The Hunter Valley Operations in New South Wales, Australia, include four open pit coal mines that run around the clock, seven days a week. Downtime for critical equipment is unacceptable. That’s why Akron Brass worked with the mining company to install a new water cannon that can stand up to the severe conditions found in the pits.

The CHS (formerly Cenex) Refinery in Laurel, MT, processes over 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day to produce gasoline, diesel, asphalt, and other products for customers throughout the upper northwest, mid-west and plains states. As in any large refinery, safety is an important concern for all areas of operation.

United Space Alliance (USA) is the prime Space Shuttle contractor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with responsibilities that include maintaining and processing the Space Shuttle fleet for flight, training and equipping the crew and providing mission planning and support. One of the most visible jobs is responsibility for launching the space shuttle from Kennedy Space Center, including the launch structure clean-up phase afterwards.