{"id":85,"date":"2018-05-14T21:20:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2018-10-19T00:27:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:27:38","slug":"products","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/products\/","title":{"rendered":"Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to leading-edge technology, refined production processes, and highly-trained personnel, our production plant is the most modern in the region. We have further improved the aggregate weight automation system used in the manufacturing of concrete products.<\/p>\n<p>The size of our facility, the constant training of our staff, the most modern equipment, and the distribution and coordination of all these elements allow for high levels of production and quality. The market\u2019s needs are always taken into account when manufacturing a variety of poles with the following specifications:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"nice-list\">\n<li>Distribution and telephone poles (6.50 to 13.70 meters in length with tip resistance between 300 and 1,000 pounds).<\/li>\n<li>Self-supported unguyed distribution poles (between 8.00 and 13.70 meters in length with resistance between 2,000 and 2,500 pounds).<\/li>\n<li>Self-supported power transmission poles for 69 kV (18.00 meters in length with resistance between 2,000 and 12,000 pounds).<\/li>\n<li>Tangential power transmission poles for 69 kV (between 15.00 and 18.00 meters in length with resistance between 1,000 and 1,500 pounds).<\/li>\n<li>Sectioned tangential poles for 115-230 kV (21.00 to 30.00 meters in length with resistance between 2,000 and 2,500 pounds).<\/li>\n<li>Sectioned self-supported poles for 115-230 kV (21.00 to 39.00 meters in length with resistance between 3,000 and 16,000 pounds).<\/li>\n<li>Monopoles for cellular communications (18.00 to 45.00 meters in length to pick up microwave and GSM signals)<\/li>\n<li>Structural supports for billboards or footbridges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the above-mentioned poles, <em>Grupo Atlas<\/em> is capable both physically as well as technically of manufacturing poles conforming to measurements and resistance especially requiered by our customers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Process \/ Plant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our poles are manufactured using the latest technology in spin-casting of concrete, and pre-stressing and post-stressing of steel. This guarantees greater resistance, density, and durability of the pole, and improves its permeability and finish.<\/p>\n<p>We mix our concrete with high quality raw materials which, when combined with our automation system for weighing added materials and controlling processes, guarantees a concrete mix that meets both national, as well as international standards and characteristics. The poles are set by means of the injection of water vapor whose temperature level and moisture content are duly controlled, thus allowing for more resistance in less time, and guaranteeing a better quality product.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After optimizing resources and uncluttering processes, the production plant has the installed capacity to produce approximately 160 poles per day, or over 45 thousand poles per year; from 3 to 18 meters in height and with a resistance of 300 to 10,000 pounds in one-piece poles; and from 18 to 48 meters in height and classifications of 2,000 to 20,000 pounds in sectioned poles.<\/p>\n<p>In order to produce these amounts of poles, the plant uses over 150 molds in different lengths and types of resistance, and is equipped with an industrial workshop for the maintenance of all machinery, in order to comply with our customers\u2019 requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution \/ Transmission \/ Telecommunication \/ Others<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Power Distribution and Transmission<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Power companies are currently facing a number of challenges: stricter regulations, environmental impact, increased public demand, investment limitations, etc.<\/p>\n<p>This all leads to consider the convenience of using <em>Grupo Atlas<\/em> poles in power distribution projects, as <em>Grupo Atlas<\/em> has developed unguyed self-supported poles for distribution lines.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grupo Atlas\u2019<\/em> Pre-stressed, Spun-cast and Post-stressed concrete poles are not only less expensive than an equivalent pole manufactured with other materials, but have also established lifespan parameters, with no maintenance required.<\/p>\n<p>The use of concrete poles in power transmission lines is economically more advantageous as compared to the use of steel lattice towers. This can represent savings of approximately 30%.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, savings are increased as periods of excution and delivery are shorter, and repairs, supervision, and maintenance costs are lower.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telecommunication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Grupo Atlas<\/em> offers options and solutions regarding the construction of aerial transmission structures for landlines, as well as structures for mobile communications and internet.<\/p>\n<p>When defining structures for wireless and Internet equipment, the Design Department works around finding the adequate hardware for the structure, thus making assembly and maintenance of the equipment more efficient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Others<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prestressed and Spin-cast concrete poles can be used in a variety of unconventional ways, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ecological Monopole<\/li>\n<li>Lighting for Sports Fields and Public Plazas<\/li>\n<li>Billboards<\/li>\n<li>Support Columns for Footbridges<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategy Due to leading-edge technology, refined production processes, and highly-trained personnel, our production plant is the most modern in the region. We have further improved the aggregate weight automation system used in the manufacturing of concrete products. The size of our facility, the constant training of our staff, the most modern equipment, and the distribution and coordination of all these elements allow for high levels of production and quality. The market\u2019s needs are always taken into account when manufacturing a variety of poles with the following specifications: Distribution and telephone poles (6.50 to 13.70 meters in length with tip resistance between 300 and 1,000 pounds). Self-supported unguyed distribution poles (between 8.00 and 13.70 meters in length with resistance between 2,000[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"proyectos.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275,"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpoatlas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}