Weckenmann Anlagentechnik

American Precast Company invests towards the future

In mid-2017, Kerkstra Precast expanded from their Grandville, MI location into a 365,000 square foot facility in Trenton, MI, a suburb of Detroit. In that time, they have transformed the former home of Huron Valley Steel Corp into a vast precast facility by installing (1) 16’ wide x 500’ long double tee bed and (2) 15’4” wide self-stressing architectural flat slab beds, one measuring 260’ long and the other 180’ long.

The flat slab beds were furnished by Weckenmann of Dormettingen, Germany, while Spillman Company provided the stressing frames and hanger plates.

 

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