Hey everyone, this will most likely be my last post because everything is due by next Friday, so baring anything crazy happening this will be it. When I first started at Levy back in May it seemed like such a long time before I would be done with this Co-Op and starting back at MSU to finish my degree, but just when things seem normal all of sudden it’s over. Now that brings us to here, Yes, I'm very excited to return to School and finish up my degree as well as see all my friends again, however I feel like I will miss the atmosphere around Levy and the relationships I have built with the engineering team. I also feel a little scared because it’s starting to hit me that I've arrived at the point in my life when everything depends on me and the responsibility of life has become more evident than it ever has before. I have traveled a long road to get where I currently am and I can still tell that there is a long road ahead.
As for Levy, this week was a nightmare for commuting to work. Between Roads flooding just about everywhere in the state to the first snow cover, the traffic has be horrible. Some of the projects I worked on this week include more modifications to the Wallace Stone file, as well as the CMS project and wrapping things up with proposal modifications. I've also worked on minor things like AutoCAD drawing modifications and measuring future fencing perimeters for our India site. Most of it was busy work that takes time and patience to do. However as the following weeks progress here at Levy I can honestly say I have learned a ton form my peers. From Engineering Standards that are practiced to simple communication techniques to help with any project.
So closing I would like to thanks Al Popp, he has been a great mentor of someone with great confidence and strength, Also Thanks to John Schwarz, to all the days of working in the field together and learn practical engineering experience, Thanks to Mike Susko for your experience and answering any and all questions concerned with electrical engineering, Thanks to Joe Gretch for help with designs and over views on all projects I've had a part of since stating. I would like to thank the Levy Co. for giving me this opportunity to engage my knowledge and skills with in the company.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
Hello Everyone, I know this post comes a few days late but because of the short holiday work week I decided to hold off last weeks post and combine it with this short weeks post. Anyways Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I cant wait to get some of moms homemade cooking in me, I can already smell the turkey in oven.
Anyways at Levy I have been super busy, John and I went out to the landfill twice last week to survey elevations, this was a very tough and very cold experience. Before going to the landfill wasn't that bad but add sub 35degree, 30mph wind to the equation everything comes a bit more difficult. So the next time you see a surveying crew just know that the job isn't as easy as it may seem. Also last week I completed work on the 612 conveyor drawing and sent that over to John for approval. The main project I involved myself with last week was the CMS copper plant walkway, Getting this correct and safe are the key focal points of my proposal.
Now onto this short week, one of the main projects going on right now is Wallace Stone Jaw Crusher Replacement. This last week as been filled with computer aided drafting. I have been generating 3D models of the structure, crusher, and many other components. This will be to give others a better grasp of what the changes will be. The 3D generations will be a assets in the construction faze as well. So the better part of 3 days has been dedicated to this project.
Over the last week and a half I have used not only my knowledge in CAD, but also my practical experience from many past group projects that you attain through different ME classes. Keeping it simple is how I would best describe at how I approached the last week and half. On another note, Levy's office atmosphere has really picked up around the holiday's which has a nice feel to it.
By the way my Spartans are going to the Big Ten Championship Game as winners of the Legends Division, I cant wait to watch them win it all in Indianapolis. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!! Go Lions
Anyways at Levy I have been super busy, John and I went out to the landfill twice last week to survey elevations, this was a very tough and very cold experience. Before going to the landfill wasn't that bad but add sub 35degree, 30mph wind to the equation everything comes a bit more difficult. So the next time you see a surveying crew just know that the job isn't as easy as it may seem. Also last week I completed work on the 612 conveyor drawing and sent that over to John for approval. The main project I involved myself with last week was the CMS copper plant walkway, Getting this correct and safe are the key focal points of my proposal.
Now onto this short week, one of the main projects going on right now is Wallace Stone Jaw Crusher Replacement. This last week as been filled with computer aided drafting. I have been generating 3D models of the structure, crusher, and many other components. This will be to give others a better grasp of what the changes will be. The 3D generations will be a assets in the construction faze as well. So the better part of 3 days has been dedicated to this project.
Over the last week and a half I have used not only my knowledge in CAD, but also my practical experience from many past group projects that you attain through different ME classes. Keeping it simple is how I would best describe at how I approached the last week and half. On another note, Levy's office atmosphere has really picked up around the holiday's which has a nice feel to it.
