#Pipework Drawing

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Understanding Construction Drawings: A Key Component of Successful Projects

The Importance of Construction Drawings

Construction drawings are the backbone of any successful infrastructure project. They serve as detailed blueprints that guide every aspect of construction, from initial planning stages to final execution. These drawings not only outline the architectural and engineering aspects but also ensure clarity and precision in project communication. They encompass structural details, material specifications, dimensions, and other critical information that are vital for contractors, engineers, and builders to follow.

Types of Construction Drawings

There are various types of construction drawings that cater to different stages and aspects of a project:

Architectural Drawings: These focus on the aesthetics and layout of the building or structure.

Structural Drawings: They detail the framework and load-bearing elements of the construction.

Mechanical Drawings: These cover HVAC systems, plumbing, and other mechanical components.

Electrical Drawings: They specify electrical layouts, wiring, and installations required.

Each type plays a crucial role in ensuring that all aspects of the project are meticulously planned and executed.

Enhancing Efficiency with Pre Insulated Pipework

In the realm of infrastructure and construction, pre insulated pipework has emerged as a game-changer. This advanced system involves pipes that are already insulated during manufacturing, offering significant advantages in terms of thermal efficiency, durability, and reduced installation time. The insulation protects against heat loss, ensuring that the transported fluids maintain their temperature over long distances. This makes pre insulated pipework ideal for applications in district heating, cooling systems, and industrial processes where maintaining consistent temperatures is critical.

Benefits of Pre Insulated Pipework

Energy Efficiency: Minimizes heat loss and reduces operational costs.

Durability: Resistant to corrosion and external elements.

Installation Efficiency: Streamlines construction timelines and reduces on-site labor.

Environmental Impact: Supports sustainability goals by conserving energy resources.

Advancing Infrastructure with Civil Construction

Civil construction forms the foundation of urban development and infrastructure expansion. It encompasses a wide range of projects, from roads and bridges to water treatment plants and public spaces. The goal of civil construction is not only to build but also to enhance connectivity, improve living standards, and support economic growth. This sector relies on meticulous planning, adherence to regulatory standards, and innovative construction techniques to deliver projects that withstand the test of time.

Key Aspects of Civil Construction

Project Planning: Detailed feasibility studies and site assessments.

Infrastructure Development: Building roads, bridges, dams, and other essential structures.

Environmental Considerations: Mitigating impact on natural habitats and ecosystems.

Community Engagement: Ensuring projects benefit local communities and stakeholders.

Empowering Connectivity through Fibre Optic Installation

In the digital era, connectivity is paramount. Fibre optic installation plays a crucial role in enabling high-speed internet, telecommunications, and data transmission capabilities. Unlike traditional copper wires, fibre optics use light signals to transmit data, offering significantly higher bandwidth and faster speeds over longer distances. This technology is integral to supporting smart cities, telemedicine, e-learning, and other digital applications that rely on robust and reliable connectivity.

Advantages of Fibre Optic Installation

Speed and Bandwidth: Supports high-definition video streaming, cloud computing, and real-time data analytics.

Reliability: Resistant to electromagnetic interference and signal degradation.

Scalability: Easily accommodates future technology upgrades and expansions.

Environmental Impact: Lower energy consumption compared to traditional cable systems.

Innovating Energy Solutions with District Heating Services

District heating services represent a sustainable approach to heating communities and urban areas. This centralized system involves distributing heat generated from a central source through a network of insulated pipes to residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. It eliminates the need for individual heating systems, thereby reducing energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and heating costs for consumers. District heating services promote energy efficiency, enhance air quality, and support local economies by utilizing renewable and waste heat sources.

Benefits of District Heating Services

Energy Efficiency: Utilizes waste heat from industrial processes or renewable energy sources.

Cost Savings: Reduces heating bills for consumers and businesses.

Environmental Benefits: Lowers carbon footprint and air pollution.

Reliability: Provides consistent and reliable heating throughout the year.

[belle-rosse]

Hi! i wanted to ask about ur thoughts on the part where jinx said "this wasnt supposed to happen" during the fight scene in the temple! Bc it seems to me some part of her hoped that vi wouldnt kill her and GOD it pains me!!!!

Hi!! Thanks for asking me about this bcs that scene has not left my mind since I first saw it but I just couldn’t put it into words!!!

Jinx has always viewed death as something good, a place where she and Vi can be together, an opportunity to become sisters again.

Part of this is also reflected in her suicide attempt (which nearly succeeded if Silco hadn’t interrupted) in s1x07, where she also sacrificed Ekko’s life. Jinx wants to die with someone she loves close to her.

Now, Jinx’s decision to use The Grey against Piltover happens after the events of s2x02, after she witnesses the brutality with which the enforcers terrorize Zaun with that very same gas. What hurts her the most is seeing that her sister is part of it.

When Jinx tells Sevika that she’s planning to finish what’s left of her family, she’s not referring to Vi; she’s referring to herself. In her eyes, she sees that Vi has completely given up on her, that her sister was Powder, not Jinx. It’s something she likely expected but never really admitted. After all, their last interaction was based on Vi trying to reach Powder one last time. But not this time. Vi won’t save her again. Jinx has to die.

The plan in the pipeworks in s2x03 is clearly another suicide attempt. The drawings on the pillars depicting her entire life, the collapse, one last threat to Piltover, “I’m glad it’s you, had to be you.” Jinx was saying goodbye. Vi had to kill her, and afterward, Sevika would activate the mechanism that would end her sister and Caitlyn as well. I don’t think she expected Vi not to kill her.

But there’s something new Jinx didn’t account for, someone, actually: Isha. The brave little girl who confronts the terrifying image of an enforcer (because in her eyes, not knowing who Vi is to Jinx, she only represents oppression) to defend her. Isha being caught in the eye of the storm, right where the wind would catch her if the mechanism is activated, triggers something in Jinx. A sense of protection, the same one her sister felt towards her when she was little.

It’s in that scene, when Isha clings to her and Jinx sees Vi, that she recognizes her older sister once more, realizing the uniform is just a ridiculous disguise and that there’s still compassion in her eyes. Vi, similarly, sees Jinx’s humanity and the figure of little Powder in another child.

Isha represents the lost innocence of both, and I would even dare say of Caitlyn as well. Isha doesn’t deserve to die. To me, when Jinx says “This wasn’t supposed to happen,” she’s referring to Isha’s inevitable death for getting involved in the conflict, which is why, when Sevika activates the mechanism, her first instinct is to protect Isha from where the wind is blowing instead of letting herself die.

One last attempt to see if the bad luck that curses her name spares her this once, a desperate attempt, one she didn’t even expect, to prove that not everyone who gets too close to her has to die.

I hope that answers your question!! it’s a pretty long response, though 😭

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Knitting

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Title: Knitting Challenge: TMNT-Event-Blog’s “Peppermint Lane” Bingo Care (Raphael) Prompt: Knitting  Fandom: TMNT 2003 Word Count: 1605  Author: aquietwritingcorner/realitybreakgirl Rating: K/G  Characters: Raphael, April O’Neil, Casey Jones, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Master Splinter Warning: NA Summary: Christmas Day is almost here, and Raph is trying very hard to complete his gifts. Hopefully, they’ll be well received.    Notes:    AO3 || ff.net

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Knitting

A while back, Master Splinter had taught Raphael how to knit as a way of helping him with his anger. Raph had thought it was kind of a stupid idea, but he’d been willing to try. He’d let his anger get the better of him too many times and he was willing to try anything to keep it from getting out of control.

