{"id":1824,"date":"2016-11-21T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T09:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ki.dk\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2017-01-26T10:23:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T10:23:21","slug":"tomahawk-allied-insulators-goodwin-steel-castings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ki.dk\/en\/tomahawk-allied-insulators-goodwin-steel-castings\/","title":{"rendered":"Company trip to the UK – Day 3: Tomahawk, Allied Insulators and Goodwin Steel Castings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or last day in the UK revolved around our Tomahawk<\/a> project. We started the day at Allied Insulators in Stoke upon Trent, where a prototype of the pylon\u00a0had been erected.\u00a0The project\u00a0is one of three\u00a0finalist\u00a0proposals in the design competition \u201cAesthetic overhead line structures\u201d by the\u00a0Royal Institute of British Architecture<\/a>\u00a0(RIBA).<\/p>\n

Our role in the Tomahawk project was\u00a0engineering development\u00a0including code-based load determination, structural design, 3D modelling, technical specifications and creation of a prototype structure with mechanical testing.<\/p>\n

Jon Knapper, managing director at Allied Insulators, was nice enough to arrange for us not only to see the Tomahawk, but also their own workshop and a tour of the Goodwin Steel Castings foundry close by.<\/p>\n

Tomahawk<\/h3>\n

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\nThe first erected Tomahawk pylon outside Allied Insulators’ workshop.<\/p>\n

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\nSmall pieces of wire were placed to represent the actual lines that will run over the trains.<\/p>\n

Allied Insulators<\/h3>\n

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\nJon showed us different parts of the line system, and we even got demonstrations of how the mechanics worked.<\/p>\n

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Goodwin Steel Castings<\/h3>\n

At Goodwin Steel Castings we were met by Bernard Goodwin,\u00a0process Director of manufacturing and production, who\u00a0told us about their company and showed us around the foundry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nBernard showed us how they take parts from drawing to\u00a0casting, and how the cast parts were treated afterwards. He also had a lot of advice to offer on the design process when using cast parts. The foundry itself was very impressive\u00a0and we got to see\u00a0huge castings of several tons.<\/p>\n

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All in all, we had an amazing company trip, and came home with our heads full of new knowledge and our bellies full of great food. Also read about our visit to T-Pylon<\/a> or Snetterton Renewable Power Station.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Or last day in the UK revolved around our Tomahawk project. We started the day at Allied Insulators in Stoke upon Trent, where a prototype of the pylon\u00a0had been erected.\u00a0The project\u00a0is one of three\u00a0finalist\u00a0proposals in … <\/p>\n

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