Project Experience
Slade has worked on many projects over his career for some very recognizable companies, customers, and trade partners. His geographic reach has been Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Idaho, Florida, Maryland, Maine, Indiana, Michigan.
MINING
United Taconite, Forbes, MN
Line 5 Screen Upgrades, Line 1 Major outage, Line 2 Pellet Plant maintenance down, #3 300 FT Thickener Rebuild
Mesabi Nugget, Silver Bay, MN
Coal Pulverizer Project
US Steel Minntac, Mt. Iron, MN
Misc. maintenance and shutdowns, traveling grate and rod mill liners
North Shore Mining Silvery Bay, MN
Maintenance shutdowns - pellet plant major maintenance outages, concentrator maintenance outages, ball mill and rod mill liner changes, equipment maintenance and change outs, repair and replace maintenance platforms. Conveyor 63/163 Structural repairs to conveyor gallery and paint structure. Conveyor 167 1,500’ Install new conveyor, repair existing structure, modify existing conveyor.
PULP & PAPER
UPM Blandin Paper, Grand Rapids, MN
Softwood/Hardwood Debarking Drum Changeout
Press Rebuild
No. 6 Paper Machine Head Box Replacement
No. 6 Paper Machine Wet End Rebuild Press
No. 6 Paper Machine Gapformer
Various Maintenance Projects
Hennepin Paper Company, Little Falls, MN
Miscellaneous Mill Maintenance Projects
Westvaco Corporation, Luke, MD
Rebuild No. 9 Paper Machine Dry End Alignment
Potlatch, Cook, MN
OSB Equipment Installation
James River Paper, Ashland, WI
Miscellaneous Mill Maintenance Projects
Boise Cascade, International Falls, MN
Paper Machine Rebuild
Miscellaneous Paper Machine Maintenance
Miscellaneous General Construction
Stora Enso, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
No. 16 Paper Machine Rebuild/Headbox and Press
Stora Enso, Duluth, MN
No. 1 Paper Machine Gap Former and Headbox Upgrade
Sappi Fine Paper North America, Cloquet, MN
Project Athena - Woodroom Upgrade- Debarker
Pulp Mill Modernization & Fiberline Expansion
Install New Market Pulp Machine
Installation of Lime Kiln
Installation of Speedsizer
Woodyard Modernization
Rollwrap and Converting Upgrade
Rebuild Feltless Machine
Mill Maintenance Shutdowns
Supercalendar Roll Change Out
New Chipper / Woodyard Upgrade
Liberty Paper, Becker, MN
Coater Installation, Modify Coater 1
Bi-Monthly Maintenance Shutdowns
Potlatch, Cook, MN
Paper Machine Hood Installation
No. 3 Paper Machine Headbox and Gapformer
RTO (Voith)
Couch Pit Press (Voith)
Miscellaneous Mill Maintenance Shutdowns
Rock Tenn, St. Paul, MN
Floatation Dryer #1
Supercalendar Frame
Change Out No. 5 Paper Machine Headbox
Change Out Water Disc
No. 1 Paper Machine Line Shaft Change Out
Flotation Dryer #2
No. 5 Paper Machine Press Pin Replacement
No. 4 Paper Machine DC Drive Upgrades
No. 5 Paper Machine Winder Installation
No. 5 Paper Machine Foundrinier
New Press / Foundrinier
Miscellaneous Mill Projects
Wausau Paper, Brainerd, MN
No. 13 Winder and Salvage Winder
No. 6 Paper Machine Modernization
Destacking Machine
Broke Bale Conveying System
POWER
MN Power, Duluth, MN
Hibbard Station Ash Conveyor Modifications
Hibbard Station Truck Dumper Changeout
Arrowhead Substation Foundations
Arrowhead Substation HVDC Building
Structural Rehab and Reroof
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company, St. Vincent, MN
Install Gas Compressors
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Erection of Vestas 1.65 MW Wind Turbine Generator
INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING
ME Global, Duluth, MN
Various Maintenance Projects
USG Interiors, Cloquet, MN
Miscellaneous Mill Maintenance Projects
Kroenert Corporation, Hutchinson, MN
RECO 800A Coater Installation at 3M
Lighthouse for the Bling, Duluth, MN
Install C.G. Bretting Winder
Praxair, Rosemount, MN
Compressor Installation
Specialty Minerals, Cloquet, MN
Mechanical Installations
Atlantis Plastics, Mankato, MN
Install and Align Extruder
Align New Film Machine
OIL & GAS
Linde BOC - Murphy Oil, Superior, WI
New Green Gas Desulfurization Unit
Marathon Petroleum , St. Paul Park Refinery
Install Gas Compressor
Various Turnaround Maintenance
GOVERNMENT
City of Duluth, Duluth, MN
Ariel Lift Bridge Motor Installation
Duluth Steam Plant - Coal Elevator Installation
East Central Solid Waste, Mora, MN
Rebuild Compost Processing Plant
FOOD & BEVERAGE
American Crystal Sugar, Hillsboro, ND
Miscellaneous Maintenance
American Crystal Sugar, Crookston, MN
Miscellaneous Maintenance
Diffuser Installation - Design Build & Install
Conveyor Installations
Replace (3) Precipitator Stacks
American Crystal Sugar, East Grand Forks, MN
Miscellaneous Maintenance
Ardent Mills, Various MN Locations
Various Capital and Maintenance Projects in Rush City, Mankato, Lake City
Long Prairie Packaging, Long Prairie, MN
Various Capital and Maintenance Projects
Cargill, West Fargo, ND
FE Refinery Structural Project
306/307 Bucket Elevator Replacement