He’d been surprised to find that it actually helped. Something about the repetitive motion and knowing that he had to be careful with his movements had actually been calming. Unlike the physical activity that he had tried before, the concentration that was needed to do something so precise allowed the anger to be pushed to the back of his mind, where his brain unconsciously dealt with it. A lot of it just dissipated and allowed him to think through the incidents that made him angry instead of simmering in them. He began to understand why Don would go work on his projects, or Mikey would cook or draw, or even why Leo would turn to running through katas with absolute precision when they were upset. Something about having to concentrate on something that precisely helped.

And so, the knitting had turned into a habit.

His first pieces weren’t very good. They were lumpy and knotted, with mistakes in them. A lot of those were from where he had moved too fast or let his anger take over. But over time his skill had improved, his anger had smoothed out, and his workmanship had improved. And while he wasn’t necessarily fast with it, he had created some good pieces.

But what he was doing now? It wasn’t something he was making because he was angry. No, he hadn’t wanted to work on this in anger at all. What he was making now he wanted to be from him and not a product of his anger. So, he sat in his room, or in the garage, or any place, really, that seemed like a good place to go, and worked on his projects. It took a lot of time, but it was paying off, as he was almost finished with the last one. He just had a little more to go on it, and he was determined to finish it up tonight. After all, if he didn’t, it wouldn’t be ready in time, not with Christmas being tomorrow.

So, Raph sat in silence, hidden up in some of the upper pipework, and knitted, working in a soothing rhythm, for the next couple of hours. Finally, when he was finished and was satisfied with his work, he finished off, grabbed everything, and made his way to his room, where he wrapped the present and put it under the tree for the next morning.

Christmas came early the next morning, with Mikey enthusiastically announcing it to the lair. Raph groaned and rolled over in his hammock. He wanted to complain about Mikey waking everyone up like this, but truthfully, he knew that if Mikey didn’t, he’d miss it.

“Raph! Raph! Raphie! Wake up!” Mikey was suddenly in his room, shaking him like he was twelve instead of twenty-one. "It's Christmas!"

Raph reached back and swiped at Mikey. “As if I didn’t already know,” he growled out.

Mikey gave him one last shake. “Christmas, Raphie, come on!”

He heard Mikey run out of his room, heading to make sure their other brothers were up, and Raph let out a sigh and rolled out of bed. He wasn’t sure why Mikey was so insistent on getting up early. They wouldn’t be opening presents until later, when Casey and April could get there. It was going to take them a little bit, too. Mornings and April weren’t agreeing lately, so they’d get to the lair when they got to it.

Still, it was nice to be with his family. They all ended up in the kitchen, where they worked together to cook breakfast. They ate it, in relatively good moods, and cleaned up together. Splinter had them go over the lair to make sure it was clean and ready whenever April and Casey made it. They spent some time just goofing around, playing video games, teasing each other, watching TV. Eventually, Splinter called them all back to the kitchen to work on preparing lunch. By the time they heard the door open and Casey and April announce themselves, most of lunch was prepped or in the oven so it would be ready to eat not long after they opened presents.

“We’re here!” Casey called out, and Mikey scampered from the kitchen in a hurry, rushing to April’s side, as he usually did. The rest of them followed a bit more slowly.

Casey was already at April’s side, helping her down the stairs. Mikey took up the other side, grinning happily. April was six months pregnant, able to do plenty on her own, but she had long ago given up protesting the extra help, not with all of them being over-protective.

“Merry Christmas, guys,” she greeted. “Sorry it took so long.”

“Nonsense,” Splinter said. “We are simply happy that you are here.”

They made their way to the living room, Don and Leo having gone back to the sewer slider they’d lent the couple just for this, to get the presents. Once those were there and everyone was ready, the opening of presents began.

Most of the presents were things that were wanted or that were useful. Don got some new beakers, and a set of sci-fi books he’d been eyeing. Leo had a beautifully illustrated vintage copy of The Hobbit and some incense. Mikey was given an autograph from one of his favorite comic book artists and some new art supplies. Splinter was given candles and a brand new robe. April received the new book she had been wanting, and a heating pad for her back. Casey got a set of tools he’d needed replaced and a new hockey mask. Raph was given new yarn and needles and set of boxing gloves that had been altered for his hands. There were other items, as well, such as gifts of food, or smaller things, and Raph had given everyone something hand-knitted, such as gloves or a hat, or, in April’s case, a sweater that she immediately pulled on.

And yet there was one present left.

“Who’s that one for?” Mikey asked as he looked at the big box.

Leo was closest and he checked the tag. “It says�� the baby.”

“The baby?” April said, automatically laying a hand on her stomach. “But he’s not even born yet.”

“Doesn’t appear to have mattered to someone,” Don said, helping Leo to bring the box over to the soon-to-be parents.

“Open it! I wanna see what’s inside!” Mikey said.

Everyone eagerly watched as the couple opened the box, while Raph shifted in place. He watched as they opened it up, and then paused in surprise. After a moment, April’s face softened, and she looked up at him.

“Raph… you did this, didn’t you?” she asked.

“Bro,” Casey said, a bit of awe in his voice. “This is…”

“I just—I wanted to make sure that I had it done in time,” Raph said. “And I know he ain’t due for a few more months, but you’re also getting the nursery ready, and what if he comes early? I just wanted you to go ahead and have it.”

“What is it?” Mikey asked, trying to peer into the box. “What did he make?”

Carefully, April began pulling out the pieces that Raph had knitted, using only the softest of yarns that he could find. A pale blue baby blanket with silver running through it. A navy blue bumper for the cradle, and another for the crib. Soft washcloths and towels in shades of blues, greens, browns, and tans. A shawl for April, that was big enough to wrap around her and the baby, and buttoned, so she could nurse if she needed to. Hats, mittens, booties, swaddles, and sleeping sacks in various colors and sizes. A half-dozen pacifier holders in different colors. A cover for the infant carrier, to keep the baby warm. And three soft toys, one of which rattled.

“Bro…” Mikey breathed out.

“You made all of that?” Leo asked.

“Raph, that’s incredible,” Don said.

“Well done, Raphael,” Splinter said.

“They’re so soft,” Casey said. “And there’s so much.”

Raph shifted in place again, not sure what to do with the amazement of his family. “It was no big. I just looked up stuff that babies would need, you know? And I figured, well, I could make some of it. It just sort of… kept going, that’s all.” April carefully set aside the items in her lap, and pushed herself up, heading over to Raph. She threw her arms around him, hugging him closely. “It’s wonderful, Raph,” she said. “They’re beautiful and perfect, and so much better quality than anything I’ve seen. It’s a wonderful gift. Thank you so much!”

Raph hugged her back, his nerves fading as he did. “It ain’t nothing, April,” he said. “Just what I could do to welcome him in.”

