Industrial Projects

Sand Hill Inc. was the scheduling consultant on the Honda DTX Expansion in Russels Point, Ohio.  We created an effective schedule on short notice. The owner’s schedule requirements were satisfied on behalf of our client at a critical phase of the contracting process.

Sand Hill, Inc. has been awarded a Global Business Partnership with Procter & Gamble and is a preferred vendor for Procter & Gamble North America.  We have performed scheduling and planning for projects totaling more than $800 million.  Sand Hill, Inc. staff has worked in the management of several consumer product projects.  Our responsibilities typically include creating and monitoring general project and production line shutdown schedules.  

Sand Hill Inc. provides Hartford City with the development, monitoring and updating of their paper machine shutdown schedules for the purpose of planning and tracking the outage.  Upon completion, Hartford City benefits from carefully compiled critiques and continuous improvment initiatives

Sand Hill, Inc. created a master project schedule for the construction, commissioning, and start up of a circulating fluidized bed boiler for Evergreen Community Power in Reading, Pennsylvania.  We worked closely with management and prime stakeholders to resource load the project schedule, obtain status updates, and provide daily reports to focus efforts.  Sand Hill, Inc. develops and assists in the management of annual boiler shutdowns for this client.

Projects Sand Hill, Inc. staff has executed for MeadWestvaco include successful installation and start-up of two new paper machines, two new coaters and two new supercalenders, replacement of four paper machine headboxes, two press section rebuilds, four coater rebuilds, boiler installations, rebuilds, and major electrical utilities renovations and winder safety upgrades.

Sand Hill, Inc. has been tasked with creating and monitoring an engineering, procurement, and construction schedule for the First Energy Burger Biomass Repowering Project.  The Burger Plant will be the largest bio-mass conversion in the world and one of the largest biomass facilities in the USA upon completion.  The Burger Plant will be a “closed loop” system, meaning it will use biomass derived from an energy crop grown specifically for use as a fuel source. This energy crop would act as a carbon sink, removing as much carbon dioxide from the environment when it is growing as it releases when it is burned. In addition, burning biomass at the plant will produce lower emissions overall than if it is retrofitted with other emissions cleaning technology.

This project was a capacity increase at the Century Aluminum Mill.  Responsibilities included creating, updating, and maintaining the master schedule for prime construction contractor on a $20 MM capacity increase.  Responsibilities also included managing process shutdown scheduling and interacting with owner to attain and maintain schedule adherence.

Staff regularly develops detailed schedules for boiler shutdowns for a large boiler complex.  We work closely with management, engineering, and construction personnel to ensure an efficient and accurate schedule.  Schedules are monitored and updated once every shift.  Critical items and resources required to finish the project on schedule are identified for management resolution.