Many of the crushers - designed by Krupp - created for the Oil sands in Fort McMurray, were detailed by M&D Drafting and fabricated by Waiward Steel Fabricators. The crushers, semi-mobile plants used to crush and pulverize large rocks and minerals into manageable sizes for conveyor transport, represented an enormous challenge to our steel detailing expertise, experience and ingenuity. A challenge met by incorporating all the tools within Tekla structures, and the use of sub-assembly / super-assembly drawings.

The weight of one crusher is approximately 916 tons with much of the material being complex plate work requiring intricate complete penetration welding. Detailing a crusher also required a great deal of coordination as it contains many moving parts and many parts in general. A sub assembly drawing of one of the apron feeders, for example, contained over 2000 parts.

Detailing of this structure was difficult, but a mention has to be made to the fabricating staff of Waiward Steel as this was an extremely challenging contract and much more difficult to fabricate than detail.

Many of the crushers - designed by Krupp - created for the Oil sands in Fort McMurray, were detailed by M&D Drafting and fabricated by Waiward Steel Fabricators. The crushers, semi-mobile plants used to crush and pulverize large rocks and minerals into manageable sizes for conveyor transport, represented an enormous challenge to our steel detailing expertise, experience and ingenuity. A challenge met by incorporating all the tools within Tekla structures, and the use of sub-assembly / super-assembly drawings.

The weight of one crusher is approximately 916 tons with much of the material being complex plate work requiring intricate complete penetration welding. Detailing a crusher also required a great deal of coordination as it contains many moving parts and many parts in general. A sub assembly drawing of one of the apron feeders, for example, contained over 2000 parts.

Detailing of this structure was difficult, but a mention has to be made to the fabricating staff of Waiward Steel as this was an extremely challenging contract and much more difficult to fabricate than detail.