April pulled back a little, smiling at him even though her eyes were moist. “It was the perfect gift, and I couldn’t have dreamed of anything better.”

“Merry Christmas, April,” he said, and then moved his hands down to her stomach. “And Merry Christmas, little guy.”

A gentle pressure rested on his hand, and April laughed.

“Merry Christmas, Raphael,” she said, “From both of us.”

Raph smiled. It really had turned out to be a good Christmas.

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The Airlock

Read on AO3 // This isn't moneymakers-related at all but I kinda got inspired by that last ask to repost this again, cause its one of the few drabbles I made I feel really great about lol. Trigger warnings for barotrauma, hearing loss, self sacrifice, um. a tooth exploding? you know how it is

The hermetic seal zips shut behind the protagonist, followed by high-pitched grinding as Door A is locked in place. They face Door B, roll their shoulders, and try to settle in their determination. This is the thread by which the mission is held. There’s no more time to argue about alternatives, no time for guidelines and regulations. This is do or die; they’ll either carry the weight or get crushed beneath it.

It doesn’t take them long to take inventory of the airlock. It’s a small, cylindrical hallway of sorts, with reinforced steel doors on either end, just tall enough to stand upright in at the center. Illuminated by a row of cold LEDs in the ceiling, the only hint that this is a place for humans to occupy for extended periods of time is the padded bench along one side. Through grates in the floor, the protagonist can glimpse at the pipework and valves that control the chamber’s internal pressure.

The intercom clicks through their earpiece. “All set on our end,” Teammate says. “You sure you want to do this?”

The protagonist swallows down the cold dread that threatens to blossom if they ponder that question too long. “I’m the only one who can,” they say firmly.

They don’t follow it up with the cause that’s still unspoken, although every member of their team knows it. The protagonist spared their friends the ugly discomfort of having to say it out loud by volunteering as soon as the situation became clear. Because they're the only person on this mission with no vital role to play behind the scenes. Because they're the expendable one.

“You’re currently at one bar,” Teammate says hesitantly. “And we have about, um… fifteen, twenty minutes to… to get you to six.”

The protagonist nods a little to themself. “Better get started, then.”

“Right…”

There’s scuffling over the intercom, followed by low muttering between the protagonist's friends. Then the valves beneath the grates in the floor open, hissing out air.

The protagonist takes a few meandering steps through the small chamber, absentmindedly counting the seconds until the noise fades out and becomes mute altogether. Thirty-six. The change is noticeable, but only just. Their ears pop with a buildup of external pressure, as they might do during the descent of a flight, but when they swallow, the feeling instantly goes away. Aside from that – really, there’s not much to speak of.

“How much was that?”

“Twenty kPA,” Teammate responds. “How are your ears?”

“Uh. Good, I think.”

“Alright. We’ll wait another minute, give you some time to acclimatize.”

The protagonist grimaces, dumps down on the bench, runs a hand through their hair. “Please don’t draw this out,” they say quietly. “We don’t have time, it’s gonna suck either way. Just keep going until I tell you I need a break.”

There’s a pause. “You sure…?”

“Yes.”

When the valves start to hiss again, the protagonist leans back against the curved wall, one boot tapping nervously on the floor. They close their eyes, breathe as evenly as they can, intermittently swallowing to equalize the pressure in their ears. Added to the popping is a vague tingling sensation on the inside of their head, just behind their nose and eyes, like an oncoming migraine. It’s strange and unpleasant, but not painful yet – just a vague sense of tissue shifting to accommodate the steadily changing environment.

As more and more air seethes into the airlock, the protagonist realizes they can’t swallow often enough to keep the pressure in their ears from building. So they try another method, one they’ve seen divers and frequent fliers use - pinching their nose and holding their breath, trying to push air through it. It’s a lot more effective than swallowing, but… still not quite enough. They pull their earpiece out and lean forward, both hands pressed to their face, as the rising pressure slowly starts to turn into a dull pain.

How much can an eardrum withstand? It’s just a thin sheet of skin, wouldn’t even hold up to a prodding cotton swab. The protagonist groans, rubbing at the flesh by the hinge of their jaw, at the bridge of their nose, until the airflow subsides again, trickles out.

“You okay?”

There’s talking behind Teammate’s voice, hushed voices discussing numbers and risks the protagonist doesn’t really want to consider. They take a few deep breaths to collect themself, still rubbing at the pressure behind their nose.

“’M fine,” they say, but they doubt Teammate misses the slight unevenness in their voice. They clear their throat. “What’s, uh… what’s the pressure?”

“Two bars.”

At that, the protagonist shuts their eyes. Against their own instinct, they manage to squeeze out a “Keep going.”

Whistling valves.

The migraine is the first to pick up this time. It’s the feeling of blood in the veins throughout their head expanding too much, pinching the surrounding nerves at every beat of their pulse. It shoots down their neck, through their throat, out into their shoulders, down along their spine.

Then their joints start to ache. Hips, knees, wrists and hands. Deep between their bones, cartilage has been compressed to a noticable extent, now. Movement disturbs the tender ligaments, makes the protagonist's breath hitch at every slight twitch of their fingers. When they lean back against the wall, the airlock seems to spin. Vertigo. A beginning aura, a vague sense that the room has been distorted.

They start to become mindful of the dawning lightheadedness, mainly because it seems to sooth their pain a little. At first, they attribute it to a rush of endorphines - that accounts for the dizzyness, for the vague sense of euphoria that’s brewing in the back of their mind, in stark contrast to their situation. But when they catch themself suddenly smiling, they recognize it for what it is, and their stomach sinks.

This isn’t adrenaline. It’s nitrogen. The protagonist is getting drunk on air.

They sit up, and wince at the pain that shoots through them at the sudden movement. “Hey, Teammate,” they say. “Team-… I think - I need a break.”

“What’s wrong?”

The protagonist chews on the words, confused for a moment, before they finally grasp their meaning. “Think I’m getting n… narcotic.“ Banging their head back against metal doesn’t hurt, just jolts them a little, sends in another wave of dizziness. “I feel… kinda silly.”

“I know. Deep breaths, yeah? You’re at three point four.”

“You’re not gonna… replace the nitrogen…?”

“It’s a painkiller.”

The protagonist nods almost automatically, then snorts. “It’ll kill my fine… fine motor skills, too. At six.” They flex their fingers. Already, the movement feels somewhat foreign.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Teammate says. “Just relax. You’re gonna be fine.”

“Yeah,” the protagonist mutters, rubbing at their cheek. “Keep it coming. I’ve yet to… explode, ha…”

Their laughter dies before it can start for good.

The air around them feels heavy, now. Everything weighs them down, even the breath in their lungs is exhausting to draw in and exhale. Tension is like a vice around their head and chest, their heart seems to work on overdrive to accommodate their aching body. There’s a faint ring of white light circling the center of their vision, like a spirit dancing to the rhythm of their pulse. It’s still there when they squeeze their eyes shut, rubbing at their temples to try and alleviate the pressure. The relentless pain in their ears cuts through their skull, shooting down their neck in a quick rhythm, out along their jaw. It’s getting harder and harder to shoulder, even through the murky filter of narcosis.

