Recent Studies Show BlastPLEX Continues to Provide Extensive Savings to Customers

February 22nd, 2011

With several other BlastPLEX projects having been installed since its introduction, there is now more empirical data to support the substantial savings during installation. While savings vary from project to project, customers are experiencing on average an 80% reduction of installation man hours when compared to traditional welded methods…

Tags: blast resistant buildings, BlastPLEX, mechanical fastening, Protective Building Systems, sales, steel vs concrete, value
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Damage Response Criteria… as important and Overpressure & Duration

February 8th, 2011

Basic criteria must be adhered to in designing, engineering and manufacturing blast resistant modular buildings. The four primary variables that need to be considered in developing a blast resistant building for petrochemical plants or refineries are the following…

Tags: Anthony Emmons, ASCE damage criteria, blast design, blast resistant buildings, Matt Mire, Protective Building Systems
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Specialized Modular Design-Build and Engineering Capabilities

January 12th, 2011

There are thousands of firms that provide design-build and engineering expertise geared toward site built construction. In addition to site built construction, there is this whole separate industry dedicated to modular building construction. MBI has established itself as the only company to have assembled an engineering division experienced in design-build disciplines, but focused on modular Protective Building Systems.

Tags: blast design, blast resistant buildings, Engineering, experience, modular design-build, Protective Building Systems
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DHS Plans for 2011 Chemical Sector Security Summit

December 20th, 2010

Plans are under way for the DHS 2011 Chemical Sector Security Summit. The event will be held in Baltimore on July 6th & 7th, and is sponsored by the Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) and the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council. The Summit provides a forum for education and sharing of ideas about chemical security. It’s the place to hear about the latest changes, regulations and effective solutions. Obviously a big part of the discussion includes CFATS and MTSA.

Tags: anti terrorism, cfats, chemcial facility security, DHS, plant safety, security
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Foundations: Should I Bolt, Weld, or Leave Unanchored? A practical analysis & explanation.

November 17th, 2010

At MBI we design & manufacture according to the requirements of the client. Some clients want the building to move in the event of an incident; some clients want the unit bolted-then the bolts will break in the event of an incident and the building will slide a few inches or less. Some clients want the building welded to the foundation for a secure hold. No answer is necessarily preferred while all the solutions are correct—in accordance with the client’s specs and needs.

Following is a common sense analysis of the choices which plants have in regard to the issue of whether to anchor or design their blast/explosion resistant modules/complexes to slide.

Tags: blast design, blast resistant buildings, Engineering, Pat Lashley, Protective Building Systems
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Making it Through the CFATS SSP Inspection

November 5th, 2010

As I mentioned, there were two CFATS sessions at the big industrial security conference in Dallas. The second session was called “CFATS – Beyond the SSP” and took a look at SSP and post SSP issues for chemical facilities. The speakers mainly focused on implementing the SSP and getting through the authorization inspection.

Tags: anti terrorism, cfats, chemcial facility security, legislation, plant safety, security
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Another CFATS Update from DHS

October 21st, 2010

I was recently at the largest security tradeshow in the county. It’s the American Society of Industrial Security, also known as ASIS. The show is held every year in September or October — this year in Dallas. The educational conference program covers a wide variety of security topics and two of the sessions were devoted to CFATS and chemical security. Sue Armstrong, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, spoke

Tags: anti terrorism, cfats, chemcial facility security, DHS, Protective Building Systems, security
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Understanding Classified Areas

August 20th, 2010

Protective buildings located in hazardous areas must be designed to meet all ranges of area electrical classifications. Hazardous areas and locations are

Tags: Area Classification, blast design, blast loading, blast resistant buildings, class 1 div 2, George Mayeux, Protective Building Systems
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DHS Knowledge Center has 411 on CFATS

August 12th, 2010

If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should go to the new CFATS Knowledge Center. Although it has been on the Web since the beginning of July it was just announced at the Chemical Sector Security Summit and it is live on the DHS site. It has…

Tags: anti terrorism, cfats, chemcial facility security, Protective Building Systems
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MBI Shreveport Online

August 9th, 2010

MBI announces the commencement of operations at our Shreveport facility. Bringing this 750,000 sq. ft. facility to operational status provides MBI with capacity and capabilities to meet end of the year capital budget deadlines customers may have, by offering accelerated production on all standard BlastPlex products.

Tags: MBI Shreveport, New facility, Shawn Istre
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