In-House Engineering and Production

Epsilon has made a conscious business decision to make significant investments in our own internal resources – both people and capital assets – to support two key facets of our business:  engineering and production.

• Rather than outsourcing engineering resources to 3rd parties, Epsilon retains those critical resources in-house, including mechanical, electrical, structural, and controls disciplines.  This enables our team to rapidly develop accurate designs to accommodate a wide variety of project delivery models, including design-build and design-assist.
• The same in-house philosophy applies to our production capabilities; rather than outsourcing key activities to 3rd parties, such as enclosure fabrication or pipe welding, Epsilon has developed the expertise in-house to execute these activities in our own production facilities.  This internal production capacity is augmented significantly by the investment we’ve made in manufacturing assets such as automated welding machines, capable of handling pipe up to 42”.
• The combination of in-house engineering and production resources enables Epsilon to control the pace and quality of our deliverables – which has a significant impact on the customer experience, throughout the lifecycle of any project.

Structural Enclosures

One of Epsilon’s unique design approaches – which differentiates us from nearly every competitor in the OSC marketplace – is the provision of fully structural enclosures for all modular systems.  This means that the entire module is structural – including the walls and roof – rather than just the floor.  Enclosures are rated for 150 MPH hurricane force winds and F2 tornadoes, and can be designed for blast and ballistics requirements.  The impacts of this design approach are tremendous – and include:

• The ability to rig modules from lifting lugs mounted at the top of the modules; this simplifies and expedites plant installation, since modules may be placed precisely, without having to drag sections into place.
• The ability to support internal systems (piping, conduit, equipment) from the module roof, instead of the floor; this approach creates a far more open and accessible floor plan, avoiding the “pipe stand forest” when these loads must be supported from the floor.
• The ability to support equipment and systems directly above the plant, without the need for ancillary structural supports; this enables systems like cooling towers to be located above the plant without the need for ancillary (3rd party) steel mezzanines to span the plant or penetrate through the plant roof.

Vendor Neutrality

Epsilon is vendor-neutral, meaning our customers can select equipment from vendors with whom they have an existing relationship or institutional knowledge for maintenance and support. We ensure any vendor equipment meets or exceeds service clearances and every plant includes maintenance-saving features such as overhead lifting beams and large access beams.

Turnkey Installation

Many OSC providers have developed a certain expertise in manufacturing prefabricated, modular systems, yet very few have the skillsets and resources to help customers bridge the gap between the factory and the field.  Epsilon recognizes this gap can represent the single largest source of risk for any OSC project – and has developed a process and team to address it.

With Epsilon, clients can elect to source a turn-key installation – where Epsilon takes full contractual responsibility for design, fabrication/assembly, shipping, installation, and start-up/commissioning of the complex M/E systems we build.  Click here for more information on this impactful OSC option.