Nothing they do eases the pain. They shift and squirm in their seat, holding their breath, only to release it in short bursts, heaving. With stiff, awkward movements, they rub at their jaw, at their temples, at their hands, at their chest, desperately searching for some way to give themself relief. They try equalizing, to no avail. The pressure just builds and builds.

Something trickles down their mouth and chin, spilling into their hand, down their sleeve, into their lap. Vision swimming, the protagonist wipes their upper lip with the back of their hand. In the short time it takes them to look at the blood, it starts trickling from their nose again, staining the fabric of their uniform with dots and stripes of red.

They groan. It’s involuntary, just slips out.

Instantly, Teammate’s worried voice is there. “Protagonist?”

Wiping sweat from their eyes, the protagonist tries to steady themself. “Don’t stop it,” they whisper to teammate, voice strained. “I c-can take it. I can take it.”

I can’t do this. Please stop. This is torture.

They bite the words down, grasping the edge of the bench with white knuckles, face contorted in a wince, nose bleeding steadily. At least, there are no cameras in the airlock. At least, their friends don’t have to see them like this.

In their right ear, with a sudden pop, the pain soars, and when the protagonist whimpers, they can only hear it with their left ear. They cover the side of their head with both arms, doubling over as the raw pulses slowly decline.

“Hey? Talk to me.”

Cold sweat trickles down their temples, plastering their hair to their skin. They wipe at it with the back of a trembling hand, pull out the earpiece once again. When they try to equalize their left ear, the pain in their right immediately becomes unbearable. They cry out, grasping the side of their head, stumbling from the bench to their knees to completely fold over themself, fingers gripping the grate in the floor hard enough for the metal to bite into their fingers.

“S… stop,” they finally wheeze. “Just give me a minute, Teammate, just-”

Their left ear gives out.

A hoarse scream. It tears through their throat, and yet it sounds muffled, almost completely drowned out by a high ringing that pierces through them, two different tones from either side. They rock back and forth on their knees, jaw clenched tight despite the agony in their teeth, desperately trying to push back against the pain. It’s like they’re standing in the shallows, trying to shield the shore from a rush of oncoming waves: futile, pointless. It doesn’t subside - instead it changes, from a razor sharp blast of white light to a more blunted, continuous throbbing.

Their heart beats against their ribs, quick thumps hard enough to rattle them. With shaking fingers, the protagonist fumbles for the earpiece still dangling from a cord in their collar. They lift it to their ear – but all they hear is that constant, high ringing. There has to be something behind it, they know Teammate must’ve heard them, but no matter how much they will it, nothing breaks through.

The protagonist tries to steady their breathing enough to control their own voice, mouthing out the words as clearly as they can, hoping to god it’s comprehensible. “I can’t – fuck! – I can’t hear you. I can’t hear anything…”

They try to peek through the holes in the grate, but their vision swims, blurred from tears, and they can’t make out the valves. Are they closed? What’s the pressure? How much more do they have to take?

They sit back with their shoulders to the edge of the bench, tilting their head to look at the ceiling. “Y-you can open the valves,” they croak. “I f-fucked up equal… equalizing.” Wiping at their nose draws red streaks along their sleeve. “Just… get this over with.”

Amid piercing tinnitus and cold-hot waves of pain and nausea, the protagonist sits huddled on the floor, shaking, crying, gasping.

Waiting for more.

It doesn’t take long.

First, the sense that their grasp on consciousness is failing, a spinning, sinking retraction of their mind. Then, a toothache takes center, clawing its way through their wavering thoughts like a knife tearing through canvas. They’re almost too exhausted to react to it, almost too drunk on air to care anymore. But they feel it building, steadily, as their nose bleeds anew.

Then their tooth cracks. They feel it fragment, shifting the soft flesh of their gums, but they’re too dazed to realize what has happened until agony flashes through the side of their jaw. Their mouth fills with the sweet metallic taste of blood, they can feel their own voice vibrating in their throat. Curling in on themself, the protagonist lets out another scream.

They scream until the world shrinks in on itself, until darkness consumes it.

Blissful nothingness.

Maybe it lasts an hour, maybe just a second. They don’t know, but it’s a relief from the torture, and it gets pried from their grasp far too soon. They’re reluctant to wake up. Reluctant to have to fight for breath again. Reluctant to be reintroduced to the screeching noise that orbits in their skull.

Slowly blinking open their eyes, it takes them a moment to realize they’re lying on the floor, staring at the airlock’s curved metal wall, cheek pressed painfully against the grate. Tentatively, they flex their stiff fingers, move an arm up to touch the wet skin under their nose. It’s still bleeding, fingers dripping red when they retract their hand to look. They wipe it off on the grate.

Teammate speaks over the intercom, their voice almost completely drowned out by the ringing. The protagonist can’t make out the words, but they can make out the urgency. Carefully shifting their limp weight, they tilt their head back to look for Door B, auras dancing across their field of view. The door is open, heavy steel retracted to reveal the dimly lit room on the other side. They lie there, quietly observing it for a moment, trying unsuccessfully to steady their breathing.

Get crushed, they think. Or carry the weight.

With great difficulty, they roll over on their stomach and push against the floor with shaking arms, their heart struggling to keep up with the strain it puts on their body. One after the other, they prop their feet up beneath them and stagger to stand upright, dizzy and unstable. They take a wobbling step, half hunched over themself, fingers clawing at the walls for anchor. Another step, teary eyes fixed on their destination. But their balance fails on the third step. The sloped wall tilts up to hit their shoulder, and they slide to their hands and knees, cursing at the agony in their joints, the deep aches in their head and chest.

Carry the fucking weight.

It’s spite, at this point, and spite makes resilient. They sneer at the valves and haul themself to their feet, hands gripping the low ceiling to make up for their loss of balance. Forcing their body to reject the agony and exhaustion, one uncertain step at a time, they make their way to Door B, grasping its frame for support. Finally, they cross the rubber lining of the threshold, and stumble out of the airlock.

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POTION SHIPMENTS. (Omerta Nostra Side Quest.)

Exposed pipework let off short jets of steam. High cabinets stocked with ingredients and equipment stood tall behind clear encasings, each with a small fingerprint lock blinking green in the florescent lighting. At the center of the room was a cluster of desks and tables, each covered in lab equipment and copious amounts of papers, books and handwritten notes. Adagio Vivaldi carefully held a long pipette between her gloved fingers, poised to drop the amber liquid inside. Click. Tap.A tall, wiry woman stepped inside, coattails fluttering behind her as the gleaming silver of her cane announced her every step.Rolling her eyes, Adagio released the first drop into a beaker. "I see we're playing messenger pigeon again." "My presence here is only testament to his benevolence." "Joy. Well, since you're here, pass me that blue grass powder." Gesturing at a small tin of the aforementioned powder, Adagio held her hand aloft. Octavia arched a single brow. Then, decidedly walked past the table. The alchemist huffed through her teeth and picked up the tin herself. "Evidently you forget your station as well as your purpose, Miss Vivaldi." Octavia said, drawing a long nail over bottles of blue-green potions. She plucked one vial from the box and held it aloft. "Tell me again how a third shipment of Esper is suddenly lost to the winds?" "Well, the barbarians probably broke a box." "Three weeks in a row?" "Thugs aren't hired for their intelligence." Octavia scoffed. "Nor were you, yours." Adagio continues her work, mixing the powder into silver and amber liquid. "Your job is simple. Do as you are told. Pave this path and he won't help you veer off of it. His patience with you runs thin." "And we can talk all about that when Timberwolf out there gets knocked off the ballot." Octavia laughed. "Then I dare say you will be a marvelous waste of obdurance!" She set the vial down. "If you're lucky, my dear, you'll be at the mercy of your own design." ---- Echoes can accept the task of "encouraging" the Etude Guild to complete their required Esper Potion shipments by order of the Smorzando Guild or the Nocturne Guild. How this task is completed, and whether it is a surprise to the Etude Guild is up to the Echo's discretion.

