Business View Magazine | May 2019

85 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2019 “Another interesting project was the installation of a 72” steel pipe through a two-mile-long tunnel located beneath New York harbor crossing between Staten Island and Brooklyn. From the tunnel portal on Staten Island, the first piece of pipe had to be hauled by locomotive to Brooklyn. Along the way, the tunnel had vertical misalignment which required the pipe to be installed with some sections 4’ above the tunnel floor, yet other sections had only inches of floor clearance. Again, we had to create a system to handle the variables. “In addition to our specialty tunnel work, we provide and manage skilled, high-production welders for heavy wall steel construction projects. We have worked on more than 250 projects in over 40 States, including some of the more difficult areas such as Boston, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Our projects have included bridge seismic upgrades, welding structural supports for subway stations in Manhattan, assembly and welding of a large cooling pipe at the nation’s largest rocket test stands, and pipelines up to 33’ in diameter. “NWC has several recognizable achievements, including welding the main piping for the country’s largest water treatment plant, located in NY. We provided the welding services to assemble the world’s largest tunnel boring machine in Seattle (Big Bertha). We also assembled and welded the recirculating cool pipe for the nation’s largest nuclear power plant. Although we have experienced many novel projects, it’s our strength to adapt to a variety of projects which has treated us well.” BVM: How does enhanced technology and equipment come into play for creating custom solutions? Williams: “Using computer design we build custom pipe/material transportation handling equipment in-house which allows us direct control over our projects. Our ability to create NAT IONAL WELDING CORPORAT ION