Wash Plant MCC Replacement — Friday to Sunday
Dustin Porter walks it: the motor control center had rusted through — failed components, damaged motor wiring, splices letting go. Chapman pulled it, set a new MCC, re-pulled wiring to every motor, installed a new tunnel belt and vibrators, built pump panels for the added equipment and repaired the stacker controls. Started Friday morning, up and operational by Sunday.
Lincoln Terminal — Cement Loadout Controls
Jason Chapman on the PLC panel Chapman built, running the loadout system at the Lincoln Terminal, controlling the path cement powder takes from the rail car through the facility.
Trailer Conduit — Smart Bender to a 20 HP Motor
Journeyman Joel Ruiz on the process trailer: one-inch raceways off the smart bender, an any-body conduit body teed down into seal-tight, feeding a 20 horsepower motor on 10-gauge wire that pumps the oil into the tank.
Ryne Roach on Working at Chapman
“There is not one thing here at Chapman that I can't say we don't do.” Project Manager Ryne Roach on the range of the work — electrical, welding, mechanical, trenching, job-site management — and the culture the founders built. “We work hard, we do what it takes, and then we play hard.”
JBS on 83rd — Power Back in 24 Hours
Dustin Porter on the callout. A main service-entrance section failed at the JBS plant. Chapman worked twelve hours, Fortman Electric worked the other twelve, and the plant was running again inside a day. “We have no problem working with other electrical outfits to make the job happen.”
Univar Solutions — Tank Farm Spill Prevention
Jason Chapman with the control panel wired for the level sensors out in the Univar tank farm in Phoenix. “If they have a spill, it's a real big deal.” This one Chapman installed to the client's own design — “not only do we build our own panels, we'll install your panel too if you need it.”
Control Trailer — Built Out From Empty
Joel Ruiz on an empty trailer turned into a working control room: console with an integrated scale head, flow meter, a mini-split against the heat, a low-voltage panel for the light fixtures and motors, receptacles and a rubberized floor.
Motor Control Center — Built in Two Weeks
Dustin Porter walks the control building Chapman designed, built and installed from the ground up in two weeks. A PLC in a climate-controlled cabin automates the plant — contactors, safety relays out in the field, starters and breakers, and a VFD on the recycle crusher that grinds rock down to spec sand for the wash plant.
Six-Silo Truck Loadout — Installed 2016, Expanded Since
Jason Chapman on the original loadout system Chapman put in control system in 2016 and was brought back years later to grow it: more silos, added operator screens, and a new main PLC downstairs running the whole operation across two truck scales.
Rubber Blender Skid — Rubberized Asphalt
Joel Ruiz and Jason Chapman on the system that trailer wiring serves. Rubber meters into a hopper, feeds the mixer, then sits eight hours in the reaction tank before it is pumped out to the asphalt plant — the rubberized oil asphalt that goes down on Arizona roads.
Why Plants Invest With Chapman
Dustin Porter, Chief Operating Officer, on what an electrical upgrade actually buys: an end to unplanned failures. “We warranty our work.” Invest with Chapman and the plant stays in production.
Univar Solutions — Operator Screens On the Property
Jason Chapman on the three touchscreens tied into the same system — one in the office, one on the floor, one across the property. “This is what the guys look at to make sure they don't have spills.”
Phones On, Day or Night
Dustin Porter: “What sets us apart from everybody else is customer appreciation.” Whatever the hour, the phones are on and the right tech goes to the field. “We appreciate the work that our customers give us, and we take that personally.”
Trailer Power — Square D Panel and 10 kVA Transformer
Jason Chapman inside that same trailer: a twelve-space Square D panel fed from a 10 kVA transformer on #2 wire, with branch circuits out to the lights, the mini-split and the receptacles.
More Projects Coming
New project videos are added regularly as we complete work across Arizona.