The Nocturne Guild will supply Echoes with the following reward:

Choice between one bag of HEALING STONES or an OMNIBAG (worth 300 Emblems and 250 Emblems, respectively.)

The Smorzando Guild will supply Echoes with the following reward:

One STANDARD ISSUE WEAPON of the Echo's choice. (worth 300 Emblems.)

Only ONE REWARD may be processed per Echo. (they will not cost the Echo's Emblems.)

Quests and their respective threads MUST be submitted to the Aevum Marketplace for processing.

This quest's rewards may only be redeemed by proven participation in OMERTA NOSTRA.

The term "Quest Voucher" may be used to signify this purchase in its respective ask.

[pipingtechs]

What are Pipework Drawings?

Pipework drawings are detailed technical representations that depict the design, layout, and specifications of piping systems within various industrial settings. These drawings serve as essential tools for engineers, architects, and technicians, providing a visual guide to the intricate network of pipes, valves, fittings, and other components that make up a piping system. The importance of…

[shasanpipingsolution]

Threaded Equal Tee Exporters in India

INTRODUCTION:- Shasan Piping Solution was founded by a group of many years of experienced specialists in product developing, designing, producing management, and quality control. Our Organisation is ISO 9001:2015. We supply only good quality, traceable inspection, and reliable delivery with excellent customer service.

We are professionals and specialize in manufacturing, stockist, importing, and export of Pipe Fittings, Flanges, Fasteners, Instrumentation Fittings, Hammer Union, Valves, Gaskets, Pipes and Tubes, Sheet, Plates, Coils, Bars & Structural Steel Products as per customer’s projects, drawings, standards, and specifications. The most popular kind of pipe fitting that can be used to combine or divide liquid streams is a threaded tee fitting. The ASTM A182 SS Threaded Tees can be accessed via a female-threaded side outlet and female thread sockets, solvent-weld sockets, or solvent-weld sockets.

Threaded Equal Tees can be used to divert a pipe run, connect pipes of different diameters, or do both. A stock list of forged threaded tees made in various materials, sizes, and wraps is available at Shasan Piping Solution. Additionally, the screwed tee made of alloy steel can also be used to transfer two liquid combinations. Based on their three connections, tees can be classified as equal or unequal in size, with equal tees being the most often produced kind.

DESCRIPTION:- These threaded tee fittings have undergone additional treatments, one of which includes surface treatments, to improve their outer layer. The threaded tee ASME B16.11 is available in several completions. Typical finishes for the outer layer of the threaded tee include electroplating, nickel plating, white coating, dark cast, gold plating, excited finish, and so forth. While these treatments provide an external advantage to the ASME B16.11 threaded tee features, there should occasionally be an opportunity to further enhance its mechanical qualities, such as by boosting its resistance to and tensile strength of erosion.

Most commonly, cast metal or bronze, forged alloy and carbon steel, or cast dark or flexible iron could be used to make threaded screwed tee fittings. Alternatively, alternative materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, cast iron, bronze, plastic, elastic, copper, metal, polypropylene, etc. might also be used to make the ASTM A182 SS Threaded Tees. There are three tension ratings available for the ASME B16.11 threaded tee fitting aspects: Class 2000, Class 3000, and Class 6000.

Presumably, the earliest technique for connecting pipe systems is represented by the threaded tee fitting characteristics of ASME B16.11. The ASME B16.11 threaded tee fittings, often called little drag pipework, are mostly used for small pipe diameters, much as socket weld fittings. Little drag pipe is typically defined as piping with an apparent diameter of NPS 2 or less.

SPECIFICATIONS:- 1. Specifications- Forged Threaded equal tee 2. Dimension Specification- ASME 16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-95, 83, 95, 97, BS 3799 3. Threaded equal tee Forged Fittings Thread- NPT, BSPT, BSPP 4. Threaded equal tee FittingsType- DN15-DN1200 5. End- Threaded, Welding, JIC 6. Threaded equal tee Fittings Pressure Rating- Threaded end-2000lb/ 3000lb/ 6000lbs Threaded equal tee, Connection, Welding 7. Bending Radius- R=1D, 2D, 3D, 5D, 6D, 8D, 10D or Custom 8. Threaded equal tee 8. Size Range- 1/8" NB TO 4" NB 9. Manufacturing process- Push, Press, Forge, Cast, etc. 10. Threaded equal tee Test Certificates- EN 10204/3.1B, Raw Materials Certificate, 100% Radiography Test Report, Third Party Inspection Report, etc 11. Origin & Mills - Japanese, Indian, USA, Korean, European, Ukraine, Russian 12. Key markets and industries for Threaded equal tee Fittings- Bitumen upgraders, Heavy oil refineries, Nuclear power (mostly seamless), Petrochemicals and acids. 13. Application - Threaded equal tee To Connect Pipe & Tubes in Petroleum, Power, Chemical, Construction, Gas, Metallurgy, Shipbuilding etc.

BENEFITS:- High-Quality Products: Threaded equal tee exporters provide products that meet international standards such as ASME 16.11, MSS SP-79, and BS 3799. This ensures that the tees are of superior quality and suitable for various industrial applications.

Wide Range of Options: Exporters offer a diverse range of threaded equal tees, including different sizes, pressure ratings, and materials. This variety allows customers to find the perfect fit for their specific requirements, enhancing flexibility and compatibility with existing systems.

Ease of Installation: Threaded connections offer ease of installation, allowing for quick and hassle-free assembly of piping systems. Threaded equal tees provide a secure and reliable connection without the need for specialized tools or welding, saving time and labor costs during installation.

Versatility: Threaded equal tees are versatile components that can be used in a wide range of industries and applications, including petroleum, chemical, construction, and shipbuilding. Their ability to connect three pipes of equal diameter at right angles makes them essential for branching and distributing fluid flow in piping systems.

Customization Options: Exporters often offer customization options for threaded equal tees, allowing customers to tailor the fittings to their specific needs. Whether it's a particular size, material, or threading requirement, exporters can accommodate various customization requests to meet customer specifications.

Reliable Supply Chain: Exporters ensure a reliable supply chain, ensuring timely delivery of threaded equal tees to customers worldwide. With a robust manufacturing infrastructure and efficient logistics network, exporters can fulfill orders promptly, minimizing downtime and maximizing operational efficiency for businesses.