By the way my Spartans are going to the Big Ten Championship Game as winners of the Legends Division, I cant wait to watch them win it all in Indianapolis. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!! Go Lions
Friday, November 11, 2011
As the Weather Changes
Hey everyone, its been another interesting week here at Levy. This week the weather in Michigan went from cold to out right snow on the ground and old man winter finally making his presence. This is starting to drive me a little mad because people seem to forget how to navigate I-94 when the weather changes. So now I can literally add 25-30 plus mins of morning and afternoon commute from Home to Work and vice versus. If you cant tell this is really frustrating me now more than rush hour traffic has since starting.
Now onto Levy Projects, As I stated last week I was in Charleston, SC and yes the trip was awesome. John and I measured the copper building out to give us and better Idea of what we need to design for the fall protection. While observing the copper building in Charleston we notice the steel structure or for better words the "lack" of steel structure that makes up the skeleton of the building, Seeing this got us very concerned for safety. So once I got back into the office I talk with my supervisor (Al) about the concerns that I had with the building, he suggested that I calculate the Stress/Strain and Deflections on the steel columns and connecting beams. This required me to use my previous class knowledge of Statics(CE221) and Deformable Solids(ME222), this was actually a fun realization that the classes I have took have truly come in hand on this project.(So thank you Professor Baladi and Professor Liu). After crunching some numbers I found the beams and columns were adequate for the loads but only had a 11.5 safety factor(SCARY). So after talking it over with Al we decided that more steel was need to allow us to modify the structure so we could continue our design for the fall protection walkway. I'm currently working on the design in CAD and should have proposal ready early next week.
On top of that I've also been working on a redesign for the engineering office area, so we can add a new cubical for the new Project Manager for the Granulator project at the Rouge Severstal Site. This consist of drawing the modifications into the current floor plan CAD file and ordering the new materials necessary for the construction of the new cubical. Also the existing wall well be torn out and we are having contractors come in next week to give us pricing. We should have this project completed in a few weeks. Below is a picture of the area that is to be converted to the new office.
Also here is photos of the GTMS Copper Plant and the piles of picked shred that has been stockpiled.
Now onto Levy Projects, As I stated last week I was in Charleston, SC and yes the trip was awesome. John and I measured the copper building out to give us and better Idea of what we need to design for the fall protection. While observing the copper building in Charleston we notice the steel structure or for better words the "lack" of steel structure that makes up the skeleton of the building, Seeing this got us very concerned for safety. So once I got back into the office I talk with my supervisor (Al) about the concerns that I had with the building, he suggested that I calculate the Stress/Strain and Deflections on the steel columns and connecting beams. This required me to use my previous class knowledge of Statics(CE221) and Deformable Solids(ME222), this was actually a fun realization that the classes I have took have truly come in hand on this project.(So thank you Professor Baladi and Professor Liu). After crunching some numbers I found the beams and columns were adequate for the loads but only had a 11.5 safety factor(SCARY). So after talking it over with Al we decided that more steel was need to allow us to modify the structure so we could continue our design for the fall protection walkway. I'm currently working on the design in CAD and should have proposal ready early next week.
On top of that I've also been working on a redesign for the engineering office area, so we can add a new cubical for the new Project Manager for the Granulator project at the Rouge Severstal Site. This consist of drawing the modifications into the current floor plan CAD file and ordering the new materials necessary for the construction of the new cubical. Also the existing wall well be torn out and we are having contractors come in next week to give us pricing. We should have this project completed in a few weeks. Below is a picture of the area that is to be converted to the new office.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Charleston, SC
Hey everyone, tomorrow I will be heading out to Charleston, SC for 3days. John and I will be taking measurements of their copper plant so we can adequately design fall protection for roof access during maintenance. We will be using a array of equipment to attain the correct measurement as well as carefully deciding what the best way to perform the current maintenance jobs is. This trip should provided me with knowledge of another Levy Mini Mill site as well as in field engineering experience. John and I will have to design a easy to install but cost effective design for the plant. This project as been in the discussion stages for about a month or so, and I have brought many ideas to the table, this will be a opportunity to determine if any of those will work. Hopefully looking forward to nice weather and a productive trip.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Stock Piles at Plants 6
Hey everyone, its been a slightly less busy week here at Levy, However I did get to climb some stockpiles for so we could measure them. We use the measurements to give a estimated value of how much material is in the pile so that they can call for a boat to come and take the pile away to be sold. Also this week we retook some arc flash safety photos to help better the Arc Flash Safety training Power Point and make the visualizations a bit more clear. So this week I used basic mathematics to figure the tonnage of the stockpiles as well as my communication skills to relay the info to the plant manager. On thing to mention is this job defiantly requires you to be physically fit as I'm a average athlete and climbing those stockpiles can be one heck of a challenge. On the other hand I'm preparing for my trip to Charleston on Thursday, I will be packing tonight I need to remember to bring certain things, however this trip should be great field experience and I hope to have some fun while down there.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Everyone staying busy
Hey everyone sorry this post comes a few days late, but as you can tell by the title I've been extremely busy and haven't had allot of time to write anything. Anyways to get you up to speed on current events I would like to point out a few projects I've been working on. Last week I worked on throwing together a power point to help with the 3rd quarter presentation. This presentation included a list of all major engineering projects and included photos and videos highlighting certain projects. The presentation was about 25 to 30 slides long and so take at least 30 minutes at minimum to present.
