standard designs as well as custom air receivers for new and retrofit requirements.
TIGG Corporation has been engineering and manufacturing steel tanks and pressure vessels as adsorption vessels and filters for over 30 years. Building on this experience they are now offering steel tanks and pressure vessels built to customer specifications for a wide range of applications.
Anthony Mazzoni, Vice President of Business Development at TIGG Corporation, has said, “We welcome Karl to TIGG and are excited that he brings experience and expertise which will help TIGG achieve its goal: To provide steel tanks and pressure vessels for new markets outside of our traditional application areas. We look forward to Karl developing new opportunities in support of TIGG’s growth objectives.”
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