CONCLUSION:- In conclusion, threaded equal tee exporters play a crucial role in providing high-quality fittings for industrial piping systems. By offering a wide range of options, ease of installation, versatility, customization capabilities, and a reliable supply chain, exporters empower businesses to optimize their piping systems for enhanced efficiency and performance. Threaded equal tees serve as integral components in various industries, facilitating the distribution and control of fluid flow in piping networks. With a commitment to quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction, threaded equal tee exporters contribute to the success and competitiveness of industries worldwide.

CONTACT US:- Phone :+91-88797-09191 Phone :+91-22-6651 8642 E-mail : sales@shasanpiping.com

[rightserve]

Why you need MEP coordination services for your building projects

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) coordination administration is the harmonization of all the building administrations with different disciplines that structure the building texture, construction and outside envelope (steel, concrete, and so forth.). The building administrations incorporate warming, ventilation and cooling (central air).

A MEP group includes a MEP expert, a MEP worker for hire, exchange explicit MEP and putting out fires subcontractors, fabricators, establishment, and support trained professional. The MEP advisors set up the 3D MEP composed drawings and give them to the MEP worker for hire. The MEP worker for hire is answerable for the establishments and creation. This implies that it's the job of the worker for hire to do the specifying, creation, spatial coordination and establishment on the 3D drawings. This is the very thing that achieves the test requiring the requirement for MEP coordination administrations.

Much of the time, however the MEP advisor's drawings have no conflicts, the MEP expert should change the plans somewhat with the goal that they can befit his prerequisites to the extent that simplicity of creation, slacking, protection remittance and establishment effectiveness is concerned. A portion of the progressions that the worker for hire is probably going to make incorporate, channel resizing, pipework rerouting, parting of the electrical stepping stool, change of hardware, and so on.

The requirement for the MEP worker for hire to redraw the advisor's plan drawings influences the undertaking cutoff times and timetables adversely which eventually influences the financial plan. With MEP coordination administrations, there is expanded joining of the different individuals from the MEP group. MEP coordination work is likewise introduced in a 3D climate for every one of the disciplines.

3 Ways MEP Coordination Services Will Save You Time & Money

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) coordination administrations incorporate each group's plan to address any contentions during the constructability survey process. Configuration clashes stayed away from or disposed of right off the bat in the venture emphatically influence the general undertaking and significantly lessens project cost. Framed beneath are 3 different ways early coordination of configuration groups will save your undertakings a lot of time and cash.

Reduce project rework and material waste.

The primary cash saving tip is to decrease the time and material spent rectifying botches. Utilizing our mep bim demonstrating MEP drawing clashes eliminated right off the bat decline how much venture adjust. Limiting waste and further developing venture fabricate proficiency is a certain method for fulfilling clients.

Offer more competitive bids.

Utilizing more precise MEP drawings and point by point models, your group will enjoy the benefit of offering a more cutthroat BID. Project costs are all the more precisely assessed utilizing demonstrating to recognize any expensive plan clashes almost immediately.

Streamline the build process

Utilizing virtual venture arranging and 3D demonstrating to decrease postpones in project consummation and smooth out the form cycle. Smooth out with the utilization of week after week configuration survey gatherings to address clashes right off the bat to set aside both time and cash. As you can see MEP coordination administrations are fundamental to guarantee quality and savvy development. Planning right off the bat will stay away from numerous potential struggles subsequently decreasing venture squander. The capacity to all the more precisely foresee project cost considers a more serious bid. We at The Designing Plan offer MEP coordination administrations for undertakings of any size. For more data visit The Designing Plan site.

[proven456]

Enhancing Infrastructure with Comprehensive Heating and Construction Services

In today's rapidly evolving construction landscape, the need for specialized services is more critical than ever. From energy-efficient heating systems to intricate civil construction projects, having access to expert solutions can make all the difference. Here’s how specialized services such as district heating services, construction drawings, pre insulated pipework, civil construction, fibre optic installation, and hydraulic pressure testing are transforming the industry.

Efficient Heating Solutions with District Heating Services

District heating services are revolutionizing the way communities and businesses access and manage their heating needs. By providing a centralized source of heat, these systems enhance energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower heating costs. Expert providers design, install, and maintain district heating systems, ensuring they operate optimally and sustainably.

Precision in Planning with Construction Drawings

Accurate construction drawings are the backbone of any successful construction project. These detailed plans guide every phase of the construction process, from initial design to final inspection. By working with experienced professionals, you can ensure that your construction drawings are precise, compliant with regulations, and tailored to your specific project needs.

Advanced Piping Solutions with Pre Insulated Pipework

For projects that require robust and efficient piping systems, pre insulated pipework offers a superior solution. These pipes are designed to maintain temperature, reduce energy loss, and resist environmental wear and tear. Whether for heating systems, cooling systems, or industrial processes, pre insulated pipework ensures long-lasting performance and reliability.

Comprehensive Civil Construction Services

Civil construction is a broad field that encompasses the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and water systems. Expert civil construction services ensure that these critical infrastructures are built to last, adhering to the highest standards of safety and quality. From site preparation to project management, professional teams handle every aspect of civil construction with precision and expertise.

Cutting-Edge Technology with Fibre Optic Installation

In the age of digital connectivity, fibre optic installation is essential for high-speed internet and communication networks. Fibre optic cables offer unparalleled bandwidth, speed, and reliability compared to traditional copper cables. Professional installation services ensure that your fibre optic networks are set up correctly, providing seamless and efficient data transmission.

Ensuring Integrity with Hydraulic Pressure Testing

Hydraulic pressure testing is a critical process in verifying the integrity and safety of piping systems and hydraulic components. This testing ensures that systems can withstand their operating pressures without leaks or failures. By employing advanced testing methods and equipment, experts can detect potential issues early, preventing costly repairs and ensuring the longevity of your systems.

Incorporating specialized services such as district heating services, construction drawings, pre insulated pipework, civil construction, fibre optic installation, and hydraulic pressure testing into your projects can significantly enhance their efficiency, reliability, and overall success. By partnering with experienced professionals, you can ensure that every aspect of your construction or infrastructure project is executed to the highest standards, paving the way for a more sustainable and connected future.

[bullionpipestainlesssteel]

What are stainless steel fittings used for?

Stainless steel fittings, where precision meets durability. Bullion Pipes & Tubes LLP is your premier destination for top-quality SS fittings. Our stainless steel buttweld fittings embody the perfect fusion of precision and durability. Renowned as a leading manufacturer, supplier, stockist, and exporter of SS fittings, we take pride in offering a diverse range that is meticulously tailored to meet the unique project requirements of our esteemed global clientele. Explore the excellence of Stainless Steel Buttweld Fittings with us – where precision meets durability in every weld.

Stainless Steel Fittings

Stainless steel fittings play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless flow of liquids and gases in diverse industries. These fittings are meticulously crafted from high-quality stainless steel, offering exceptional corrosion resistance, longevity, and low maintenance.

Specification of Stainless Steel Fittings

Standard

ANSI B16.5, ANSI B16.47 Series A & B, MSS SP44, ASA, API-605, AWWA, Custom Drawings

Size

1/2″ NB TO 48″ NB

Designation

A 182 / A 240, SA 182 / SA 240

Class 

150#, 300#, 400#, 600#, 900#, 1500# & 2500#.

