Projects
M S Benbow & Associates (MSB) has than 30 years’ experience meeting our clients’ needs by providing expert design engineering, specification development, project management, system construction and commissioning support for a range of clients, facilities and industries. Click on the link below to view recent projects from our core service areas to see how MSB helps clients succeed.
Greater Lafourche Port Commission 400’ Self-Support Communications Tower
THE CHALLENGE The Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) manages and provides public safety for Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s southernmost port. Port Fourchon is ideally located on the Louisiana coast in close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. Port Fourchon serves as a base of operation for over 250 oil and gas service companies and is the [...]
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Industrial Video Surveillance System Installation with Fiber Connectivity to Central Control Room
THE CHALLENGE A chemical refinery seeking to consolidate its system operators into a central control room away from pumps, heaters and valves located in hazardous areas needed a video surveillance system that could reliably monitor equipment in sensitive locations.The move would help the client limit exposure of its personnel to potentially dangerous areas, with a [...]
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DAS for Mercedes-Benz Superdome & New Orleans Arena
THE CHALLENGE Provide seamless wireless coverage for an expansive 13-acre sports and entertainment complex in advance of several high-profile events such as the BCS Championship, Final Four, and Super Bowl XLVII. On the heels of an $85-million upgrade and renovation project, venue management company SMG sought to improve cellular communications at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and [...]
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Power Distribution Center Design, 2.4kV Switchgear and MCC Replacement
THE CHALLENGE A Mont Belvieu, Texas, Fractionation Facility was operating a 2.4kV electrical distribution system using 40-year-old outdoor switch gear and motor control centers. The company desired to replace and upgrade this lineup with new-generation switchgear and motor controller technology that meets current design standards and preferred engineering practices. Replacement 2.4kV equipment design was based [...]
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Seamless wireless service at American Airlines Center
THE CHALLENGE The adoption of wireless cellular devices that provide both voice and data services is driving the need for enhanced coverage throughout the nation. Today, consumers expect wireless cellular voice and data coverage that performs reliably almost anywhere at anytime. Since opening in 2001, the 84,000-square-foot American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, has maintained [...]
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Hospital Narrowband Signal Booster with DAS
Hospital In-Building 700/800 MHz Public Safety Radio Communications THE CHALLENGE Providing seamless in-building radio communications for public safety personnel as they respond to calls for service in office complexes, high-rise structures, hospitals and other critical locations. Many local jurisdictions have enacted or are considering enacting ordinances and codes that ensure a requisite level of public [...]
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SCADA System for Wastewater Treatment Facility
THE CHALLENGE Dock sumps at a petrochemical company process large volumes of liquid oil waste from the dock platform and sanitary waste from operator shelters through skid-mounted pumps and hose manifold stations. Sump pumps then transfer the sump contents to the plant’s waste treatment pumping system, where recovered oil is delivered to tanks while untreated [...]
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Sulfur Stack Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS)
THE CHALLENGE An existing sulfur dioxide (SO2) analyzer located at grade in an analyzer shelter utilized a conditioned dry sample feed while an O2 analyzer located near the top of the stack utilized a wet sample basis. Both the SO2 and O2 analyzers were connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC) for validation controls. Individual [...]
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Industrial Electrical System Optimization through Analysis
THE CHALLENGE A large Oil & Gas storage and transportation company with a major storage location in Texas and various stations along its pipeline needed assistance analyzing its electric utility system. The company’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage complex in Mont Belvieu, Texas, one of the nation’s largest, delivers LPG to customers as far away [...]
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Distributed Antenna System for Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
THE CHALLENGE Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in conjunction with the major wireless cellular carriers embarked on an airport-wide Distributed Antenna System (DAS) upgrade in 2009 to enhance system performance and provide Long Term Evolution (LTE) data services to passengers and airport personnel. The project included providing RF services to sixteen (16) million square feet [...]
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