Electrical Construction at New Manufacturing Plant
In 2023, Bodine completed work on a new manufacturing plant for a client in Central Illinois. The work on the plant, which is roughly 200,000 square feet, included installation of the following:
New underground 5kV service from substation to 5kV switchgear line-up
2000A, 5kV switchgear
All 5kV wiring
Two (2) 6000A, 480-volt switchgear line-ups
3000A, 480V emergency switchgear line-up
Two (2) power factor correction capacitor banks
Eight (8) 480V switchboards ranging from 1200A to 4000A
Multiple 120/208V branch panelboards
Three (3) pad-mounted transformers
A 1MW diesel generator
Electrical infrastructure from switchgear and switchboards to manufacturing equipment via a four-tier cable tray system
Three (3) substation-type transformers
Electrical and controls for manufacturing equipment
High-bay lighting
All electrical for employee entrance, break room and locker rooms
Exterior building, roadway and parking lot lighting
Temporary power during construction phase
Subcontracted exterior fence through local company
Bodine Communications also installed the fiber and data cabling for the plant IT system.