Grades

ASTM A182 F304, 304L, 304H, 316, 316Ti, 316H, 316L, 316LN, 309S, 309H, 310S, 310H,317, 317L, 321, 321H, 347, 347H, 201, 202, 904L ETC.

Type

Socket Weld Fittings, Screwed-Threaded Fittings, Stainless Steel Buttweld Fittings

Diverse Range of Stainless Steel Fittings:

Bullion Pipes & Tubes LLP provides an extensive array of Stainless Steel Fittings & Stainless Steel Buttweld Fittings ensuring that clients have a wide selection to meet their specific project needs. The range includes:

Elbows (90 degrees, 180 degrees, 45 degrees): These fittings facilitate changes in the direction of the pipeline, allowing for smooth flow transitions around corners.

Tee Fittings: Tees are used to create branch connections in a pipeline, providing a way to channel fluids or gases in different directions.

Cross Fittings: Cross fittings offer a four-way connection in pipelines, allowing for the seamless distribution of fluids or gases in multiple directions.

Reducers: Reducers are crucial for connecting pipes of different sizes, ensuring a smooth transition and efficient flow within the system.

Stub End Fittings: Stub ends are used for connecting flanges to pipes, offering versatility in various applications.

Pipe Bend Fittings: These fittings are designed to redirect the pipeline around obstacles or corners, maintaining the integrity of the system.

Bushing and Plug Fittings: Bushings and plugs play a role in sealing or closing off pipes, ensuring the integrity of the pipeline.

Uses of Stainless Steel Fittings

Stainless steel fittings are a critical component in various industries, offering a multitude of uses that guarantee exceptional performance and durability. With their unique chemical composition, these fittings possess outstanding corrosion resistance, making them highly reliable for applications exposed to high moisture or harsh environments. One prominent use of stainless steel fittings can be found in the construction industry. These fittings are extensively employed in plumbing and pipework systems, connecting different components and ensuring leak-proof connections. Their corrosion resistance ensures the longevity and integrity of the plumbing infrastructure, reducing the need for costly repairs and replacements in the long run. Here are some common applications of stainless steel fittings:

Plumbing and Water Systems

Chemical and Petrochemical Industries

Food and Beverage Industry

Pharmaceutical Industry

Oil and Gas Industry

Agricultural Equipment

Automotive Industry

Construction and Architecture

Marine Applications

Power Generation

Mining Industry

Other Applications

Final Words! Stainless Steel Fittings from Bullion Pipes & Tubes LLP stand as a testament to quality, durability, and versatility. With a comprehensive range of SS Fittings & Stainless Steel Buttweld Fittings that caters to various applications and a commitment to global standards, the company continues to be a trusted partner in providing top-notch stainless steel fittings for projects worldwide in various countries Asia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Oman, Maldives, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, Europe, Italy, Romania, Chile, Australia, Brazil, Russia and other region. Contact us today at info@bullionpipe.com or sales@bullionpipe.com for fittings that go beyond expectations, ensuring the seamless flow and success of your industrial endeavors.

[senatorpoolsaus]

The Art of Luxury: Expert Concrete Pool Builders for Your Home

When it comes to elevating the beauty and functionality of a home, few additions can match the allure of a custom-designed concrete pool. A top-tier concrete pool builder can build a luxurious oasis, an extension of one’s lifestyle, and a statement of your refined taste. When it comes to building a pool one can consider from a number of options like an eco pools, magnesium pools, concrete pools, chlorine free pools, custom pools, lap pools, and plunge pools as per the buildings’ requirements and customers’ choice.

Breathing New Life into Backyard Jewel

For those with an existing pool that needs a refresh or transformation, pool renovation is the answer. Top-notch concrete pool builders offer comprehensive renovation services, helping you rejuvenate your pool area. The renovation is quite a comprehensive process and one can choose from a different number of things or all the processes like repainting the surface, tiling, replacing the interior, light replacements, paving work, etc. The leading companies engaged in this sector can offer resurfacing of old pools that are in not so good condition.

Customise Lifestyle and Upgrade It to Top Level with a Concrete Pool

Consultation: Skilled professionals will assess property, discuss the vision, and assess area for new pool or old pool for renovation. This is where your ideas meet their expertise, and finally the general design brief is planned along with various discussions about materials, features, products, etc.

Design: Once the plan is understood, the design phase takes shape. It encompasses aesthetics, functionality, and the incorporation of modern technologies like usage of 3D models, drawings, plans and discussions.

Construction: With the design approved, the construction process kicks into high gear. Expert craftsmen, with a keen eye for detail, will ensure that the phases are carried out with precision with the first phase being excavation process followed by steel construction and formwork. Then next phases include plumbing and pipework, concrete pour and spray, landscaping, coping and tiling, fencing and interior fitout, and finally finishing touches.

Whether one is considering a custom concrete pool for home or rejuvenating an existing pool through professional renovations, these skilled professionals must be contacted to turn one’s vision into a breathtaking reality.

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Why Is Clash Detection So Important In BIM?

The goal of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is to achieve collaboration and coordination in the implementation of design and various other elements of any construction project. Whenever designs from different disciplines are joined together on a common platform, many hard and soft clashes and workflow clashes occur.

BIM efficiently helps contractors and construction engineers in detecting these clashes, by considering the constructability or operations of the building.

What is Clash Detection

Clash Detection is a part of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process wherein experts like contractors, sub-contractors, architects, project workers, sub-workers, and so on, can distinguish the conflicts in the construction cycle early on, and resolve them when still within the structural design discipline.

For this, a 3D BIM Model proves to be of great help settling conflicts in no time through a computerized approach so that there could be potential time, money, manpower, and resource-saving during that actual construction.

How to go for detecting and resolving clashes?

A clash occurs when variables of different models occupy the common space. Clashes may be geometric, like pipes passing through walls. Schedule-based clashes occur when various sequential aspects of work are scheduled to occur simultaneously or in reverse order, or clashes may occur when changes and updates are not made to the drawings.

To sum up, when the parts of various building modules cross one another to occupy the same space, clashes do take place. If it is tracked down that extra space shared around the gear and the contention occurred between the work process and equipment planning, there are high odds of detecting clashes.

To understand this, let us take an example that would explain how BIM can help in identifying clashes and avoid a scenario like that.

Pipework might have clashes with multiple beams portraying that many numbers of clashes in the model. Simply, by changing the positioning of pipework, one can resolve the clashes to have everything praised and in place. It best to detect such clashes within the planning phase of the BIM cycle, allowing one to inspect and resolve.

Read More : Learning About Clash Detection and Related Services

Why clash detection is so important?

Clash detection aids in effectively identifying, inspecting, and reporting interference in a construction project model. It is useful in checking work status and wanes down human errors during model inspections. Clash detection is important in BIM because it integrates several models (structural, MEP, etc.) into a single BIM model.

With the clash detection feature, faults that conventionally were detected on the site and involved high cost and schedule implications, if corrected at that stage, can now be seen by BIM service providers in the office even before visiting the site. With BIM, clash detection is made possible for even objects within objects (like a steel rod immersed inside a concrete wall). Learn all about BIM and Clash Detection to understand its true digital applicability.

