LAN Associates Recipient of 2009 ACEC-NY Engineering Excellence Award

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 08, 2009 -
LAN Associates, Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Surveying, LLP ("LAN"), a multi disciplined architectural and engineering company serving clients in the tri state area received an award on April 4, 2009, from the New York chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (“ACEC’) as part of the organization’s 2009 Engineering Excellence Award.

LAN received the silver award for architectural and engineering consulting services in the special projects category for the installation of a state-of-the-art Electron Beam Coater at the Advanced Coating Technologies’ (“ACT”) facility located in Wallkill, NY. ACT is a joint venture between Chromalloy and Pratt & Whitney, which provides mass production high temperature specialty coatings for jet aircraft engines and turbine vanes. The thermal barrier coating process vaporizes zirconia ceramic with electron beam guns at forty thousand volts. The resulting vapor cloud then condenses on the jet engine parts and increases the turbine operating efficiency.

The constraints unique to performing construction in an operational production facility proved challenging, but the resulting expansion produced a premier coating facility, housing the largest Electron Beam Coater in the world. The extraordinary efforts of both Holt Construction Corporation and Vista Electrical Contractors, Inc. contributed to the success of this project.

The installation of the new equipment has doubled the facility's production capacity and created additional jobs within the community.

For additional information on LAN’s 2009 ACEC-NY Engineering Excellence Award contact Mr. Michael McGovern, RA or visit www.lan-ny.com.