Other projects last week were Wallace Stone modifications to accommodate the changes in their setup seeing they are looking at a different Jaw crusher then what was proposed before. Also John and I went up to the Crow Island site (asphalt) and survey the inventory tanks to start and new batch of data for the elevations of the two tanks. This is interesting because you really get to see and understand how the weight of certain materials can make things shift and cause problems. I also created an excel sheet and graph the difference in height among the 5 points we surveyed on each tank. So all in all I've been very busy, and a little piece of advice for all future CO-OP's if you have a moment for rest I suggest you take it because you never know when you'll have another chance.
Other projects last week were Wallace Stone modifications to accommodate the changes in their setup seeing they are looking at a different Jaw crusher then what was proposed before. Also John and I went up to the Crow Island site (asphalt) and survey the inventory tanks to start and new batch of data for the elevations of the two tanks. This is interesting because you really get to see and understand how the weight of certain materials can make things shift and cause problems. I also created an excel sheet and graph the difference in height among the 5 points we surveyed on each tank. So all in all I've been very busy, and a little piece of advice for all future CO-OP's if you have a moment for rest I suggest you take it because you never know when you'll have another chance.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Levy = Tigers Playoff Baseball
Hey Everyone, to start this blog off I would first like to say I hope the Tigers win the 2 remaining games against the Rangers to Advance to the World Series, both ALCS games I went to where off the charts amazing. (Pretty Convenient the the stadium is a short drive form work) Go Tigers!!!!
Now onto Levy, this week John and I took the drawing measurements from Wallace Stone and applied them to CAD files we created, now we are just tweaking things here and there to create the proposal that is necessary to get this project rolling. I also contact CSD about possibly completing a in house Levy google search engine of all our compounded CAD drawings off the G drive, they are currently reviewing this and will get back to me as soon as they figure out a good way of feasibly doing this. I also contact Russ Burke at Burns Harbor to see where they were at with my Truck displacement proposal, in which he told me they haven't decided a course action as of yet but they will address the issue at their next Lean team meeting. I was also approached by my boss to let me know that in mid-November I will be travel down to Charleston, SC and doing measurements on the Copper Plant so that we can design and implement Fall protection for annual maintenance that is performed on the Roof's AC units. This week I believe one lesson learned is that the more you communicate with people the easier it is to answer questions, so don't be afraid to pick the phone and make a call because chances are they probably have the same questions on their minds as well.
Just for Fun here was the veiw from my seat at the ALCS Tigers game.
Now onto Levy, this week John and I took the drawing measurements from Wallace Stone and applied them to CAD files we created, now we are just tweaking things here and there to create the proposal that is necessary to get this project rolling. I also contact CSD about possibly completing a in house Levy google search engine of all our compounded CAD drawings off the G drive, they are currently reviewing this and will get back to me as soon as they figure out a good way of feasibly doing this. I also contact Russ Burke at Burns Harbor to see where they were at with my Truck displacement proposal, in which he told me they haven't decided a course action as of yet but they will address the issue at their next Lean team meeting. I was also approached by my boss to let me know that in mid-November I will be travel down to Charleston, SC and doing measurements on the Copper Plant so that we can design and implement Fall protection for annual maintenance that is performed on the Roof's AC units. This week I believe one lesson learned is that the more you communicate with people the easier it is to answer questions, so don't be afraid to pick the phone and make a call because chances are they probably have the same questions on their minds as well.
Just for Fun here was the veiw from my seat at the ALCS Tigers game.
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