Original source : BIM Clash Detection Services

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Stainless steel fabricators in Nairobi

We are the leading stainless steel fabricators in Kenya based in Nairobi.

We offer a wide range stainless steel fabrication from tanks, stainless steel kitchen equipment etc.

Stainless steel fabrication services Our services encompass the complete spectrum of fabricating and installing process and utility pipework, as well as constructing platforms, catwalks, stairs, handrails, steelwork, and installing equipment. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive range of manufacturing services, ranging from process equipment and CIP units to silos, tanks, and stainless-steel pipework of various gauges. We also provide a full suite of 3D design and 2D drafting services, such as machine drawings, fabrication drawings, and AutoCAD drafting services.

[earaercircular]

From customisation to modules: how the world of building installations is changing at lightning speed

This is a module that can be placed 1-on-1 in a building

When you think of modularity, you might think of a Fairphone[1] or IKEA[2] cabinet.  But also in installation technology, modular design and construction has been taking off for years.  Understandable too, because it brings many benefits.  Both in terms of speed and affordability, as well as sustainability and circularity.

ModuleMakers[3] is a venture of technical service provider Croonwolter&dros.[4]  The start-up develops, supplies and installs modules for building installations and now has almost 40 employees.  Wout van den Toorn, commercial manager at ModuleMakers, explains the potential of modular working: “Thanks to modules, you shorten the time on the construction site considerably and you need fewer workers for the same work.  That is not an unnecessary luxury in times of scarcity on the labour market.”

Speed ​​and affordability

 What exactly does ModuleMakers do?  Van den Toorn explains it using an example.  “Imagine the heating and cooling systems of a large office building.  These roughly consist of three parts: the heat source (or the technical room, which can often be found in the basement of the building), the distribution channels (or the piping) and the delivery systems, such as climate ceilings,” he says.  “Traditionally, all those parts are assembled on location, welded together, you name it.  That means many different people on the construction site, who are occupied doing all kinds of different things.”

 ModuleMakers takes a different approach.  In the factory in Amersfoort, a gigantic hall of almost 5,000 square meters, the company is already doing a lot of preliminary work.  There it designs and produces modules that can be linked together on the construction site like Lego blocks.  “Take the pipework: we already assemble it into modules in our factory, that we only have to fix to the ceiling on site,” says Van den Toorn. “And you can simply screw the next module onto it.”

 That saves an enormous amount of time and manpower, he says: “Normally, one spends an average of seven days on piping per floor, where about 375 meters of pipes enter.  We do it in two days, the two of us.”  ModuleMakers is able to design almost all types of building technology in this way.  And the products it supplies can also be connected anywhere.  What the company cannot yet deliver ready-made, it creates the design of it itself, using its own software.

Design smarter

 The ModuleMakers method has several advantages.  The shorter time on the construction site and the fact that fewer employees are needed are two of them.  But it can also lead to cost reductions, for example in the field of purchasing.  Van den Toorn: “After all, we know exactly how much insulation material each module requires.  We can therefore purchase this in one go, and in the future even for several projects at the same time.  That can make a big difference.”

 However, the real gains can be made during the company's design and drawing process.  “This part of us, it is fully geared to standardisation.  Because the less customisation is needed, the lower the costs will be,” explains Van den Toorn.  Every design choice that ModuleMakers makes is therefore stored in a digital library, which it can use again for subsequent projects.  “We now only have to enter the dimensions and wishes of customers in our configuration software and a first sketch is already rolling out.”

 “If the customer wants certain aspects to be different, for example a larger pump, we can easily adjust that in our software.  The other aspects of the design then automatically change along with it,” continues Van den Toorn.  “We no longer have to reinvent the wheel for every project.  That is important, because that includes a large part of the costs.  At the moment, customisation still predominates, but it is our ambition to increasingly replace this with standardized modules.”

Circular installations

This also provides benefits in terms of sustainability, he continues.  “Our modules consist of different parts, which are normally delivered separately and in cardboard and plastic packaging.  So for a number of modules you quickly built up a considerable mountain of packaging waste,” says Van den Toorn.  “But because we always need the same parts, we were able to develop agreements with our suppliers to only deliver products in trolleys from now on, without packaging.”

Modular design also makes building installations more circular.  The different modules are connected to each other with splined coupling.  In other words: no cutting or welding equipment is involved during assembly and disassembly.  “The parts remain intact and are therefore can be easyly reused.  And since we supply standardised systems, we can even reuse entire systems in a subsequent project and easily optimise them.”

ModuleMakers hopes to make more and more impact in that area in the future.  Van den Toorn: “For example, we are also working on a modular technical room for apartment blocks that will have to phase out gas in the coming years.  We turn it into a movable house, that you place on or next to a apartment block.  The installations in that technical room ensure a natural gas reduction of approximately 70 percent.  If the technical room is no longer needed, for example because the apartment block switches to district heating or becomes natural gas-free in some other way, we can take it back in its entirety and use it again in a subsequent project.”

Will modular working become the norm?

Van den Toorn expects modular design and working to become increasingly the norm in the installation sector.  “You see it a lot more often in the construction sector: complete residential modules roll out of the factory these days.  But for technical systems it is still a bit behind.  This is often still done in the traditional way,” he says.  “But that will soon change.  We have to;  the workforce is simply not available anymore to continue doing it in a traditional way.  Modular[5] working will be a must, you won't be able to do anything else in the future.”

What is modularity?

 A modular product or system consists of various components (or modules) that are easy to assemble, disassemble and replace.  Consider, for example, modular construction, where complete homes can sometimes be 'clicked' together almost as easily as an IKEA cabinet.  Or think of the Dutch Fairphone.  The various components of this smartphone are easy to replace if they break, so that the smartphone itself lasts longer.[6]

Source

Hidde Middelweerd, Van maatwerk naar modules: hoe de wereld van gebouwinstallaties razendsnel verandert, in: Change Inc, 22-05-2023; https://www.change.inc/infra/van-maatwerk-naar-modules-hoe-de-wereld-van-gebouwinstallaties-razendsnel-verandert-39968

[1] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/664410703921381376/the-fairphone-4-in-practical-trial?source=share

[2] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/714052249072140288/no-ikea-is-not-an-environmentally-friendly?source=share

[3] ModuleMakers designs and produces healthy, sustainable building technology in manageable modules. This is efficient in terms of time and money, but above all it is cleaner, safer and healthier. Moreover, it makes buildings more manageable and easier to adapt or reuse over time. Contributing to circular, clean buildings and a better world with our ready-made products and custom modules: that is our mission. https://www.modulemakers.nl/

[4] For more than 140 years Croonwolter&dros has been in the vanguard of new developments. Also in this day and age, where electrical and mechanical engineering is increasingly important, we stimulate new technical developments. We have the knowledge, experience and the workmanship to create intelligent systems and integrated sustainable solutions, to develop them further, implement, maintain and manage them. https://www.croonwolterendros.nl/en

[5] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/667203430752894976/swiss-watch-industry-aims-for-circular-watches?source=share

[6] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/702085724212756480/american-university-unveils-3d-printed-house-made?source=share