The US Bureau of Reclamation has chosen Gracon to work inside the Hoover Dam on the N2 Cooling Rings. This project entails replacing existing cooling water distribution piping, cooling rings, valves, and appurtenances around the N2 hydroelectric turbine. Gracon will complete all of this in...
Gracon is working on the AZ Fire Water Supply Piping Project for the US Bureau of Reclamation. On the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam, Gracon is replacing existing fire water supply distribution risers and laterals. We will also replace valves and appurtenances....
When you think of the Hoover Dam, Niagara Falls, and other sites with highly specialized facilities, there is a team of diversely skilled contractors responsible for the day-to-day oversight and management of these complex infrastructures. Industrial construction companies like Gracon work on various development and industrial...
A raceway is an extremely important component in the structure and design of various electrical systems such as complex data centers and blade servers. Sometimes referred to as a ‘raceway system,’ a raceway is an enclosed conduit that creates a physical pathway for electric wiring....
What is industrial piping? Industrial piping is a resource that plays a significant role in the effective running of all industrial operations. The absence of industrial piping would result in the inability of essential industries being able to transport critical materials such as water. With...
In the field of engineering, there are many types of pipes. Let us first look at the field of civil and mechanical engineering. In the construction sector, there are several types of pipes. Each has a different function in a building. In any building construction, piping...
Gracon has been chosen by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to replace a portion of the fire water supply lines on the Nevada side of the Hoover Dam Powerhouse. Most of the lines will be feeding the transformer deluge systems and are inside the...
If you want to get a job done correctly, you need to find the right tool. This is especially true when it comes to building effective pipelines. To the untrained eye, all pipelines may look the same, but mismatched pipes can completely derail a project....
Often we don’t think about the infrastructure that enables our current lifestyles. Thinking about how land is connected to other land by pipelines isn’t exactly the forerunner of our thoughts. The only time we ever really hear about pipelines is when something tragic has happened...